A Midsummer Night's Dream

The edition I received DID NOT have any illustrations, art or photos as mentioned in several of the posted reviews. It also is not written in a paragraph - easy to follow format with major passages from the original work quoted as another review states. It is a very nice edition with an excellent and lengthy Introduction. This is a High School, College or adult edition (with small typeface. In my opinion it will be a turn-off for most children. I bought it for my 10 yo grand daughter who expressed an interest in Shakespeare plays. As advanced as I feel she is, this is not the right edition for her. In searching AMZ for a better version I noticed that many of the alternatives have the very SAME reviews - regardless of the fact that each version/edition is different. Shame on Amazon! A big disservice to your customers.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is one of Shakespeare’s most produced plays, but it also has the distinction of being quite good. This play exudes in the joys to be had in romping through the realms that we can never truly understand or explain. Realms like love, our dreams, fantasy, etc. It is a funny and clever play, and Shakespeare gives the reader a master class in interweaving three separate plotlines in a manner that is nicely and appropriately done.There are many joys to be had in reading (and seeing) “Midsummer”, but unique to reading the play here are just a few reasons why it is worth your attention. First, the introduction by Russ McDonald (Pelican Shakespeare edition) has some really good insights that I have not come across elsewhere. It is well done. As for the play itself, it yields countless joys, among them Act 2:1 where the leaders of the fairy fantastical world (Oberon and his queen Titania) have an epic quarrel. The scene boast some of the loveliest poetry in all of Shakespeare. The imagery is astoundingly fantastic. “Midsummer” actually contains some of the best poetry in the Shakespearean canon period, especially in the characters of Oberon- the King of the fairies, and Duke Theseus. In the hands of talented actors they have moments in the play that are mesmerizing. Act 5 of “Midsummer” is also one of the most pleasing and funny in all of Shakespeare. All of the loose plot lines are tied up; it has gut busting humor, and again that lovely poetry. As one of Shakespeare’s few original plotlines and a play where fantasy and harmony are emphasized, I imagine that the self-justification of art and artists was sometimes in his head as he wrote it. One of the truly remarkable plays of all time.As for the Pelican Shakespeare series, they are my favorite editions as the scholarly research is usually top notch and the editions themselves look good as an aesthetic unit. It looks and feels like a play and this compliments the text's contents admirably. The Pelican series was recently reedited and has the latest scholarship on Shakespeare and his time period. Well priced and well worth it.

Teachers, do you have the Shakespeare and multiple choice testing blahs?Buy this book! It will magically transform how your students connect to Shakespeare. The colorful pictures of different productions, paired for contrast, will spark creativity in your discussions. The prompts and questions help teens discover insights, making the play truly their own as they inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative world.The layout with its blue-screen annotations and pictures of actors in scenes from Globe Theatre productions make this edition a winner for not just ESL and AP students, but everyone in your class.The plot summary of each scene at the back of the text is truly helpful and can be read aloud before you and the class begin your Shakespeare adventure.With this marvelous edition, you and your students pictorially visit the Globe Theatre in London. Sometimes we serious adults forget how funny and fun Shakespeare can be. This edition brings the bard's magic back to the classroom, getting students on their feet creating their own magic.To earn five stars, lower the price. At $18, it's a bit pricey on a schoolteacher's salary. (Teachers, perhaps you could persuade your friendly school librarian to order a copy!) Why not include a Globe theatre DVD of a Midsummer with this edition? All in all, this edition certainly welcomes the bard into your class in a dazzling way with its "from the rehearsal room", "actor's view", and "director's notes" presented in different colored screens for ease of reading. Such notes remind us that a Midsummer NIght's Dream is a script, a play to be delighted in, not text to be slogged through for a boring test. Take heart! This version will prepare students for the Common Core assessments and high stakes tests because they will be discover "Shakespeare on their Feet" not only thinking deeply, but also connecting joyfully to the world's playwright. This edition creates life-long theatergoers--and isn't that what we truly want--and hope for as teachers of Shakespeare?!

