Description
1965 edition. Paperback cover has significant wear, scuffs, small marks and stains, and bending. Spine has significant reading creases and wear. Pages have some marks but largely are clean and the binding is secure.
This well-loved copy of Monarch Notes Shakespeare’s the Taming of the Shrew offers a unique glimpse into the enduring fascination with one of Shakespeare’s most controversial and debated plays. Published in 1965, during the height of the second-wave feminist movement, this study guide provides a window into how scholars and students of that era grappled with the play’s complex gender dynamics and themes of patriarchal authority. The wear and creasing on the cover and spine speak to the countless hours spent poring over its pages, perhaps by a student seeking to unravel the play’s complexities or a teacher guiding their class through its nuances. Despite its age and signs of use, the largely clean pages and secure binding ensure that this literary companion can continue to shed light on this timeless work for generations of readers and scholars to come.