A Midsummer Night's Dream: The Oxford ShakespeareA Midsummer Night's Dream

US: 9780199535866, 2009. Paperback. Very Good. A Midsummer Night's Dream is perhaps Shakespeare's most popular play, parti cularly as a first introduction to Shakespeare for children-filled as it is with a marvelous mixture of aristocrats, workers, and fairies. Simple and engaging on the surface, it is none the less a highly original and sophisti cated work, remarkable for both its literary and its theatrical mastery. It is one of the very few of Shakespeare's plays which do not draw on narrati ve sources, which suggests that it reflects his deepest imaginative concern s to an unusual degree. For this edition, Peter Holland's introduction looks at dreams and dreamers , tracing the materials out of which Shakespeare constructs his world of ni ght and shadows. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.