All's Well That Ends Well
By William Shakespeare
Introduction by Sylvan Barnet
By William Shakespeare
Introduction by Sylvan Barnet
Category: Arts & Entertainment | Classic Nonfiction
-
$6.95
Oct 04, 2005 | ISBN 9780451530011
Buy the Mass Market Paperback:
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
The City of Ladies
Beyond Good & Evil
God Is Dead. God Remains Dead. And We Have Killed Him.
Why I Write
Pygmalion
Timon of Athens
The Art of War
Essays and Aphorisms
Titus Andronicus
Praise
“A remarkable edition, one that makes Shakespeare’s extraordinary accomplishment more vivid than ever.”—James Shapiro, professor, Columbia University, bestselling author of A Year in the Life of Shakespeare: 1599
“A feast of literary and historical information.”—The Wall Street Journal
Table Of Contents
Shakespeare: All’s Well That Ends WellShakespeare: An Overview
Biographical Sketch / A Note on the Anti-Stratfordians, Especially Baconians and Oxfordians / The Shakespeare Canon / Shakespeare’s English / Shakespeare’s Theater / A Note on the Use of Boy Actors in Female Roles / Shakespeare’s Dramatic Language: Costumes, Gestures and Silences; Prose and Poetry / The Play Text as a Collaboration / Editing Texts / Shakespeare on the Stage
Introduction
All’s Well That Ends Well
Textual Note
The Source of All’s Well That Ends Well
William Painter From The Palace of Pleasure
Commentaries
Samuel Johnson From The Plays of William Shakespeare
M.C. Bradbrook From Shakespeare and Elizabethan Poetry
Joseph Westlund Longing, Idealization, and Sadness in All’s Well That Ends Well
Bruce Smith What Doing It in the Dark, Without Words, Tells Us About Early Modern Sexuality
Sylvan Barnet All’s Well That Ends Well on Stage and Screen
Suggested References
21 Books You’ve Been Meaning to Read
Just for joining you’ll get personalized recommendations on your dashboard daily and features only for members.
Find Out More Join Now Sign In