The Taming of The Shrew (webster's Korean Thesaurus Edition)

One of Shakespeare's most popular yet controversial plays, this edition of The Taming of the Shrew considers its reception in the light of the hostility and embarrassment it often arouses, taking account of both scholarly defences and modern feminist criticism of the play. For this updated edition Ann Thompson has added new sections to the Introduction which describe the 'deeply problematic' nature of debates about the play and its reception since the 1980s. She discusses recent editions and textual, performance and critical studies.

Renowned as Shakespeare's most boisterous comedy, The Taming of the Shrew is the tale of two young men—the hopeful Lucentio and the worldly Petruchio—and the two sisters they meet in Padua. Lucentio falls in love with Bianca, the apparently ideal younger daughter of the wealthy Baptista Minola. But before they can marry, Bianca's formidable elder sister, Katherine, must be wed. Petruchio, interested only in the huge dowry, arranges to marry Katherine—against her will—and enters into a battle of the sexes that has endured as one of Shakespeare's most enjoyable works.

With a layer of Zeffirelli over Shakespeare, topped with a rich helping of Liz and Richard Burton, Rota's score is a predictably thick pudding of high and low culture. These original recordings accompanying the antics of Petruchio and Katharina are ornate and lighthearted, with an alternately sad and heroic theme weaving in and out. Included are the previously unreleased Overture and an alternate version of the "Honeymoon" suite that includes the voice of Sir Richard himself.