The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Edition: 3rd edition
Publisher: Arden
Published: March 18, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781903436943
Subjects: English literature: Shakespeare criticism; English literature: Shakespeare texts; Shakespeare plays, texts; Shakespeare studies & criticism; Plays / Drama; English; Literary Criticism; Shakespeare; Literary Criticism / Shakespeare
Description: "Two Gentlemen of Verona is commonly agreed to be Shakespeare's first comedy, and probably his first play. A comedy built around the confusions of doubling, cross - dressing and identity, it is also a play about the ideal of male friendship an what happens to those friendships when men fall in love. William Carroll's engaging Introduction focuses on the traditions and sources that stand behind the play and explores Shakespeare's unique and bold treatment of them. Special attention is given to the strong female figure of Julia - a prototype for some of Shakespeare's later and most loved heroines, Viola (Twelth Night) and Rosalind (As you Like It)."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Arden Shakespeare: Third Series