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The Merry Wives of Windsor: Third Series

The Merry Wives of Windsor: Third Series

Melchiori, Giorgio
Shakespeare, William
Proudfoot, Richard

Paperback

Series: Arden Shakespeare Third, Book 17

Shakespeare

ISBN10: 190427112X
ISBN13: 9781904271123
Publisher: Arden Shakespeare
Published: Dec 9 1999
Pages: 362
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.70
Language: English

A significant and substantive edition, in that nothing has been taken for granted, everything has been opened to reconsideration. The commentary is exceptionally detailed and attentive to questions of language and meaning. - Shakespeare Quarterly

The Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespeare's only thoroughly English comedy, created an archetypal literary figure in the shape of the devious, irrepressible John Falstaff. This stimulating edition celebrates the play as a joyous exploration of language, but also places elements of its plot firmly in a continental, specifically Italian, tradition of romantic comedy. It draws out the complexities of Merry Wives as a multi-plot play, and takes a fresh and challenging look at both textual and dating issues; a facsimile of the first Quarto is included as an appendix. The play's extensive performance history, both dramatic and operatic, is fully explored and discussed.

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