TY - BOOK AU - Shakespeare,William TI - The Taming of the Shrew AV - PR PY - 2000/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Comedy plays KW - Man-woman relationships -- Drama KW - Married people -- Drama KW - Sex role -- Drama KW - Padua (Italy) -- Drama N1 - There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #1508; Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Taming_of_the_Shrew; Release date is 2000-07-01; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare is a comedy written between 1590 and 1592. The play follows Petruchio's courtship and "taming" of Katherina, a headstrong woman initially unwilling to marry. Through psychological and physical tactics, he transforms her into an obedient bride. Meanwhile, suitors compete for Katherina's younger sister Bianca, considered the "ideal" woman. The story unfolds within a framing device where a nobleman tricks a drunken tinker into watching the performance. The play's treatment of gender dynamics has sparked enduring controversy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2245 ER -