The Taming of the Shrew

A new edition of William Shakespeare's famous romantic comedy, The Taming of the Shrew. Originally written in 1590-1592, The Taming of the Shrew is story of the courtship of Petruchio and Katherina -- the titular "shrew" of a woman, whose headstrong personality is a driver of the play's comedy. Initially resistant to Petruchio's charms, he slowly "tames" her with various techniques. Meanwhile, Katherina's sister Bianca -- seen as much more of an "ideal" woman in contrast to her shrewish sister -- is also the object of a romantic competition among multiple suitors. A controversial and complex work due to its depiction of gender roles, The Taming of the Shrew has long been a favorite of audiences and scholars, being the subject of multiple film, screen, and musical adaptations, it's plot and characters serving as the essential blueprint for the modern romantic comedy genre.<br/><br/>This pocket edition is based on the original Cambridge editions, first published for the general public in the 1860s, and is designed for reading ease -- the size of a standard mass market paperback, it is convenient enough to fit in your pocket, briefcase, or purse, but it features font size large enough for easy reading in any setting, margins wide enough to be marked up by students of all ages, and paper durable enough for reading again and again.