About this title: The Merry Wives of Windsor was almost certainly required at short notice for a court occasion in 1597: Shakespeare threw into it all the creative energy that went into his Henry IV plays. Falstaff is here, with Pistol, Mistress Quickly, and Justice Shallow, in a spirited and warm-hearted 'citizen comedy'. Boisterous action is combined with situational irony and rich characterization. In his introduction T. W. Craik discusses the play's probable occasion (the Garter Feast of 1597 at court), its relationship to Shakespeare's English history plays and to other sources, its textual history (with ...
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Date published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780671731434ISBN:0671731432
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Clean pages, no marks or tears, minor shelf wear. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 288 p. Folger Library General Reader's Shakespeare. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Signet
Date published: 1965
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. Nice soft cover, lightly read, light shelf wear to cover, light aging. 188 p. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780486414225ISBN:0486414221
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 80 p. Dover Thrift Editions. Audience: General/trade. New and Instock read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780192814579ISBN:0192814575
Description: Very Good. 0192814575 Great condition Soft Cover book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, light edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780140707267ISBN:0140707263
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 224 p. New Penguin Shakespeare Library. Audience: General/trade. Gently used, edges tanned. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Date published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780671731434ISBN:0671731432
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 288 p. Folger Library General Reader's Shakespeare. Audience: General/trade. Edges tanned from age. Very gently used. read more
Binding: Full-Leather
Publisher: Sands & Co., London, United Kingdom
Date published: 1898
Description: Good. No Jacket. Pocket Falstaff Edition, pocket sized. Softcover, red leather with gold lettering and decoration; 5 3/4 inches (14.5 cm) tall; 107 pages; tight; no markings; slightly age-tanned; very minor wear inside; no dj; cover soiled and edgeworn. Many of the pages uncut hence book never read. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780140707267ISBN:0140707263
Description: Fine. No DJ Issued. Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Never read but has sat on bookshop shelf. Slight Discoloration on page edges. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 224 p. New Penguin Shakespeare Library. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Date published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780671731434ISBN:0671731432
Description: Very Good. No DJ Issued. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Never read, but has discoloration on inside covers. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 288 p. Folger Library General Reader's Shakespeare. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date published: 1981-12-17
ISBN-13:9780140707267ISBN:0140707263
Description: Good. This is a used copy in good condition. There is some shelf wear. Pages are all clean and the binding is tight. Small tear on front cover, small bend on back. read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780192814579ISBN:0192814575
Description: New. 0192814575 *New* Cover has crease on front corner & very light shelf wear. Rest excellent; binding tight, pgs clean. No remainder marks. Free dlvry confirmation. Selling books since 1979* read more
Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Date published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780671731434ISBN:0671731432
Description: Very Good. 0671731432 light shelf wear / edge wear cover / pages very good condition//"Buy with Confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Customer Service Makes All the Difference. " read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780521293709ISBN:0521293707
Description: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dustcover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "from the library of" labels. ******PLEASE NOTE****** Orders placed after Dec. 7 cannot be guaranteed delivery before Christmas unless you select EXPEDITED shipping! Thank you & Happy Holidays! read more
"A very serviceable edition of an interesting comedy. Not one of Shakespeare's best, but it is always nice to visit Falstaff. The set pieces are precious. I LOVE LUCY starts here."
"I haven't read Shakespeare in a long time and it was nice to do so when I didn't have to for a class. I mostly enjoyed reading this book because I was able to draw comparisons between our sense of humor now and then. It seems some things are always funny - especially witty word plays and rhymes, when a bully gets his comeuppance, and of course the good old standbys like sex jokes, funny accents, and men dressed in drag. It was also nice to read Shakespeare and not have all the characters die tragically. I'd love to see this acted out, I think some of the scenes would be genuinely comical."
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