Twelfth Night: or, What You Will
Unique features of the Signet Classic ShakespeareAn extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series, Sylvan BarnetA special introduction to the play by the editor, Herschel Baker, Harvard UniversitySource from which...
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Unique features of the Signet Classic ShakespeareAn extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series, Sylvan BarnetA special introduction to the play by the editor, Herschel Baker, Harvard UniversitySource from which Shakespeare derived Twelfth Nightselections from Barnabe Rich, Of Apolonius and SillaDramatic criticism from the past and present: commentaries by Samuel Johnson, William Hazlitt, Charles Lamb, Harley Granville-Barker, Linda Bamber, Robert Kimbrough, Jean E. HowardA comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of Twelfth Night, then and nowText, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable typeUp-to-date list of recommended readings
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780451526762 (0451526767)
ASIN: 451526767
Publish date: April 1st 1998
Publisher: Signet Classics
Pages no: 264
Edition language: English
Really enjoyed this play! There characters were great, the heroine dressing up as a man and having a woman actually fall for her was great, Maria was one of my favourite characters overall and the relationship between the Duke and Viola feel quite genuine, unlike some Shakespeare comedies I could na...
FYI, I only read the play which is why my version had 189 pages. I pretty much always ignore the afterwords or commentary on Shakespeare. That's done, now let's get into it.This so far next to Macbeth, Othello and Romeo and Juliet, is one of my favorite plays. It is definitely my favorite of the com...
A young person’s introduction to a Shakespearean comedy induces a common knee-jerk evaluation: the elaborate skein of misguided affections hurled to vertiginous heights leaves one with an impression of some contrived pretense of life. As modicums of experience come to such a young person, they find ...
I thought this was a great edition. They have the text on the right side, and the explanation of obscure terms on the left side. I just saw this play done at the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona, MN. It's amazing how closely they followed the text. I didn't need to read it to understand ev...
Audio books work well for Shakespeare plays; though not as well as seeing them would. Lots of confusion over identity, cross dressing, practical jokes and love confusion. The standard ridiculously complex witty exchanges where meanings change and either it's v dirty or someone ends up arguing the op...