Alls Well that Ends Well: 2ed (The New Cambridge Shakespeare)

Shakespeare, William

ISBN 10: 0521827930 / ISBN 13: 9780521827935

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2003

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VG condition book without dust jacket. Boards are clean with light wear. Book has clean and bright contents. Seller Inventory # 9999-9995112562

Bibliographic Details

Title: Alls Well that Ends Well: 2ed (The New ...

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

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Synopsis:

Alexander Leggatt has written a new Introduction to this updated edition of Russell Fraser's text on one of Shakespeare's most ambiguous plays. Leggatt's interest in performance informs his introduction and account of the instability of the main characters. He offers a thoughtful account of the play's critical and theatrical fortunes to the end of the twentieth century, as well as of the audience experience. An updated reading list completes the edition. First Edition Hb (1986): 0-521-22150-1 First Edition Pb (1986): 0-521-29365-0

Book Description:

For this updated edition of All's Well, Alexander Leggatt has written a wholly new Introduction to one of Shakespeare's most puzzling, ambiguous and demanding plays. Leggatt's interest in performance informs his introduction and his account of the instability of the main characters. He offers a full, illustrated and thoughtful account of the play's critical and theatrical fortunes to the end of the twentieth century, and of our experience as an audience of seeing and hearing it performed. An updated reading list completes the edition.