Book description
When Theseus, Duke of Athens, learns that the ruler of Thebes has
killed three noble kings he swears to take revenge. But after Athens
triumphs over the rival city, Theseus is struck by the bravery of two
Theban cousins and orders his surgeons to attend to them. Soon, the
cousins' lifelong friendship is threatened, as both become overwhelmed
with love for the duke's beautiful sister.
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright of the 16th
and 17 centuries, now widely regarded as the greatest writer in the
English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
Peter Swaab is Reader in English Literature at University College
London. He has written programme notes for the Royal National Theatre
and the Donmar Warehouse, and his publications include editions of
Edward Lear's poetry and The Collected Poems of Sara Coleridge.
Stanley Wells is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham
and Chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. He is General Editor
of the Oxford Shakespeare, and his books include Shakespeare: the
Poet and his Plays, Shakespeare: For All Time, Looking
for Sex in Shakespeare, and (with Paul Edmondson)
Shakespeare's Sonnets.
