Twelfth Night - Softcover

William Shakespeare

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0679838724 ISBN 13: 9780679838722

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993

Synopsis

An illustrated, abridged version of the Shakespeare comedy with background information and explanatory stage directions

About this title

Book Description:

Using the complete, unabridged New Cambridge Shakespeare edition text of the play, this recording of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (available on cassette or CD) uses a full professional cast, sound effects and accompanying music. Starring Stella Gonet as Viola, with Christopher Godwin as Malvolio, Lucy Whybrow as Olivia, Jane Whittenshaw as Maria, Benjamin Soames as Sebastian and Adam Kotz as Antonio.

From the Publisher:

Set in a topsy-turvy world like a holiday revel, this comedy devises a romantic plot around separated twins, misplaced passions, and mistaken identity. Juxtaposed to it is the satirical story of a self-deluded steward who dreams of becoming "Count Malvolio" only to receive his comeuppance at the hands of the merrymakers he wishes to suppress. The two plots combine to create a farce touched with melancholy, mixed throughout with seductively beautiful explorations on the themes of love and time, and the play ends, not with laughter, but with a clown's sad song.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0679838724
• ISBN 13: 9780679838722
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Ksenia Prytkova