Twelfth night, or, What you will

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

For this updated edition of Twelfth Night, Penny Gay has written a wholly new Introduction to this well-loved Shakespearean comedy. She stresses the play's theatricality, its elaborate linguistic games and its complex use of Ovidian myths. She analyses the play's delicate balance between romance and realism and its exploration of gender, sexuality and identity. In examining the stage history, Professor Gay suggests that contemporary critical theory could have much to offer 21st century directors and actors. An updated reading list completes the edition.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• List of illustrations
• Preface
• Abbreviations and conventions
• Introduction
• The play's sources
• Imaginary geography and stage space
• Puritans and Clowns
• Time, chance, and the poetry of romance
• Myths and metamorphosis
• Gender, sexuality, and the stage
• Language
• Music
• Stage history
• Note on the text
• List of characters
• The Play
• Textual analysis
• Reading list