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...
The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's comedy of lovers misled. Romantic folly and false identites abound as an unusual love ...
In his introduction, Mr. Baker writes, Although Romance, the dominant genre of secular literature throughout the later Middle Ages, has prompted floods of scholarship and speculation, it still bristles with unanswered problems of origin, development, and even definition. Helaine Newstead, Distinguished Professor of English at Hunter College, contributes Malory and Romance; A. Bartlett Giamatti, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Yale University, Spenser: From Magic to Miracle; Norman Rabkin, Professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley, The Holy...
In his introduction, Mr. Baker writes, Although Romance, the dominant genre of secular literature throughout the later Middle Ages, has prompted flood...
