An edition of The Taming of the Shrew (1631)

The Shrew

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An edition of The Taming of the Shrew (1631)

The Shrew

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  • 3.4 (35 ratings)
  • 187 Want to read
  • 6 Currently reading
  • 71 Have read

This play within a play is a delightful farce about a fortune hunter who marries and tames" the town shrew. The comedy, often produced today because of its accessibility, is one of the plays Shakespeare intended for the general public rather than for the nobility.

CliffsComplete combines the full original text of The Taming of the Shrew with a helpful glossary and CliffsNotes-quality commentary into one volume. You will find:A unique pedagogical approach that combines the complete original text with expert commentary following each sceneA descriptive bibliography and historical background on the author, the times, and the work itselfAn improved character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the charactersSidebar glossaries"

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The Composing Room, Inc.
Language
English
Pages
210

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Drama Married people Sex role Man-woman relationships Juvenile drama Plays Problems, exercises English Young adult drama English drama Criticism and interpretation Drama in Spanish Stage history Dramatic production Children's plays, English Sources Marriage History open_syllabus_project Auffu hrung Concordances Aufführung English drama (Comedy) History and criticism Courtship Rejection (Psychology) Conspiracies Examinations LITERARY CRITICISM Shakespeare Taming of the shrew (Shakespeare, William) Study guides Miniature books Specimens Nonfiction Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616 British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author) Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, taming of the shrew Drama (dramatic works by one author) English literature English literature, study and teaching Engelsk skönlitteratur Large type books Xhosa (African people) Pondo (African people) Zulu (African people) Children's plays Readers' theater Théâtre Lecture publique Théâtre pour enfants Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, adaptations Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, criticism and interpretation Women Social conditions Comedies Taming of a shrew Adaptations Juvenile poetry Theater programs Teʼaṭron ha-ʻironi Beʼer Shevaʻ Magic Early works to 1800 Man-woman relationships -- Drama Married people -- Drama Sex role -- Drama Padua (Italy) -- Drama Love-hate relationships Fiction, general Translations into Japanese Drama, collections Teʼaṭron ha-Ḳameri shel Tel-Aviv English drama (collections), early modern and elizabethan, 1500-1600 Promptbooks

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The Taming of the Shrew
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Taming of the Shrew : (Annotated)
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The Taming of the Shrew
2016-04-01, LibriVox
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De getemde feeks
2016-04-07, Project Gutenberg
in Dutch
Cover of: Kuinka äkäpussi kesytetään
Kuinka äkäpussi kesytetään
2013-06-17, Project Gutenberg
in Finnish
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Taming of the Shrew in Plain and Simple English: A Modern Translation and the Original Version
2012-03-16, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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La méchante femme mise à la raison
2006-09-08, Project Gutenberg
in French
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The Taming of the Shrew
2000-07-01, Project Gutenberg
in English
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The Taming of the Shrew
1999-06-01, Project Gutenberg
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The Taming of the Shrew
1998-10-01, Project Gutenberg
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The Taming of the Shrew
1997-11-01, Project Gutenberg
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The Shrew
1973, The Composing Room, Inc.
in English
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The Taming of the Shrew
1968, Penguin Books
in English
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The Taming of the Shrew
1968, Penn State
in English
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The Taming of the Shrew
1966, Blaisdell Publishing Company
in English
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The Taming of the Shrew
1966, Blaisdell Publishing
in English
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The Taming of the Shrew
1958, Dell
in English
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Taming of the Shrew
1926, Allyn and Bacon
in English
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The taming of the shrew
1901, The University Society
in English - Booklover's Edition

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OL58727475M
Internet Archive
bwb_W9-DBI-860

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL362690W

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CHRISTOPHER SLY for a range of sly's manifestations, see Introduction pp. 51-64.
added anonymously.
SLY I'll feeze you, in faith.
added anonymously.

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