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The Merry Wives Of Windsor: Third Series

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Full Title:

The Merry Wives Of Windsor: Third Series

Contributors:

By (Author) William Shakespeare
Edited by Giorgio Melchiori

ISBN:

9781904271123

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

The Arden Shakespeare

Publication Date:

17th March 2009

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Primary and Secondary Educational

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Literary studies: plays and playwrights
Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800
Educational: First / native language: Literature studies

Dewey:

822.33

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

362

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm

Weight:

404g

Description

The Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespeare's only thoroughly English comedy, created an archetypal literary figure in the shape of the devious, irrepressible John Falstaff. This stimulating new edition celebrates the play as a joyous exploration of language, but also places elements of its plot firmly in a continental, specifically Italian, tradition of romantic comedy. It draws out the complexities of Merry Wives as a multi-plot play, and takes a fresh and challenging look at both textual and dating issues; a facsimile of the first Quarto is included as an appendix. The play's extensive performance history, both dramatic and operatic, is fully explored and discussed.`This is a significant and substantive edition, in that nothing has been taken for granted, everything has been opened to reconsideration. The commentary is exceptionally detailed and attentive to questions of language and meaning.'John Jowett, Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, Shakespeare Quarterly

Reviews

'This is a significant and substantive editoin, in that nothing has been taken for granted, everything has been opened to reconsideration. The commentary is exceptionally detailed and attentive to questions of language and meaning.' * Shakespeare Quarterly *
'Shakespeare genially celebrates his own middle class English provincial background and seeks to do nothing more than entertain- which he does, splendidly.' * Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph, 21.08.10 *

Author Bio

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time.

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