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Magicians & Illusionists

Four Great Comedies (Midsummer Night's Dream / Taming of the Shrew / Tempest / Twelfth Night)

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  • 1948 first published
  • 432 pages
  • 9 editions
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William Shakespeare's Four Great Comedies (Midsummer Night's Dream / Taming of the Shrew / Tempest / Twelfth Night) (1948) is a stage-magic fiction play. The story is set in Italy and Naples. Characters include Prospero, Miranda and Ariel. Key subjects include performing arts, english drama, Tragicomedy and Drama.

It has been published in 9 editions.

It runs to roughly 432 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

Subjects

  • Fiction classics
  • Classics
  • Performing arts
  • English drama
  • Tragicomedy
  • Drama
  • Survival after airplane accidents
  • Shipwrecks
  • Magicians
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Castaways
  • Plays
  • Spirits
  • Shipwreck victims
  • Political refugees
  • English Young adult drama

Quick answers

Who wrote Four Great Comedies (Midsummer Night's Dream / Taming of the Shrew / Tempest / Twelfth Night)?

Four Great Comedies (Midsummer Night's Dream / Taming of the Shrew / Tempest / Twelfth Night) was written by William Shakespeare and first published in 1948.

What genre is Four Great Comedies (Midsummer Night's Dream / Taming of the Shrew / Tempest / Twelfth Night)?

It is usually shelved as Magicians & Illusionists.

How long is Four Great Comedies (Midsummer Night's Dream / Taming of the Shrew / Tempest / Twelfth Night)?

The median edition has 432 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Four Great Comedies (Midsummer Night's Dream / Taming of the Shrew / Tempest / Twelfth Night)?

Readers who like it often enjoy World Literature, Midnight Magic and Rose and the Magicians Mask Holly Webb.

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