A Midsummer Night's Dream

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This is another excellent edition in this Oxford single-text series. The play itself is accompanied by copious on-page notes which push beyond mere linguistic gloss, and the introduction is admirably full. Holland starts with dream theory to contextualise the play but then ranges back through the three realms, Bottom's encounter with a form of divinity, and the play within a play.Especially impressive is the range of bibliography absorbed and offered here, and the elucidation of intertextual references, from Ovid and Apuleius via Chaucer and sixteenth century texts.All of this series has a robust sewn binding and thick pages making it perfect for academic study.

My item arrived on time, outer packaging fine. Sadly the book itself was covered in mud. The front cover was covered in mud and I wiped it off and thought to myself that it should be fine once I wiped it. Sadly I then looked at the side of the book (page side up) and the majority of the pages are covered too.. for a brand new book I'm extremely disappointed. I'd normally return this however I need to read the book for a virtual audition I have soon. With all the germs lurking at the moment it really doesn't feel like a fresh, new book.

Excellent IntroductionExcellent notesClear layoutI used this edition for my University studies in 2002… Twenty years later, I am homeschooling my friend’s girl, so I bought her this edition so that we could study, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ for her own education (she’s thirteen years-old).

Good condition book and nice font size. I thought there would be a translation into modern english on each page but there wasn't, just a few definitions of some words. Very helpful summary of each scene at front of book though

The Arden Shakespeare is the BEST and this one is no different.Packed with information, a definitive text and hugely useful notes - this edition of the Dream is a 'must have' for anyone interested in the theater and this most magical of Shakespeare's plays.