Much Ado About Nothing

Authors: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
BISAC/Subject: DRA010000, DRA004030, PER011000
ISBN: 9781101142288, Related ISBNs: 045150173X, 0451505751, 0451508300, 0451510909, 0451512510
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 240,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's grand romantic comedy.

Much Ado About Nothing casts the lovers Benedick and Beatrice in a witty war of words while the young Claudio is tricked into believing his love Hero has been unfaithful in this play that combines robust humor with explorations on honor and shame. 

This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as:

• An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater
• A special introduction to the play by the editor, David L. Stevenson
• A note on the sources from which Shakespeare derived Much Ado About Nothing
• Dramatic criticism from Charles Gildon, Lewis Carroll, George Bernard Shaw, and others
• A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions
• Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text
• And more...
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