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An edition of Taming of the Shrew
(1631)
"The taming of a shrew:" London, 1594
From the unique originalin the collection of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire.
by William Shakespeare
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This play within a play is a delightful farce about a fortune hunter who marries and tames" the town shrew. The comedy, often produced today because of its accessibility, is one of the plays Shakespeare intended for the general public rather than for the nobility.
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Edition Notes
At head of title: Dramatic fac-similes: superintended by Edmund W. Ashbee.
Facsimile reprint.
"For private circulation only."
"The impression of this fac-simile reproduction of 'The comedy of the taming of a shrew,' London, 1594, has been strictly limited to 100 copies, of which this is no. 36" (signed) E. W. Ashbee.
With reproductionof original t.p.
Original title begins, "A pleasant conceited history ... ". Shakespeare based his version partly on this play.
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