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Presents Shakespeare's comedy about Sir John Falstaff's attempts to seduce Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page. This volume includes the full text of the play, plus an introduction to the play, a scene-by-scene analysis, commentary on past and current productions, photographs of key RSC productions an...

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Main Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Corporate Author: Royal Shakespeare Company
Other Authors: Bate, Jonathan, Rasmussen, Eric, 1960-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Modern Library, [2011]
Edition:Modern Library pbk. ed.
Series:Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 2008.
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Marriage > Drama.
Aristocracy (Social class) > Drama.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Merry wives of Windsor.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Stage history.
Comedies.
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Summary:Presents Shakespeare's comedy about Sir John Falstaff's attempts to seduce Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page. This volume includes the full text of the play, plus an introduction to the play, a scene-by-scene analysis, commentary on past and current productions, photographs of key RSC productions and an overview of Shakespeare's theatrical career and chronology of his plays.
Item Description:"The version of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' and the corresponding footnotes that appear in this volume were originally published in 'William Shakespeare: Complete Works,' edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen, published in 2007 by Modern Library"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:xxii, 177 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references ([170]-175).
ISBN:9780812969320 (trade pbk.)
0812969324 (trade pbk.)