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Twelfth Night is the most mature and fully developed of Shakespeare''s comedies and, as well as being one of his most popular plays, represents a crucial moment in the development of his art. Assembled by leading scholars, this guide provides a comprehensive survey of major issues in the contemporary study of the play.Throughout the book chapters explore such issues as the play''s critical reception from John Manningham''s account of one of its first performances to major current comentators like Stephen Greenblatt; the performance history of the play, from Shakespeare''s day to the present and key themes in current scholarship, from issues of gender and sexuality to the study of comedy and song. Twelfth Night: A Critical Guide also includes a complete guide to resources available on the play - including critical editions, online resources and an annotated bibliography - and how they might be used to aid both the teaching and study of Shakespeare''s enduring comedy.>
List of contents
Series Introduction
Andrew Hiscock and Lisa Hopkins \ 'Twelfth Night' Timeline \ Notes on Contributors \ Introduction
Alison Findlay and Liz Oakley-Brown \ 1. The Critical Backstory
R.S. White \ 2. Performance History
Linda Anderson \ 3. The State of the Art
William C. Carroll \ 4. New Directions \ i. Pictures and Perception in 'Twelfth Night' Keir Elam \ ii. Ships, Shipwrecks and Pauline Echoes in 'Twelfth Night'
Randall Martin \ iii. The Professional Comic in 'Twelfth Night'
Andrew Stott \ iv. Music in 'Twelfth Night'
Tiffany Stern \ 5. Pedagogy and Resources
Peter Kirwan \ Bibliography \ Index.
About the author
Alison Findlay is Professor of Renaissance Drama and Director of the Shakespeare Programme at Lancaster University, UK.Liz Oakley-Brown is Senior Lecturer in Shakespeare and Renaissance Writing at Lancaster University, UK. She is author of Ovid and the Cultural Politics of Translation in Early Modern England (Ashgate, 2006) and co-editor of Translation and Nation: Towards a Cultural Politics of Englishness (Multilingual Matters, 2001).
