William Shakespeare

The Merry Wives of Windsor

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Produktbeschreibung

When a new play was required at short notice for a court occasion in 1597, Shakespeare created The Merry Wives of Windsor, a warm-hearted and spirited "citizen comedy" filled with boisterous action, situational irony, rich characterization--and the likes of Falstaff, Pistol, Mistress Quickly, and Justice Shallow. In his introduction and commentary, Craik examines a wide range of topics, including the play's probable occasion, its relationship to Shakespeare's English history plays and to other sources, its textual history, with particular reference to the widely diverging 1623 Folio and 1602 Quarto, and its quality as drama. In light of various topical, critical, and theatrical interpretations of the play, Craik pays particular attention to defining the literal sense, proposing some new readings, and evoking the many aspects of the stage business.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 1990
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 161mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780198129295
• ISBN-10: 0198129297
• Artikelnr.: 22112968

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Introduction: Shakespeare's Garter Play: The occasion and the date of The Merry Wives of Windsor
Shakespeare's English Comedy: The substance and the dramatic structure of the play
Interpretations, critical and theatrical, of the play
The quarto and folio texts
Editorial procedures
Abbreviations and references
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
Appendix A: The Textual Crux at 1.1.20-1
Appendix B: Evan's Song in Act 3, Scene 1
Appendix C: Falstaff's Disguise as Herne the Hunter
Appendix D: Alterations to Lineation of the Folio