TITLE:
The merry wives of Windsor / William Shakespeare ; edited by Jonathan Bates and Eric Rasmussen ; introduction by Jonathan Bate.
Publication Date:
2011
Publication Information:
New York : Modern Library,
Edition:
Modern Library pbk. ed.
Physical Description:
177 p. : ill.
Genre:
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).
