Much ado about nothing / William Shakespeare ; edited by Claire McEachern.
'Much Ado About Nothing', probably composed in 1598-9 and first appearing in quarto in 1600, is a play of two pairs of lovers: the meek Hero and the impressionable Claudio, and the acerbic Beatrice and chauvinistic Benedick. It is one of Shakespeare's best-loved and most frequently pe...
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| Online Access: | Electronic resource from Drama Online |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | London : Bloomsbury, [2014] ©2014 |
| Series: | Arden Shakespeare.
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| Summary: | 'Much Ado About Nothing', probably composed in 1598-9 and first appearing in quarto in 1600, is a play of two pairs of lovers: the meek Hero and the impressionable Claudio, and the acerbic Beatrice and chauvinistic Benedick. It is one of Shakespeare's best-loved and most frequently performed comedies. Having its sources in Italianate literature of the preceding centuries, scholars have argued that Shakespeare's play takes on an expanded psychological scope from the usual tales of mistaken cuckoldry and bawdy flirtation. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: London: Arden Shakespeare, 2005. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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