Much Ado About Nothing: William Shakespeare: 192 (Macmillan Collector's Library, 192) - Hardcover

Shakespeare, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1509889779 ISBN 13: 9781509889778

Publisher: Macmillan Collector's Library, 2019

Synopsis

Comedy and tragedy intertwine when two very different couples fall in and out of love in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.

Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features illustrations by renowned artist Sir John Gilbert and an introduction from Professor Tiffany Stern.

Whilst Beatrice and Benedick both despise love, exchanging insults and mockery rather than vows, for Hero and Claudio it is love at first sight. But as their marriage preparations begin, so too do Don John’s dirty tricks. Can his scheming get in the way of true love? And can an elaborate plan to bring fiery Beatrice and cynical Benedick closer together really come off? In Much Ado About Nothing, one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, nothing is quite what it seems.

About this title

About the Author

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, in 1564. The date of his birth is not known but is traditionally 23 April, St George's Day. Aged 18, he married a Stratford farmer's daughter, Anne Hathaway. They had three children. Around 1585 William joined an acting troupe on tour in Stratford from London, and thereafter spent much of his life in the capital. A member of the leading theatre group in London, the Chamberlain's Men, which built the Globe Theatre and frequently performed in front of Queen Elizabeth I, Shakespeare wrote 36 plays and much poetry besides. He died in 1616.

From the Back Cover

Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector’s Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector’s Library are books to love and treasure.

Comedy turns to tragedy as two couples fall in and out of love in Much Ado About Nothing, one of Shakespeare’s most frequently performed plays. This edition features illustrations by renowned artist Sir John Gilbert and a new introduction from Professor Tiffany Stern.

Whilst Beatrice and Benedick both despise love, exchanging insults and banter rather than vows, for Hero and Claudio it is love at first sight. But as their marriage preparations begin, so do Don John’s dirty tricks, resulting in humiliation, rejection and disguise. Through masqued layers of deception and tight prosaic wit, Shakespeare weaves together a comedy full of tragedy and romance in which nothing is as it seems.

Edition details

• Publisher: Macmillan Collector's Library
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1509889779
• ISBN 13: 9781509889778
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Gilbert Sir John
• Number of pages: 176