The Taming of the Shrew

The Pelican Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, Stephen Orgel, A.R. Braunmuller

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Plume
03 January 2017

Shakespeare plays; Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800; Shakespeare studies & criticism

The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series, now repackaged in dazzling new covers to excite Shakespearians of all ages

The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series, now in a dazzling new series design

Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books | 50 Covers competition

This edition ofThe Taming of the Shrewis edited with an introduction and notes by series editor Stephen Orgeland was recently repackaged with cover art by Manuja Waldia.

Waldia received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators for the Pelican Shakespeare series.

Cover artist Manuja Waldia received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators for the Pelican Shakespeare series.

The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare's time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. Updated by general editors Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller, these easy-to-read editions incorporate over thirty years of Shakespeare scholarship undertaken since the original series, edited by Alfred Harbage, appeared between 1956 and 1967. With stunning new covers, definitive texts, and illuminating essays, the Pelican Shakespeare will remain a valued resource for students, teachers, and theater professionals for many years to come.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

By: William Shakespeare
Edited by: Stephen Orgel, A.R. Braunmuller
Imprint: Plume
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 113g
ISBN: 9780143128625
ISBN 10: 0143128620
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 03 January 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1564, and his birth is traditionally celebrated on April 23. The facts of his life, known from surviving documents, are sparse. He died on April 23, 1616, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. Stephen Orgel(editor) is the Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of the Humanities at Stanford University and general editor of the Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture.

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