comedies

Presents nine plays written by American dramatist George S. Kaufman in collaboration with Edna Ferber, Ring Lardner, George S. Kaufman, and others, spanning 1927-39, including "Animal Crackers," "You Can't Take It With You," and "Dinner at Eight," and provides explanatory notes and a Kaufman chronology.

A comedy built around the Jerome family during the Depression and focusing on fifteen-year-old, Eugene, preoccupied with sex and the Yankees.

Presents the unabridged text of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Shakespeare's comedy of love, magic, and transformation; features explanations of difficult words and passages, a plot synopsis, scene summaries, and character notes; and includes information about Shakespeare and his times.

Presents William Shakespeare's comedy "Measure for Measure" side by side with scene summaries and explanatory notes, and provides background on Shakespeare, the text, and the play's context, and discussion questions, activities, and essay and project suggestions.