Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is an annotated edition published by Simon and Schuster on June 18, 2019. This 336-page edition presents the renowned comedy that explores themes of unrequited love, humor, and the complexities of relationships. Set against the backdrop of the twelfth night after Christmas, the play features characters such as the Countess Olivia, Duke Orsino, and the twins Viola and Sebastian, whose lives intertwine in unexpected ways.
Readers will find a wealth of resources in this authoritative edition from The Folger Shakespeare Library, designed for both students and general readers. It includes the complete text of the play, hundreds of hypertext links for easy navigation, and full explanatory notes linked to the text. Additional features comprise scene-by-scene plot summaries, an introduction to Shakespeare’s language, and essays by leading scholars that provide modern perspectives on the play. This edition serves as a comprehensive guide to understanding the intricacies of Shakespeare’s work while enhancing the reading experience.
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William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the incredible comedy about unrequited love, both hilarious and heartbreaking, now presented by the Folger Shakespeare Library with valuable new tools for educators and dynamic new covers.
Named for the twelfth night after Christmas, the end of the Christmas season, Twelfth Night plays with love and power. The Countess Olivia, a woman with her own household, attracts Duke Orsino. Two other would-be suitors are her pretentious steward, Malvolio, and Sir Andrew Aguecheek.
Onto this scene arrive the twins Viola and Sebastian; previously caught in a shipwreck, each thinks the other has drowned. Viola disguises herself as a male page and enters Orsino’s service. Orsino sends her as his envoy to Olivia—only to have Olivia fall in love with the messenger. The play complicates, then wonderfully untangles, these relationships.
The authoritative edition of Twelfth Night from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes:
-The exact text of the printed book for easy cross-reference
-Hundreds of hypertext links for instant navigation
-Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
-Full explanatory notes conveniently linked to the text of the play
-Scene-by-scene plot summaries
-A key to the play’s famous lines and phrases
-An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language
-An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
-Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books
-An annotated guide to further reading
-An essay by a leading Shakespeare expert
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