A Midsummer Night's Dream
Oxford School Shakespeare
William Shakespeare, Roma Gill
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$19.95 AUD
- ISBN:
- 9780198328667
- Published:
- 20 Mar 2009
- Availability:
- 700
- Series:
- Oxford School Shakespeare
Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. Midsummer Night's Dream is a popular text for study by secondary students the world over.
Key features:
1. Accessible notes and commentataries
2. Two-column
format for easy reference checking and immediate explanations
3. Wide margins to provide plenty of space for annotations and note taking
4. Additional information and reading lists (including websites)
5.
Illustrations dotted throughout, both contextual and explanatory
Comes with free supporting 'Shakespeare in Context' videos filmed at Shakespeare's Globe. Just scan the QR code on the back.
Suitable for:
This title is suitable for all exam boards and for the most recent AS/A level specifications.
The Oxford School Shakespeare range includes over 20 of Shakespeare's plays, plus
revision resources for Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet.
Introduction
- About the Play
- Leading Characters in the Play
- Synopsis
- A Midsummer Night's Dream: Commentary
- 'Of Imagination all Compact'
- Shakespeare' Verse
- Source, Text, and Date
Characters in the Play
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Background
- England iin 1595
- Education
- Theatre
William Shakespeare, 1564 - 1616
Approximate Dates of Composition of Shakespeare's Works
Exploring A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Classroom
Further Reading and Resources
Author: William Shakespeare
Series Editor: Roma Gill
`Brilliant! I wanted an edition with 'fairly' detailed notes and this edition provided it. Notes are written on the same page as the text for ease of reference. Good intro too. Recommended.' 5 star Amazon review