The Merry Wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare, David Crane (University of Wales, Lampeter)

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Cambridge University Press
25 February 2010

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Shakespeare plays; Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800; Shakespeare studies & criticism

Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare

The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical, stage and screen interpretations. In this second edition of Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor David Crane emphasises the liveliness of the play in stage terms. He also claims that this citizen comedy was an expression of Shakespeare's fundamental understanding of human life, conveyed centrally in the character of Falstaff. In the process he examines Shakespeare's free and vigorous use of different linguistic worlds. An account of the play's textual history concludes that at the time of its earliest performances Shakespeare's text was being adapted to specific theatrical needs, and as much in the possession of its players as of its author.

By: William Shakespeare
Edited by: David Crane (University of Wales Lampeter)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9780521146814
ISBN 10: 052114681X
Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare
Pages: 186
Publication Date: 25 February 2010
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: the date and first occasion of the play; The world of the play; Some moments in the play; The play on the stage; Recent critical and stage interpretations; Note on the text; List of characters; THE PLAY; Textual analysis; Reading list.