The Taming of the Shrew Pdf Summary
Renowned as Shakespeare’s most boisterous comedy, The Taming of the Shrew is the tale of two young men, the hopeful Lucentio and the worldly Petruchio, and the two sisters they meet in Padua. Lucentio falls in love with Bianca, the apparently ideal younger daughter of the wealthy Baptista Minola. But before they can marry, Bianca’s formidable elder sister, Katherine, must be wed. Petruchio, interested only in the huge dowry, arranges to marry Katherine -against her will- and enters into a battle of the sexes that has endured as one of Shakespeare’s most enjoyable works. (less)
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About William Shakespeare Author Of The Taming of the Shrew Pdf Book
William Shakespeare the Author of The Taming of the Shrew pdf book, was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s preeminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon”. His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptized on 26 April 1564. Thought to have been educated at the local grammar school, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he went on to have three children, at the age of eighteen, before moving to London to work in the theater. Two erotic poems, Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece were published in 1593 and 1594 and records of his plays begin to appear in 1594 for Richard III and the three parts of Henry VI. Shakespeare’s tragic period lasted from around 1600 to 1608, during which period he wrote plays including Hamlet and Othello. The first editions of the sonnets were published in 1609 but evidence suggests that Shakespeare had been writing them for years for a private readership.
Shakespeare spent the last five years of his life in Stratford, by now a wealthy man. He died on 23 April 1616 and was buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford. The first collected edition of his works was published in 1623.
The Taming of the Shrew pdf, Paperback, Hardcover Book Information
- Publisher : Simon & Schuster; Updated edition (January 1, 2004)
- Language : English
- Mass Market Paperback : 304 pages
- ISBN-10 : 074347757X
- ISBN-13 : 978-0743477574
- Reading age : 12 – 17 years
- Lexile measure : NP1340L
- Item Weight : 6.4 ounces
- Dimensions : 4.19 x 1 x 6.75 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #31,513 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #40 in British & Irish Dramas & Plays
- #45 in Shakespeare Dramas & Plays
- #78 in Comedic Dramas & Plays
- Customer Reviews: 4.7 out of 5 stars 800 ratings
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