Twelfth Night, Or What You Will

Twelfth Night is one of the most popular of Shakespeare's plays in the modern theatre, and this edition places particular emphasis on its theatrical qualities throughout. Peopled with lovers misled either by disguises or their own natures, it combines lyrical melancholy with broad comedy. The introduction analyses its many views of love and the juxtaposition of joy and melancholy, while the detailed commentary pays particular attention to its linguistic subtleties. Music is particularly important in Twelfth Night, and this is the only modern edition to offer material for all the music required in a performance. James Walker has re-edited the existing music from the original sources, and where noe exists has composed settings compatible with the surviving originals. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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• Authors: William Shakespeare
• Assisted by: Warre (Editor), Warren (Editor), Roger Warren (Editor), Roger (Senior Lecturer in English Warren (Editor), Well (Editor), Wells (Editor), Stanley Wells (Editor), Stanley (Honorary President Wells (Editor), Wells Stanley (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 17.04.2008
• EAN: 9780199536092
• ISBN: 978-0-19-953609-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 15 mm
• Series: World's classics; Oxford World's Classics; The Oxford Shakespeare; World's classics; WORLD'S CLASSIC; Oxford World's Classics; The Oxford Shakespeare; WORLD'S CLASSIC; World's classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, DRAMA / Shakespeare, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean