A Midsummer Night's Dream (MAXNotes Literature Guides)


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REA's MAXnotes for William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of A Midsummer Night's Dream and a biography of William Shakespeare. Places the events of the play in historical context and discusses each act in detail. Includes study questions and answers along with topics for papers and sample outlines.




William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream


Book Description

REA's MAXnotes for William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of A Midsummer Night's Dream and a biography of William Shakespeare. Places the events of the play in historical context and discusses each act in detail. Includes study questions and answers along with topics for papers and sample outlines.




A Midsummer Night's Dream (MAXNotes Literature Guides)


Book Description

REA's MAXnotes for William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of A Midsummer Night's Dream and a biography of William Shakespeare. Places the events of the play in historical context and discusses each act in detail. Includes study questions and answers along with topics for papers and sample outlines.







A Guide to A Midsummer Night's Dream


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This English literature revision guide for GCSE English students discusses William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. It features mind maps which summarize the entire work, icons, symbols, diagrams, cartoons and storyboards.




A Midsummer Night's Dream


Book Description

A Midsummer Night's Dream's complexities are extraordinary. This ethereal fantasy involves four different levels of representation, which intermingle but never wholly fuse. This invaluable new study guide to one of Shakespeare's greatest plays contains a selection of the best criticism through the centuries about the play. Students will benefit from the abundant features included in this volume, such as an introduction by Harold Bloom, an accessible summary, analysis of key passages, and more.




The Guide to Literary Terms (MAXNotes Literature Guides)


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REA's MAXnotes Guide to Literary Terms REA's book is a concise, easy-to-use guide to the literary terms and devices which high school and undergraduate students encounter most often. The main body of the book is an alphabetical listing of approximately 150 of the most-commonly encountered literary terms or devices. The entries are simplified to enable students with no knowledge of the terms to become comfortable with their uses in a short time. Each entry in the book includes a definition of the literary term or device, a history of the term's use and origin, and specific references to texts in which the term has been used.




Study Guide to A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare


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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, one of Shakespeare’s most famous and widely performed plays for the stage. As a comedy of the sixteenth-century, Shakespeare expertly examines the unpredictability and impact of romantic love. Moreover, love is the most prominent theme, expressed through Shakespeare’s portrayal of love as irrational, blind, and often cruel and forgiving. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Shakespeare’s classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons it has stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work - Character Summaries - Plot Guides - Section and Chapter Overviews - Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.




A Midsummer Night's Dream


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"With detailed notes from the world's leading center for Shakespeare studies"--Cover.




Study Guide to A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare


Book Description

A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, one of Shakespeare's most famous and widely performed plays for the stage. As a comedy of the sixteenth-century, Shakespeare expertly examines the unpredictability and impact of romantic love. Moreover, love is the most prominent theme, expressed through Shakespeare's portrayal of love as irrational, blind, and often cruel and forgiving. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Shakespeare's classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons it has stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work - Character Summaries - Plot Guides - Section and Chapter Overviews - Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.