{"product_id":"the-taming-of-the-shrew-1","title":"The Taming of the Shrew","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA relentlessly witty battle of the sexes, William Shakespeare's comedy \u003cem\u003eThe Taming of the Shrew\u003c\/em\u003e is edited by G.R. Hibbard, with an introduction by Margaret Jane Kidnie in Penguin Shakespeare.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beautiful but sharp-tongued 'shrew' Katherina has sworn never to accept the demands of any would-be husband. Her younger sister Bianca, meanwhile, is forbidden to be married until Katherina finds a suitable match - much to the dismay of Bianca's suitors, Hortensio and Gremio. But when Katherina is pursued by the wily Petruchio, it seems that she has finally met her match. And as he meets her own caustic words with a feigned, capricious cruelty, Katherina quickly comes to understand the absurdity of her shrewish behaviour, in one of the greatest of all comic conquests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFamously adapted into Cole Porter's musical \u003cem\u003eKiss Me, Kate\u003c\/em\u003e and filmed as \u003cem\u003e10 Things I Hate About You\u003c\/em\u003e with Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles, \u003cem\u003eThe Taming of the Shrew\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable battle of wits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare's life and Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to \u003cem\u003eThe Taming of the Shrew\u003c\/em\u003e, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47423053889693,"sku":"9780141396583","price":52.0,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/9780141396583.jpg?v=1763537345","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/the-taming-of-the-shrew-1","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}