The Taming of the Shrew

This remarkable edition features a newly edited text of The Taming of the Shrew based on the earliest printed text of the play, along with detailed notes and performance annotations. An integrated audio CD showcases the deeper understanding and enjoyment from the power of performance. Hear.Read.See: -- Hear recordings of great contemporary and historical performances of key scenes from the play. -- Read about William Ball's Peabody Award-winning production from the perspective of Christy Desmet (U of GA) -- See production notes and photos alongside the text that takes you inside the stage experience. -- See photos from contemporary stage productions and movie adaptations. -- Read and see how a modern cast approaches the play, from interviews with the actors. -- Hear and read about how a legendary voice coach (previously from the RSC) approaches the text and works with actors on "Speaking Shakespeare." Narrated by Sir Derek Jacobi. Text Editor: Antonia Forster is Professor of English at the University of Akron. Her Index to Book Reviews in England 1749-1774 was awarded the 1992 Rose Mary Crawshay Prize by the British Academy, and the second volume to take the Index to 1800 was published by the British Library in 1997. Her Vol. 1 (1770-1799) of The English Novel 1770-1829: a Bibliographical Survey of Prose Fiction Published in the British Isles (with James Raven) was published by Oxford University Press in 2000. She has published articles in such journals as The Age of Johnson, Shakespeare Quarterly, and Studies in Newspaper and Periodical History, and has been awarded fellowships for research in the Folger, Newberry, Houghton, Beinecke and British Libraries. She is also preparing an edition of the correspondence of Ralph Griffiths, founding editor of the Monthly Review.

Text Editor: Antonia Forster is Professor of English at the University of Akron. Her Index to Book Reviews in England 1749-1774 was awarded the 1992 Rose Mary Crawshay Prize by the British Academy, and the second volume to take the Index to 1800 was published by the British Library in 1997. Her Vol. 1 (1770-1799) of The English Novel 1770-1829: a Bibliographical Survey of Prose Fiction Published in the British Isles (with James Raven) was published by Oxford University Press in 2000. She has published articles in such journals as The Age of Johnson, Shakespeare Quarterly, and Studies in Newspaper and Periodical History, and has been awarded fellowships for research in the Folger, Newberry, Houghton, Beinecke and British Libraries. She is also preparing an edition of the correspondence of Ralph Griffiths, founding editor of the Monthly Review.Advisory Editors:David Bevington is the Phyllis Fay Horton Distinguished Service Professor in Humanities at the University of Chicago. A renowned text scholar, he has edited several Shakespeare editions including the Bantam Shakespeare in individual paperback volumes, The Complete Works of Shakespeare and Troilus and Cressida. He teaches courses in Shakespeare, Renaissance Drama and Medieval Drama. Peter Holland is the McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare Studies at the University of Notre Dame. One of the central figures in performance-oriented Shakespeare criticism, he has also edited many Shakespeare plays, including A Midsummer Night's Dream for the Oxford Shakespeare series.