A Midsummer Night's Dream (Paperback)

Introduction to the Play.- Magical thinking.- Metamorphosis.- The Festive World.- 'The poet's eye ... the poet's pen'.- Introduction to the Text.- Key Facts.- A Midsummer Night's Dream.- Textual Notes.- Scene-by-Scene Analysis.- A Midsummer Night's Dream in Performance: The RSC and Beyond.- Four Centuries of the Dream: An Overview.- At the Royal Shakespeare Company.- The Director's Cut: Interviews with Michael Boyd, Gregory Doran, Tim Supple.- Shakespeare's Career in the Theatre.- Shakespeare's Works: A Chronology.- Further Reading and Viewing.- Acknowledgements and Picture Credits.