Twelfth Night

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By William Shakespeare

Series: The Arden Shakespeare Third Series

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Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is a comedic play that unfolds around mistaken identities and romantic twists. Shipwrecked and stranded in Illyria, Viola disguises herself as a man, leading to a complex web of love entanglements and amusing misunderstandings among the characters. The play explores themes of love, identity, and transformation with a delightful blend of humour and wit.
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You might enjoy this timeless masterpiece if you're captivated by intricate love stories, witty dialogues, and complex characters set against the backdrop of mistaken identities and comedic misadventures. This play delights with its exploration of love and the humorous consequences of deception, promising laughter and thought-provoking insights.

Twelfth Night

Critically acclaimed as one of Shakespeare's most complex and intriguing plays, "Twelfth Night" is a classic romantic comedy of mistaken identities. This book explores the factors that make up the play's textual, theatrical, critical and cultural history. It surveys the play's production and reception and emphasizes the role of the spectator.

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Critically acclaimed as one of Shakespeare's most complex and intriguing plays, Twelfth Night is a classic romantic comedy of mistaken identities. In recent years, it has returned to the centre of critical debate surrounding gender and sexuality.

The introduction explores the multiple factors that make up the play's rich textual, theatrical, critical, and cultural history. Keir Elam surveys the play's production and reception, emphasising the role of the spectator both within the comedy and the playhouse.

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This edition of Twelfth Night is highly praised for bringing together comprehensive textual, bibliographical, and critical scholarship. The editorial goals are well achieved, with Elam's extensive knowledge of performance elements making it a recommended read. The edition includes a variety of background materials, images, charts, and analyses of stage and film performances, with the introduction noted for its scholarly excellence.

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ISBN: 9781903436998

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 May 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: The Arden Shakespeare

Contributors:

Edited by Keir Elam

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 478g

Pages: 448

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Series: The Arden Shakespeare Third Series William Shakespeare

About the Author

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time. Keir Elam is Professor of English Literature at the University of Bologna, where he is resident member of the Institute for Advanced Studies and evaluator for the Humanities in the University Research Observatory (Osservatorio della Ricerca).