After the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, inspired in part by Ovid’s retelling of the Babylonian story Pyramus and Thisbe, Shakespeare reincorporates Pyramus and Thisbe in a more humorous light in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Again, young lovers defy parental authority but, unlike Paris in Romeo and Ju...
Everyone knows this story. It’s a wonderful mix of humor, chauvinism and melodramatic longing. And though I’ve heard and read this story countless times, this edition by Mario Digani helped bring a finer understanding. Simple editing choices, such as having the traditional footnotes and endnote...
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