A Midsummer Nights Dream is an enchanting and extraordinary comedy. With its rich poetry and vigorous prose; and its combination of magic; myth; romance and humour; it ranks among Shakespeares most popular and memorable plays. However; it has also increasingly been recognized as a profound and penetrating exploration of love; desire; gender; social hierarchy; dramatic art; imagination and vision.In this Readers Guide; Nicolas Tredell:bull; explores the key critical responses to the play; from the late seventeenth to the twenty-first centuriesbull; provides succinct and searching accounts of the most vibrant commentaries and interpretationsbull; sets these accounts in their critical; theoretical and historical contexts.Informed and incisive; this survey is an invaluable resource for students; teachers and all those who wish to enhance their grasp of Dream criticism and engage in the ongoing critical debates about the play.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Those that include "every bridge on the river" are usually boring and always redundantBy Robert S. Cortright; Bridge InkI am a bridge-nut and have read 100s of bridge books. Those that include "every bridge on the river" are usually boring and always redundant. In "Chicago River Bridges" the author describes 175 bridges which are basically of only 3 or 4 types; but remarkably; he does it in a manner which kept this reader interested throughout. His interjections of local anecdotal history liven the text and will make for entertaining reading even if you arent a bridge-nut.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A "must read" for Chicago history buffsBy Michael E. BondI grew up in Chicago during the 1950s and 1960s when there was still a fair amount of shipping on the Chicago River and its branches; and also the Calumet River. (Ive been tied up in traffic downtown due to the Medusa Challenger.) I was (and still am) fascinated by the movable bridges. This book provides a comprehensive and interesting history of these bridges that I have never seen elsewhere. If you are interested in the history of the Chicago area; this book is a "must read"!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Beautiful book. It si full of great stories mapsBy PenelopeBeautiful book. It si full of great stories maps; diagrams and photos. Very interesgting coffee table book.