Twelfth Night

Resource Information

The work Twelfth Night represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Merrimack Valley Library Consortium. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Twelfth Night

Creator

• Shakespeare, William

Subject

• Classic Literature
• Fiction

Summary

The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's comedy of lovers misled.Romantic folly and false identites abound as an unusual love triangle takes the stage in this play about Orsino, the infatuated Duke of Illyria; Olivia, the countess he pursues; and Viola, the woman disguised as a man who comes between them. This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as:• An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater• A special introduction to the play by the editor, Herschel Baker• Selections from Barnabe Rich, Of Apolonius and Silla, the source from which Shakespeare derived Twelfth NightDramatic criticism from Samuel Johnson, William Hazlitt, Charles Lamb, and others• A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions• Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text• And more..

Nature of contents

dictionaries