# The Taming of the Shrew

**Author:** William Shakespeare
**Grade range:** Grades 11–12
**Age range:** 16–17
**First published:** 1631
**Page count:** 142
**Genre:** Fantasy
**ISBN-13:** `9780497913199`
**ISBN-10:** `0497913194`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/the-taming-of-the-shrew
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Themes

- drama
- married people
- sex role
- man-woman relationships

## Where this book is assigned

### Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695)

- **required** · 11th grade — [source: Prescribed set text for Cambridge International AS & A Level Literature in English (9695), Paper 3 Section A (Shakespeare), for examination in 2027. Transcribed from the official Cambridge International syllabus (721410-2027-2028-syllabus.pdf). Set texts r](https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-international-as-and-a-level-literature-in-english-9695/)
- **required** · 12th grade — [source: Prescribed set text for Cambridge International AS & A Level Literature in English (9695), Paper 3 Section A (Shakespeare), for examination in 2027. Transcribed from the official Cambridge International syllabus (721410-2027-2028-syllabus.pdf). Set texts r](https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-international-as-and-a-level-literature-in-english-9695/)

## Banned / challenged record

Documented removals or formal challenges in at least one school district in 1 state: FL. Source: [PEN America's Index of School Book Bans](https://pen.org/banned-book-list/) 2022-2024.

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