The Taming of the Shrew

The Annotated Shakespeare series enables readers to fully understand and enjoy the plays of the world's greatest dramatist

In one of Shakespeare's bawdier comedies, contemporary audiences still take great pleasure in the rapid-fire verbal battles between the shrewish Katharina and the canny Petruchio, determined to subdue Katharina's legendary temper and win her dowry. This fully annotated version of The Taming of the Shrew makes the play completely accessible to readers in the twenty-first century.

Eminent linguist and translator Burton Raffel offers generous help with vocabulary, pronunciation, and prosody and provides alternative readings of phrases and lines. His on-page annotations give readers all the tools they need to comprehend the play and begin to explore its many possible interpretations.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 11/01/2005
ISBN: 9780300109825
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 7.72h x 5.10w x 0.61d

Review Citations: Library Journal 11/01/2005 pg. 128
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2006 pg. 1 - Strongly Recommended