The Merry Wives Of Windsor Av Eric Rasmussen, Jonathan Bate

Jonathan Bate is a passionate advocate of Shakespeare and his introductions are full of striking and convincing observations ... footnotes at the bottom of each page gloss unfamiliar items of vocabulary, paraphrase tricky meanings and uncover bawdy puns. There is a universe to be found in these annotations: the Renaissance world of power and fate, sex and death, language and philosophy.'' - The Times Educational Supplement <BR><BR>From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a fresh new edition of Shakespeare''s enduringly popular comedy<BR><BR>THIS EDITION INCLUDES: <BR>¿ An illuminating introduction to The Merry Wives of Windsor by award-winning scholar <STRONG>Jonathan Bate<BR></STRONG>¿ The play - with clear and authoritative explanatory notes on each page<BR>¿ A helpful scene-by-scene analysis and key facts about the play<BR>¿ An introduction to Shakespeare''s career and the Elizabethan theatre<BR>¿ A rich exploration of approaches to staging the play featuring photographs of key producti