Edited, Introduced and Annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare's Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal. Variously melancholy, lyrical, joyous and farcical, Twelfth Night has long been a popular comedy with Shakespearian audiences. The main plot revolves around mistaken identities and unrequited love. Both Olivia and Orsino are attracted to Viola, who is disguised as a young man; and Viola’s brother, Sebastian, finds that he is loved not only by Antonio but also by Olivia. Meanwhile, in the comic sub-plot, Sir Toby Belch and his companions outwit the vain Malvolio, who is ludicrously humiliated. While offering broad comedy, Twelfth Night teasingly probes gender-roles and sexual ambiguities.
| ISBN: | 9781853260100 |
| Publication date: | 5th May 1992 |
| Author: | William Shakespeare, Professor Cedric, M.A. Ph.D. (Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex) Watts |
| Publisher: | Wordsworth Editions Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Series: | Wordsworth Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic and pre-20th century plays |