Twelfth Night

Or What You Will

William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Story Donno, Penny Gay (University of Sydney)

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Cambridge University Press
17 August 2017

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. This third edition of Twelfth Night retains the text edited and annotated by Elizabeth Story Donno for the first edition of 1985, and features an updated introduction by Penny Gay, which focuses on recent scholarship and performance history. Building on her Introduction to the second edition, Gay stresses the play's theatricality, its elaborate linguistic games and its complex use of Ovidian myths. She analyses the delicate balance Shakespeare strikes in Twelfth Night between romance and realism, and explores representations of gender, sexuality and identity in the text. A selection of new photographs completes the edition.

By: William Shakespeare
Introduction by: Penny Gay (University of Sydney)
Edited by: Elizabeth Story Donno
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 330g
ISBN: 9781107565463
ISBN 10: 1107565464
Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 17 August 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Penny Gay is Emeritus Professor in English and Drama at the University of Sydney.

Reviews for Twelfth Night: Or What You Will

The editorial goals of the Arden project are ably met in this edition. Elam's...astounding knowledge of elements of performance make this edition a mustread...Brings together into one volume a wealth of textual, bibliographical, and critical scholarship; a variety of background materials; helpful images and charts; and information and analysis concerning stage and film performances.The introduction exemplifies scholarly achievement...Magisterial footnotes. - Shakespeare Quarterly The editorial goals of the Arden project are ably met in this edition. Elam's...astounding knowledge of elements of performance make this edition a mustread...Brings together into one volume a wealth of textual, bibliographical, and critical scholarship; a variety of background materials; helpful images and charts; and information and analysis concerning stage and film performances.The introduction exemplifies scholarly achievement...Magisterial footnotes. -- Shakespeare Quarterly