A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers new to Shakespeare who hope to enter the classic world in an accessible way
- Researchers and enthusiasts interested in Renaissance literature and dramatic art
- Readers who enjoy love-themed literary works full of poetry and imagination
- Drama students or theater lovers who wish to study classic comic structure and dialogue
Not a good fit for
- Readers who seek rigorous logic and realistic narrative style
- Serious scholars who wish to study Shakespeare's tragedies or histories in depth
Reading tips
- Try reading some lines aloud while reading, especially the fairies' songs, to feel the beauty of their rhythm.
- It may help to first map out the character relationships across the four storylines, which aids understanding of the plot's ingenious interweaving.
- Consider the social and cultural context of the Elizabethan period to reflect on the play's metaphors about love, marriage, and class.
About the publisher
Shanghai Translation Publishing House is a Chinese publisher oriented mainly toward translation and publishing. Its publications cover foreign literature, world classics and classic works, as well as social culture, folk literature and classical poetry. The database contains 2,618 titles, including Never Let Me Go, Les Misérables (2 volumes), Don Quixote (illustrated collector's edition), The Complete Comedies of Molière (4 volumes), The Complete Novels of Kafka (3 volumes), The Collected Works of Dostoevsky (9-volume set), Reason and Persons, and Oedipus Rex (Translation Classics). Its author resources include foreign writers such as Kazuo Ishiguro, Victor Hugo, Cervantes and Molière, as well as translators such as Zheng Kelu, Sun Jiameng, Li Jianwu and Zhang Kun. The publisher has brands such as "Translation Classics Selections" and "Translation Documentary," and emphasizes translated works in foreign literature and the humanities and social sciences, while also publishing bilingual dictionaries and foreign-language educational books. Public information is limited; the above is based on the book information in the database.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 前言
- 剧中人物
- 第一幕
- 第一景 雅典宫中
- 第二景 昆斯家中
- 第二幕
- 第一景 雅典附近的森林
- 第二景 森林
- 第三幕
- 第一景 森林中
- 第二景 森林中
- 第四幕
- 第一景 森林中
- 第二景 雅典 昆斯家中
- 第五幕
- 第一景 雅典 宫中
- 第二景 同前
- 考证
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About the author
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor of the Renaissance. Born in Stratford, he is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. His representative works include Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Antony and Cleopatra, and his sonnets. His plays span tragedy, comedy, and history, with vividly drawn characters and a poetic, rhetorically charged style that probes human nature and power with particular depth. Translated into many languages and performed worldwide, his works have had a profound influence. This site holds 187 of his works, including English-Chinese bilingual editions for comparative reading.