Twelfth Night
Will be published approx. on 24. December 2026
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-1-350-06558-1 (ISBN)
Description
Shifting ideas of gender, sexuality and class status are explored in this romantic comedy which de-centres the heteronormative couple from its central dramatic plot as it pursues the solution of multiple marriages.
In Illyria daughters grieve for their fathers and siblings, whilst Viola and Sebastian fear the worst in a shipwreck that tears them apart. Duke Orsino sends his new servant, Cesario, to woo the unwilling Olivia on his behalf, setting off a chain of mistaken identities and confused desires. This edition foregrounds the queer potentialities of Twelfth Night whilst exploring male friendship, madness, mourning and migration across the play's different plots and afterlives.
The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series Twelfth Night provides:
- A critical introduction to the play's textual, cultural and performance history
- An edition rooted in the Folio text and the earliest known Middle Temple performance of Twelfth Night
- Detailed on-the-page notes explaining language, character and performance
- A clear page layout with an easy-to-read font and single-column notes
- Images of relevant productions, paintings and texts
In Illyria daughters grieve for their fathers and siblings, whilst Viola and Sebastian fear the worst in a shipwreck that tears them apart. Duke Orsino sends his new servant, Cesario, to woo the unwilling Olivia on his behalf, setting off a chain of mistaken identities and confused desires. This edition foregrounds the queer potentialities of Twelfth Night whilst exploring male friendship, madness, mourning and migration across the play's different plots and afterlives.
The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series Twelfth Night provides:
- A critical introduction to the play's textual, cultural and performance history
- An edition rooted in the Folio text and the earliest known Middle Temple performance of Twelfth Night
- Detailed on-the-page notes explaining language, character and performance
- A clear page layout with an easy-to-read font and single-column notes
- Images of relevant productions, paintings and texts
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
18 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-06558-1 (9781350065581)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Emma Smith is Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Hertford College, University of Oxford, UK.
Content
List of Illustrations
General Editors' Preface
How to Use This Edition
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Date and Text
2. Shakespeare's Canon
3. Twelfth Night's Dramatic Networks
4. Or What You Will
5. Early Reception in Print and Performance
6. Sources
7. Names
8. Characters
9. Genre
10. Illyria
11. Twins
12. Grief
13. Gender and Sexuality
14. Social Status
15. Music
16. Interpretation
Twelfth Night, Or What You Will
Abbreviations and References
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Index
General Editors' Preface
How to Use This Edition
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Date and Text
2. Shakespeare's Canon
3. Twelfth Night's Dramatic Networks
4. Or What You Will
5. Early Reception in Print and Performance
6. Sources
7. Names
8. Characters
9. Genre
10. Illyria
11. Twins
12. Grief
13. Gender and Sexuality
14. Social Status
15. Music
16. Interpretation
Twelfth Night, Or What You Will
Abbreviations and References
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Index