Set in a topsy-turvy world like a holiday revel, this comedy devises a romantic plot around separated twins, misplaced passions, and mistaken identity. Juxtaposed to it is the satirical story of a self-deluded steward who dreams of becoming "Count Malvolio" only to receive his comeuppance at the hands of the merrymakers he wishes to suppress. The two plots combine to create a farce touched with melancholy, mixed throughout with seductively beautiful explorations on the themes of love and time, and the play ends, not with laughter, but with a clown's sad song.
Each Edition Includes:
Comprehensive explanatory notes
Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship
Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English
Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories
An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography
| ISBN: | 9780553213089 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 1988 |
| Author: | William Shakespeare |
| Publisher: | Bantam Classics an imprint of Random House Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
Plays, playscripts Classic and pre-20th century plays Classic fiction: general and literary |
Set in a topsy-turvy world like a holiday revel, this comedy devises a romantic plot around separated twins, misplaced passions, and mistaken identity. Juxtaposed to it is the satirical story of a self-deluded steward who dreams of becoming "Count Malvolio" only to receive his comeuppance at the hands of the merrymakers he wishes to suppress.
Twelfth Night features in the following genres: Plays, playscripts, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Classic fiction: general and literary
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Twelfth Night was written by William Shakespeare and published by Bantam Classics an imprint of Random House Publishing Group
Twelfth Night has 256 pages