Twelfth night Shakespeare : the critical tradition edited by James Schiffer

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schiffer, James, editor.

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Shakespeare, the critical tradition

Shakespeare. The critical tradition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Twelfth night.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

London The Arden Shakespeare 2025

Summary:

This new volume in the Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition increases our knowledge of how Twelfth Night was received and understood by critics, editors and general readers. The volume offers, in separate sections, both critical opinions about the play across the centuries and an evaluation of their positions within and their impact on the reception of the play. The volume features criticism from key literary figures such as Thomas De Quincey, Charles Knight, Mary Cowden Clarke, Charles Lamb, George Bernard Shaw and Caroline F. E. Spurgeon. The chronological arrangement of the text-excerpts engages the readers in a direct and unbiased dialogue, whereas the introduction offers a critical evaluation from a current stance, including modern theories and methods. The volume makes a major contribution to our understanding of the Twelfth Night and of the traditions of Shakespearean criticism surrounding it as they have developed from century to century

Contents:

General Editor's Preface

General Editors' Preface to the Revised Series

Preface

Introduction

The Critical Tradition Texts

Notes

Select Bibliography

Permissions

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Other Format:

Print version Twelfth night

ISBN:

1350087068

9781350087064

OCLC:

1511648901