It is said that Shakespeare "captured what is permanent and universal to all human beings at all times." Take another look at his comedies, including Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It, and Twelfth Night.
This series is edited by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University; Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Professor of English, New York University Graduate School; preeminent literary critic of our time. Titles present the most important 20th-century criticism on major works from The Odyssey through modern literature reflecting a variety of schools of criticism. Texts also contain critical biographies, notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index, and an introductory essay by Bloom.
