Much Ado About Nothing
Seiten
2015
Penguin Classics (Verlag)
978-0-14-139659-0 (ISBN)
Penguin Classics (Verlag)
978-0-14-139659-0 (ISBN)
Proud, vivacious Beatrice and a high-spirited rake Benedick both claim that they are determined never to marry. But when good-hearted mischief-maker Don Pedro tricks them into believing that each harbours secret feelings for the other, Beatrice and Benedick begin to question whether their witty banter and repartee conceals something deeper.
'We go to Shakespeare to find out about ourselves' Jeanette Winterson
Beatrice and Benedick both claim they are determined never to marry. But when their friends trick them into believing that each harbours secret feelings for the other, the pair begin to question whether their witty banter and verbal sparring conceal something deeper. Schemes abound, dangerous misunderstandings proliferate and
matches are eventually made in this dazzling, dark-edged comedy of mature love and second chances.
Used and Recommended by the National Theatre
General Editor Stanley Wells
Edited by R. A. Foakes
Introduction by Janette Dillon
'We go to Shakespeare to find out about ourselves' Jeanette Winterson
Beatrice and Benedick both claim they are determined never to marry. But when their friends trick them into believing that each harbours secret feelings for the other, the pair begin to question whether their witty banter and verbal sparring conceal something deeper. Schemes abound, dangerous misunderstandings proliferate and
matches are eventually made in this dazzling, dark-edged comedy of mature love and second chances.
Used and Recommended by the National Theatre
General Editor Stanley Wells
Edited by R. A. Foakes
Introduction by Janette Dillon
William Shakespeare was born in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and died in 1616. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Stanley Wells is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Honorary President of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Janette Dillon is Professor of Drama at the University of Nottingham.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.9.2015 |
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Einführung | Janette Dillon |
Überarbeitung | Janette Dillon |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
Gewicht | 168 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater |
ISBN-10 | 0-14-139659-8 / 0141396598 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-14-139659-0 / 9780141396590 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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