William Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream
Worth buying if: You enjoy Shakespearean comedy, wordplay, and the character Puck.
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Summary
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream—Facts on File 1987 edition—presents the comic collision of Athenian lovers, mischievous fairies led by Puck, and a hapless troupe of craftsmen whose amateur play tops the chaos in the forest.
Why this book now
Revisit Shakespeare's blend of romantic confusion and stagecraft as college courses and community theatres continue to reimagine A Midsummer Night's Dream for modern audiences.
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- You enjoy Shakespearean comedy, wordplay, and the character Puck.
- You coach or attend community theatre productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
- When you seek historical richness, the scenes are sensory and immediate.
- You prefer contemporary prose novels rather than Elizabethan verse.
- You need a heavily annotated scholarly edition rather than a concise 151-page text.
- You need the newest edition, freshest examples, or the most current framing.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780877549338
Worth buying if: You enjoy Shakespearean comedy, wordplay, and the character Puck.
Skip it if: You prefer contemporary prose novels rather than Elizabethan verse.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At 151 pages, this Facts on File edition is a manageable read — ideal for one or two focused sittings or for rehearsals and classroom reading over a week.
What stands out here
This 1987 Facts on File printing offers a compact, readable text of A Midsummer Night's Dream intended for general interest readers and performance reference rather than exhaustive scholarly notes.
Best way to approach it
Read aloud to catch Shakespeare's iambic rhythms and comic timing, or follow with a performance video to appreciate stage directions, Puck's mischief, and the play-within-a-play dynamics.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780877549338
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