Edited introduced & annotated by Cedric Watts Research Professor of English Literature University of Sussex The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare's Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal The Taming of the Shrew is one of the most famous & controversial of Shakespeare's comedies The central relationship in which Petruchio boisterously tames' a rebellious Kate has often appeared problematic In the theatre it has been treated in a diversity of ways so that Kate's apparent capitulation varies between the ironic & the sincere Feminists have been divided in their responses The provocative vitality of this comedy has been transmitted by numerous adaptations for stage & screen notably the film directed by Franco Zeffirelli & the Cole Porter musical Kiss Me Kate