The merry wives of Windsor / William Shakespeare ; edited by Jonathan Bates and Eric Rasmussen ; introduction by Jonathan Bate.

The merry wives of Windsor / William Shakespeare ; edited by Jonathan Bates and Eric Rasmussen ; introduction by Jonathan Bate.

By
: 
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Publication Date
: 
2011

Publication Information
: 
New York : Modern Library,

Edition
: 
Modern Library pbk. ed.

Physical Description
: 
177 p. : ill.

Subject Term
: 
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
 
Marriage -- Drama.
 
Aristocracy (Social class) -- Drama.
 
Plays.

Genre
: 
Comedies.

Series
: 
RSC SHAKESPEARE
 
WORKS. MODERN LIBRARY.

Additional Contributors
: 
Bate, Jonathan.
 
Rasmussen, Eric, 1960-

Summary
: 
The dissolute Sir John Falstaff plans to seduce Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, two "Merry Wives of Windsor, " thereby gaining access to their husbands' wealth. The two women have the old rogues's measure, however, and Falstaff's plot leads only to his humiliation. But the merry wives themselves fall victim to plotting as their plans to prevent Mistress Page's daughter Anne from marrying the young man she loves are frustrated in their turn

Language
: 
English

ISBN
: 
9780812969320

General Note
: 
Includes bibliographical references ([170]-175).


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)Adult NFicAdult Non-Fiction822.33 SH1Checked In