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By James Schiffer

ISBN-10: 041597335X

ISBN-13: 9780415973359

ISBN-10: 1138828475

ISBN-13: 9781138828476

This quantity within the Shakespeare feedback sequence deals various ways to Twelfth Night, together with its severe reception, functionality background, and relation to early smooth tradition.



James Schiffer’s large creation surveys the play’s serious reception and function historical past, whereas person essays discover a number of themes correct to a whole appreciation of the play: early sleek notions of affection, friendship, sexuality, insanity, festive ritual, exoticism, social mobility, and detection. The individuals technique those issues from a number of views, resembling new severe, new historicist, cultural materialist, feminist and queer concept, and function feedback, sometimes combining a number of techniques inside of a unmarried essay.



The new essays from best figures within the box discover and expand the foremost debates surrounding Twelfth Night, growing definitely the right publication for readers coming near near this article for the 1st time or wishing to additional their wisdom of this stimulating, a lot enjoyed play.

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