A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Unique features of the Signet Classic Shakespeare
• An extensive overview of Shakespeare’s life, world, and theater by the general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barnet
• A special introduction to the play by the editor, Wolfgang Clemen, University of Munich
• A note on the sources from which Shakespeare derived A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Dramatic criticism from the past and present: commentaries by William Hazlitt, John Russell Brown, Frank Kermode, Linda Bamber, Camille Wells Slights
• A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, then and now
• Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable type
• Up-to-date list of recommended readings