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English
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Love and marriage are the concerns of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. Lucentio's marriage to Bianca is prompted by his idealized love of an apparently ideal woman. Petruchio's wooing of Katherine, however, is free of idealism. Petruchio takes money from Bianca's suitors to woo her, since Katherine must marry before her sister by her father's decree; he also arranges the dowry with her father. Petruchio is then ready to marry Katherine, even...
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Publisher
ACMRS Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"This translation reactivates the original story of insensitive gags and uneasy politics, blowing away the dust and cobwebs and revealing the classic play about courage and authenticity in a way that modern audiences can connect with"--
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Publisher
Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
This teaching edition of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew reprints the Bevington edition of the play, and is accompanied by four sets of primary documents and illustrations the magically arranged to offer a richly textured understanding of early modern culture and Shakespeare's work within that culture. The texts include facsimiles of period documents, excerpts of conduct literature on marriage and on wife and servant beating, sermons, popular...
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