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100	0		_aRatri Ray
245	1	0	_aWilliam Shakespeare`s A midsummer night`s dream
260			_aNew Delhi _bAtlantic _c2008
300			_a186p.
490	0		_aThe Atlantic Critical Studies
520			_aA Midsummer Night’s Dream is acclaimed as the best of the early comedies of Shakespeare. It brings together the elements of romance, supernatural forces and earthy common sense in an unprecedented blend of magical harmony. The present study aims at making the text more accessible to the serious student of Shakespeare. Besides providing the socio-political milieu of Shakespeare’s time, it gives a scene-wise critical summary of the text. It contains numerous citations from the text, thus providing ample opportunity for the reader to familiarise himself with the text. The analyses of different elements of drama are accompanied with the views of renowned critics. Classical theories of comedy as well as Elizabethan comments have been lucidly and briefly explained. A select Bibliography and Index have been provided at the end. The book is highly readable, self-contained and comprehensive. It will undoubtedly prove an invaluable reference book for both students and teachers of English Literature.
650	0		_aEnglish literature-Drama-Shakespeare-Criticism
942			_cBK
999			_c29763 _d29763