仲夏夜之夢

Illustrated Shakespeare #12

by Mary Lamb (Adaptor), William Shakespeare (Based on story by), 莎士比亞 (原著)

頑固的老父因為女兒不肯嫁給他指定的人，要求處死自己的女兒，女兒只有約好情人私奔，在仲夏夜的迷幻森林中，卻落入小仙魔王的法術裡…..兼具希臘古典風味和活潑甜美的筆調，讓讀者翻開書本的那一剎那，就掉進繪者杜桑凱利的魔法森林，不由自主跟著故事中人經歷一場綺麗愉悅的「仲夏夜之夢」。

44 pages, Hardcover

First published September 25, 1972

About the author

Mary Ann Lamb (3 December 1764 – 20 May 1847), was an English writer, the sister and collaborator of Charles Lamb. She is best known today for her collaboration with Charles on the collection Tales from Shakespeare. Mary suffered from mental illness, and in 1796 she stabbed her mother to death during a mental breakdown. She was confined to mental facilities off and on for most of her life. She and Charles presided over a literary circle in London that included the poets William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, among others.

Reviews

[Selah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I, personally, love this version as it uses a fair amount of Shakespeare's own language. My children, however, were still pretty confused as to what was going on. A Midsummer Night's Dream has a complicated plot and is based on confusion, so it's no surprise that they found it hard to follow. We're going to try several other children's versions and decide which we like best.

[Courtney · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picked it up because it was illustrated by Brian Froud. Was a decent retelling. Enjoyed the illustration, however the grandest of which was spoiled by the placement of the page; the page seam obscured the character's face and general composition.