Twelfth night
By: William Shakespeare ; edited by Keir Elam
Contributors: Elam, Keir, editor
Series: The Arden Shakespeare
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Brothers and sisters; Drama; Mistaken identity
Description: 'Twelfth Night, or, What You Will' is a classic romantic comedy of mistaken identities that has sparked much critical debate surrounding issues of gender and sexuality. Although its first recorded performance was in 1602, it does not appear in print until it is listed under the 'Comedies' in the First Folio of 1623. One of his last Elizabethan plays, 'Twelfth Night' shares such tropes of Shakespearean comedy as crossdressing, mistaken identity and ambitious social climbers.
Notes: Previously issued in print: London: Arden Shakespeare, 2008.

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