Shakespeare's Comedies (World Literature Library)

Author: [English] William Shakespeare, translated by Zhu Shenghao
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This Comedy Collection of Shakespeare includes six of his representative comedies: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595-1596), The Merchant of Venice (1596-1597), The Merry Wives of Windsor (1598-1601), Much Ado About Nothing (1598-1599), As You Like It (1599-1600), and Twelfth Night (1599-1600). These plays primarily explore themes of love, friendship, and marriage, with similar subjects but vivid and rich plots that avoid clichés. The intricate plots are often composed of numerous deceptions, coincidences, disguises, and adventures. The works radiate the light of humanism, filled with joyous atmosphere and optimism, celebrating humanity's beautiful love and pure friendship, possessing eternal charm. German poet Goethe once famously said, "Shakespeare is inexhaustible!" Chinese playwright Cao Yu once exclaimed, "Shakespeare is a giant who forever amazes and delights humanity!" Shakespeare is widely recognized as a world-class playwright, whose works contain vast life experiences, profound knowledge, and inexhaustible deep thoughts. This book includes six of Shakespeare's representative comedies, such as A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, and As You Like It, with similar themes of love, friendship, and marriage, but rich and vivid plots that possess eternal charm.