William Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew'

by Pauline Montagna

Overview

'The Taming of the Shrew' is Shakespeare’s popular comedy about two sisters of Padua, the bad-tempered Katherina Minola and her beautiful younger sister Bianca. When their father declares that he will not let Bianca marry until Katherina does, Bianca’s elderly suiters recruit the uncouth Petruchio to woo and marry Katherina, after which he attempts to tame her. Meanwhile, Lucentio, a young scholar who has fallen in love with Bianca at first sight, disguises himself as her Latin tutor in order to woo and win her.

While aiming to keep as true as possible to Shakespeare’s text and intentions – closely following the story of the play, setting it in the same time and place as Shakespeare set it, with the same cast of characters – this novelization of Shakespeare’s play renders the story in lively modern prose and is an ideal entrée into Shakespeare’s play for any student or story-lover.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940165745751
Publisher:	Pauline Montagna
Publication date:	01/07/2022
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	296 KB

About the Author

Pauline Montagna was born into an Italian family in Melbourne, Australia. After obtaining a BA in French, Italian and History, she indulged her artistic interests through amateur theatre, while developing her accounting skills through a wide variety of workplaces culminating in the Australian film industry. In her mid-thirties, Pauline returned to university and qualified as a teacher of English as Second Language, a profession she pursued while completing a Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing. She has now retired from full-teaching to concentrate on her writing.