Como siempre con Amazon, se mezclan las reseñas de todas las ediciones disponibles y puedo asegurar que si las estás leyendo en le edición en inglés de Calla Editions, casi ninguna reseña tiene nada que ver con ella.Esta reseña es sobre la edición Calla, reproducción de una histórica y bellísimamente ilustrada edición de principios del siglo XX.El libro es de gran tamaño, es una edición en papel bastante grueso, con letra de gran tamaño y sin ningún tipo de anotación. Es un libro precioso en sí, pero si lo que se busca es una cómoda edición para leer la obra de Shakespeare anotada y con comentarios, no es esta en absoluto la más adecuada.Las ilustraciones son para muchos la obra maestra de W Heath Robinson, son mayormente en blanco y negro aunque hay varias láminas en color. La calidad de la reproducción es muy buena.Mi único pero, que probablemente sea ya de la versión original que aquí reproducen, es que las ilustraciones no se corresponden con el texto, es decir que no aparecen ilustrando el texto que aparece en la página anterior o posterior, sino en cierto desorden. Así una ilustración referente al acto I de la obra, aparece en el libro cuando se lee el acto III o IV.

A nice intro read to the renowned writings of Shakespeare. The layout helps with the tracking of the many characters and the complexities.

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Cambridge School Shakespeare)ペーパーバック: 190ページ出版社: Cambridge University Press; 4版 (2014/1/20)ISBN-10: 1107615453　のレビュー。　英語圏の高校のクラスで授業に使うように作られたテキスト。本文（当然、現代のスペリング）とともに、時代背景、言語、キャラクターの分析、ドラマの構成、各シーンのポイント、ポエトリーとしての解説などを盛り込んだものです。大学の専門課程では、週に一作品を読んでいくような強行軍らしいが、本書を使って勉強するのは一般の高校生でしょうから、解説はずっと親切である。ただし、書誌学的解説とか、哲学的考察など、ややこしいことまでは書いていない。　そういうわけで、英語圏では一般生徒向けであるはずだが、わたしにはやはり難しい。難しいというより、読めない。さっぱりおもしろくない。シェイクスピアというのは、やはり年取ってから読もうとしてもだめで、十代のころにストーリーや登場人物ぐらいざっとわかる程度に接していないと、老人になってから読もうとしても壁が高すぎて入り込めないのではないだろうか。わたしは、芝居見物などまったく興味ない野暮な人間であるし、シェイクスピアの言葉遊びについていけるほど知識もない。youtube などで朗読や上演が聴けるものがあるが、テキスト見ながら聴いてもわからないのだ。たとえて言うと、ビートルズをまったく聴いたことがない人間が、五十代六十代になって初めて聴いても、まったく良さがわからないどころか、「うるさい」とか「退屈だ」とさえ感じないようなもんじゃなかろうか。（ちなみに、ビートルズもテレビのコントで、第5幕の一部をやっているのだが、わたしにはさっぱりおもしろくない）　以上、まったくレビューにならないような駄文でした。　このテキストに関しては、写真がたくさんあって楽しいし、現代の世界のトップクラスの上演がどのような感じなのかわかる。また、高校生などが上演したり、朗読する場合に、どのように指導されるのかもわかる。そういうわけで、シェイクスピアの作品自体については、よくわからないままだが、シェイクスピアがどのように教えられているかはよくわかった。今、スティーブン・キングの"11/22/63"を読んでいるが、主人公の高校教師が、シェイクスピアを教えるとしたら、きっとこんなテキスト使ってやるんだろう。

Es una edición muy cuidada, con una ecuadernacion exquisita, perfiles de las hojas en dorado, portada muy bonita, pero de muy pero tamaño. Si fuera un poco más grande sería ideal, pero quizás al ser tan pequeñito lo hace más encantador

Good brand and used for my daughters uni she very happy with the book she wants this brand very nice looking style thanks