false 884367 145 Folger Shakespeare Library<P>The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies<P><B>Each edition includes:</B><P>&#149; Freshly edited text based on the best early<P>printed version of the play<P>&#149; Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play<P>&#149; Scene-by-scene plot summaries<P>&#149; A key to famous lines and phrases<P>&#149; An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language<P>&#149; An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play<P>&#149; Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books<P>Essay by Karen Newman<P>The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. <P> 3152341 book 1594 The Taming of the Shrew total:14141|5:3902|4:5204|3:3915|2:919|1:201| 14141 54110 16841 397 2 18 false false Sun May 04 13:50:19 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 18 19:56:09 -0800 2009
PETRUCHIO: Hey Mr Minola, I wanna marry your daughter. The fact that she comes included with an awesome dowry has nothing to do with this.
BAPTISTA: Oh, I'm sorry, I have this jackass rule that my daughter Bianca can't get married until her evil old...more...]]> 3 8 false false Mon Nov 05 12:46:12 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 05 12:48:11 -0800 2007 Bianca: That would be me. And hotness is about all I have going for me. Because I only have about 5 lines.
Lucentio: Wanna have sex get married?
Baptista: I'm her father, you whippersnapper. Get in line. She can't get married unti...more...]]> 3 6 false false Thu Nov 27 15:31:30 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 03 13:15:16 -0800 2009 real shrew is in this play -- Kate or Petruchio..."

"Petruchio!"

"Petruchio!"

"Petruchio!"

"...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 12:53:57 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 11:07:06 -0700 2008 It's amazingly fun to see a nasty tempered woman learn obedience, though I do like to think at least a bit of her 'attitude' is still there, otherwise the play...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 08:57:53 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 09:20:12 -0700 2009 2
There seems little point in writing a review of Shakespeare. Rather, I'll write about my continue...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 19:41:15 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 20:24:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 15:07:11 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 14:55:27 -0700 2009 'This is a way to kill a wife with kindness...'
'First kiss me, Kate, and we will.'

I. THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
All discussions of the play here on Goodreads and everywhere else begin and end with how offended we should be by it. Is...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 07:07:09 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 13:13:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 10:35:22 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 10:46:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 19:55:11 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 22:27:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 15 11:18:25 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 11:23:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 08:16:14 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 08:28:22 -0700 2009 Briefly, this is the story of Katherine, who is considered to be a shrew by all men in Padua, Italy. Katherine is this "mea...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Jul 01 12:46:23 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 30 17:15:07 -0800 2008
Also, the musical Kiss Me Kate is based on this play. If I remember correctly (and I'm not sure I do), The Taming of the Shrew is a play within the musical. Pretty clever, but also misogynistic. I know it just reflects how things were for women at the time, but re...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 21 11:06:30 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 12:53:44 -0700 2009 It was definitely better than I expected. So long as you don't take offense to the blatant sexism Shakespeare is endorsing, the word play is brilliant, the language beautiful and the story is more than interesting. Additionally, as far as language goes, it...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Jun 25 21:37:54 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 14:58:40 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 07:56:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 08:04:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 18:50:38 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 18:56:24 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 07:21:42 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 20:24:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 19:41:18 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 20:07:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 01:00:18 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 15:40:52 -0700 2009 more...]]>