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The authoritative edition of A Midsummer Night's Dream from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.

In A Midsummer Night's Dream , Shakespeare stages the workings of love. Theseus and Hippolyta, about to marry, are figures from mythology. In the woods outside Theseus's Athens, two young men and two young women sort themselves out into couples--but not before they form first... Read Full Overview

Delve into the magical and whimsical world of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in this beautifully designed edition. This comedy follows the adventures of four young lovers and a group of mischievous fairies in a forest. With a stunning cover design and insightful... Read Full Overview

This edition of Midsummer Night's Dream is especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. This edition includes illustrations, preliminary notes, reading... Read Full Overview

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and... Read Full Overview

A new section of the Introduction to this updated edition considers important professional theater productions and the large output of scholarly criticism on the play which have appeared in recent years. The Reading List has been revised and augmented to reflect the scope of... Read Full Overview

The Arden Shakespeare is the established edition of Shakespeare's work. Justly celebrated for its authoritative scholarship and invaluable commentary, Arden editions guide you to a richer understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's plays. This edition of A Midsummer Night's... Read Full Overview

This Norton Critical Edition includes:
- Shakespeare's most popular comedy--with its unforgettable love triangles, woodland fairies, and magic--based on Grace Ioppolo's conflated text (Q1 with F1 variants) and accompanied by her introduction, note on the text, and explanatory... Read Full Overview

Delve into the magical and whimsical world of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in this beautifully designed edition. This comedy follows the adventures of four young lovers and a group of mischievous fairies in a forest. With a stunning cover design and insightful... Read Full Overview

The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series, now in a dazzling new series design