This is a print book. It contains essays on A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  These essays can be of use in researching and constructing an analysis of the play. 

A Midsummer Night's Dream : Critical Essays is edited by Dorothea Kehler, a professor of English and a subject-matter expert on Shakespearan comedies. It is a collection of essays and analysis of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It was published in 1998. It is a collection of critical essays. The essays are organized into two sections: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the Critics” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream on Stage.” There is a table of contents. The intended audience is primarily academic. 

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This is an ebook. It covers the “comedies of love” written early in Shakespeare’s career. It contains critical analysis of A Midsummer Night’s Dream as well as general context relating to Shakespeare’s comedies. It can provide an overview of the play and the context which surrounds it. 

A Preface to Shakespeare’s Comedies is written by Michael Mangan, a professor of English and Drama. It provides an overview of the context of comedies in Elizabethan society, and analysis of Shakespeare’s early comedies. It is organized into 3 sections, “Contexts of Comedy,” “Critical Analysis,” and “Reference Section” (which contains biographies, an appendix, an index, and a further reading section.)  It was first published in 1996 and last updated in 2014.  It is intended for an academic audience. 

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This is a print book. It provides context relating to A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This background information can provide a base of understanding to better analyze the play.  

A Midsummer Night's Dream in Context: Magic, Madness and Mayhem was published in 2016 and is written by Keith Linley, an academic and expert on Shakespeare. It provides information about the historical context and themes of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It is organized into two sections: “The Inherited Past” and “The Elizabethan Present,” and contains an index. It is intended for an academic audience. 

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