Understanding a Midsummer Night's Dream: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents

by Faith Nostbakken

Book Overview

This casebook begins by establishing the dramatic and literary concerns of the play, such as structure, themes, poetic language, and original sources and classical inspiration. Four historical context chapters consider attitudes toward gender relations, social distinctions, popular culture, and imagination in Shakespeare's time, revealing contemporary social and political issues and debates reflected in the comedy.

One of Shakespeare's most...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313322139
• ISBN13: 9780313322136
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12