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Understanding A Midsummer Night's Dream A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents
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Faith Nostbakken
Book Code: GR2213
ISBN: 0-313-32213-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32213-6
216 pages, chronology
Greenwood Press
Publication: 8/30/2003
List Price: $51.95 (UK Sterling Price: £29.95)
Discount Price: $31.17 Greenwood Press Fall 2008 Backlist Sale. Use code 0826. Save 40%. Ends 12/31/2008.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • [W]ould benefit undergraduate and high school library collections
    —Against the Grain     April 2004
Description: One of Shakespeare's most delightful plays, A Midsummer Night's Dream enchants audiences and readers with its celebration of magic, dreams, and love. This casebook begins by establishing the dramatic and literary concerns of the play. Four historical context chapters consider attitudes toward gender relations, social distinctions, popular culture, and imagination in Shakespeare's time, revealing contemporary issues and debates reflected in the comedy. Each unit is supported by primary historical documents, including pamphlets and proclamations. A discussion of performance and interpretation focuses on how the play's popularity and perspectives have evolved over the centuries, and thematic connections to modern influences like sitcoms and Freudian dream analysis show how the play is pertinent to young readers. Numerous ideas for written assignments and oral discussions are offered, along with further suggested readings.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Dramatic Analysis
  • Gender Relations: Love, Marriage, and the Battle of the Sexes
  • Social Distinctions: Royalty, Gentry, and the Common People
  • Popular Culture: Holidays, Entertainments, and Play-Acting
  • Imagination: Dreams, Fairies, and Transformation
  • Performance and Interpretation
  • Contemporary Applications
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2002041595
LCC Class: PR2827
Dewey Class: 822
PDF Catalogs:
Sale Catalog 2008.pdf
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