Twelfth Night, Hardcover by Edmondson, Paul, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
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Twelfth Night, Hardcover by Edmondson, Paul, Brand New, Free shipping in the US. Twelfth Night, Hardcover by Edmondson, Paul, ISBN 1403933863, ISBN-13 9781403933867, Brand New, Free shipping in the US In this compact Edmundson explains how the play came to be and how it was first performed (which is particularly interesting because not only was gender identity a theory of the play it was also an issue of practice on the stage), the cultural contexts of theatrical performances at the time, the sources Shakespeare either mined for inspiration or quoted directly, key productions and performances, including four major productions dating from 1884 to 2005, reviews of the screen versions, critical assessments from Shakespeare's near-contemporary Digges to Woolf on to Barbara Everett's sensitive interpretation. About half of the volume is devoted to a moment-by-moment running commentary readers can use to prepare for a performance. The list of further reading is particularly helpful. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
