Libro: A Midsummer Night's Dream

A new edition of William Shakespeare's beloved comic play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, originally written in 1595-96. Set in ancient Athens, the play revolves around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyte, with several interweaving comic and romantic subplots. The cast of supporting characters find themselves in a forest inhabited by mischievous fairies who manipulate the humans and draw them into all sorts of intrigue. One of most Shakespeare's most enduringly popular and most often staged works, A Midsummer Night's Dream is beloved by readers and audiences alike and features many of Shakespeare's most popular and memorable characters and phrases.

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.