Shakespeare William - Twelfth Night Or What You Will: The Oxford Shakespeare - Paperback
Shakespeare William - Twelfth Night Or What You Will: The Oxford Shakespeare - Paperback
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Description: 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.
Title: Twelfth Night Or What You Will: The Oxford Shakespeare
Author(s): Shakespeare William, Wells, Stanley (Honorary President, Honorary President, The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199536092
Pages: 256 Pages, Halftones
Publication Date: 6/15/2008
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Category: Shakespeare Studies & Criticism
Description: 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.
Title: Twelfth Night Or What You Will: The Oxford Shakespeare
Author(s): Shakespeare William, Wells, Stanley (Honorary President, Honorary President, The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199536092
Pages: 256 Pages, Halftones
Publication Date: 6/15/2008
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Category: Shakespeare Studies & Criticism