Book description
A young woman flees Athens with her lover, only to be pursued by her
would-be husband and by her best friend. Unwittingly, all four find
themselves in an enchanted forest where fairies and sprites soon take an
interest in human affairs, dispensing magical love potions and casting
mischievous spells. In this dazzling comedy, confusion ends in harmony,
as love is transformed, misplaced, and - ultimately - restored.
Stanley Wells is the General Editor of the Penguin Shakespeare. He is
Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Chairman of the
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Helen Hackett is a Reader in English
Literature at University College London. Her publications include
Writers and Their Work: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1997), and Women
and Romance Fiction in the English Renaissance (2000).
Stanley Wells is the General Editor of the Penguin Shakespeare. He
is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Chairman of
the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Helen Hackett is a Reader in English Literature at University
College London. Her publications include Writers and Their Work: 'A
Midsummer Night's Dream' (1997), and Women and Romance Fiction in the
English Renaissance (2000).
