The Shakespeare Reader / William Shakespeare.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Contributor:

Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965, writer of essay.

McFadden, Tara Ann, editor.

Running Press, publisher.

Running Press Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Courage Classics Giant

Standardized Title:

Plays. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English drama--Early modern, 1500-1700.

English drama.

Drama.

plays (performing arts compositions).

Medical Subjects:

Drama.

Penn Provenance:

Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)

Physical Description:

487, [1] pages ; 22 cm

Distribution:

Philadelphia, Pa. : Imprint of Running Press,

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : Courage Books, 1997.

Contents:

A Midsummer-Night's Dream

Much Ado About Nothing

Romeo and Juliet

Othello

Hamlet

Essay / T. S. Eliot.

Notes:

Series statement from spine.

"The text in this volume is reprinted from 'The Complete Works of William Shakespeare,' first published in 1864 as the Globe Edition and revised in 1911. All spellings and punctuation are preserved as they appeared in the original edition, except for obvious typographical errors."--Title page verso.

"The essay is excerpted from 'Shakespeare and the Popular Dramatic Tradition' by S. L. Bethell, © 1994 by Duke University Press. Reprinted by permission of Hippocrene Books."--Title page verso.

"Cover design by Diane Miljat. Cover illustration: From the Art Collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library. Edited by Tara Ann McFadden. Set in ITC Berkeley Oldstyle."--Title page verso.

Local Notes:

Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.

Running Press copies 1 & 2 have dustjackets with different ISBN (0762405678) retained.

Running Press copies are "2" printing.

ISBN:

0762400013

9780762400010

OCLC:

36662128