Twelfth Night : Or, What You Will

by Shakespeare, William

• ISBN13: 9780451526762
• ISBN10: 0451526767
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781101143506
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780451502933, 9780451505484, 9780451507488, 9780451511300, 9780451512567, 9780451516312, 9780451517746, 9780451518385, 9780451519023, 9780451520043, 9780451520784, 9780451521293
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-04-01
• Publisher: SIGNET
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Summary

Unique features include an extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of Signet Classic Shakespeare series, plus a special introduction to the play by the editor Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University. It also contains dramatic criticism from the past and present, and a special introduction to the play by the editor, Herschel Baker, Harvard University.

Author Biography

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was a poet, playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare's vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays; poems; and 154 sonnets. His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

Table of Contents

Shakespeare: An Overview	p. vii
Biographical Sketch	p. vii
A Note on the Anti-Stratfordians, Especially Baconians and Oxfordians	p. xi
The Shakespeare Canon	p. xv
Shakespeare's English	p. xviii
Shakespeare's Theater	p. xxvi
A Note on the Use of Boy Actors in Female Roles	p. xxxiii
Shakespeare's Dramatic Language: Costumes, Gestures and Silences; Prose and Poetry	p. xxxvi
The Play Text as a Collaboration	p. xliii
Editing Texts	p. xlix
Shakespeare on the Stage	p. liv
Introduction	p. lxiii
Twelfth Night	p. 1
Textual Note	p. 105
The Source of Twelfth Night	p. 108
Of Apolonius and Silla	p. 110
Commentaries
From The Plays of William Shakespeare	p. 131
From Characters of Shakespear's Plays	p. 133
On the Character of Malvolio	p. 136
Director's Preface	p. 139
Comedy, Women, and Development	p. 146
Androgyny in Twelfth Night	p. 152
Cross-dressing in Twelfth Night	p. 159
Twelfth Night on Stage and Screen	p. 164
Suggested References	p. 175
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