Much ado about nothing /
Much Ado About Nothing has always been popular on the stage. This edition pays especial attention to the history and range of theatrical interpretation, in which famous actors, from the time of Garrick to the present, have appeared as the sparring lovers Benedick and Beatrice. A full commentary incl...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2018]
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
| Series: | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 1984.
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| Summary: | Much Ado About Nothing has always been popular on the stage. This edition pays especial attention to the history and range of theatrical interpretation, in which famous actors, from the time of Garrick to the present, have appeared as the sparring lovers Benedick and Beatrice. A full commentary includes annotation of the many sexual jokes in the play that have been obscured by the complexity of Elizabethan language. In this new edition, Travis D. Williams reviews recent stage, television, film and critical interpretations of the play, considering treatment of the play's special interest in language, bodies and gender. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 183 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-183). |
| ISBN: | 9781107174733 1107174732 9781316626733 1316626733 |