Titre : | Much Ado about Nothing : A Comedy | Type de document : | texte imprimé | Auteurs : | William Shakespeare, Auteur ; William Lloyd, Auteur | Editeur : | Charleston [USA] : BiblioBazaar | Année de publication : | 1984 | Importance : | 90 p. | Format : | 27 cm. | ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-117-63093-9 | Langues : | Anglais | Catégories : | LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:828 English literature
| Mots-clés : | Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) | Résumé : | Set in a courtly world of masked revels and dances, this play turns on the archetypal story of a lady falsely accused of unfaithfulness, spurned by her bridegroom, and finally vindicated and reunited with him. Villainy, schemes, and deceits threaten to darken the brilliant humor and sparkling wordplay-but the hilarious counterplot of a warring couple, Beatrice and Benedick, steals the scene as the two are finally tricked into admitting their love for each other in Shakespeare's superb comedy of manners. Each Edition Includes: - Comprehensive explanatory notes - Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship - Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English- Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories - An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography "From the Paperback edition." |
Much Ado about Nothing : A Comedy [texte imprimé] / William Shakespeare, Auteur ; William Lloyd, Auteur . - Charleston (USA) : BiblioBazaar, 1984 . - 90 p. ; 27 cm. ISBN : 978-1-117-63093-9 Langues : Anglais Catégories : | LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:828 English literature
| Mots-clés : | Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) | Résumé : | Set in a courtly world of masked revels and dances, this play turns on the archetypal story of a lady falsely accused of unfaithfulness, spurned by her bridegroom, and finally vindicated and reunited with him. Villainy, schemes, and deceits threaten to darken the brilliant humor and sparkling wordplay-but the hilarious counterplot of a warring couple, Beatrice and Benedick, steals the scene as the two are finally tricked into admitting their love for each other in Shakespeare's superb comedy of manners. Each Edition Includes: - Comprehensive explanatory notes - Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship - Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English- Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories - An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography "From the Paperback edition." |
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