{"product_id":"9780141914602","title":"Twelfth Night","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the best-loved comedies ever written, \u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps Shakespeare's most lyrical as well as most experimental play. This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited by M. M. Mahood with an introduction by Michael Dobson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'If music be the food of love, play on...' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Separated from her twin brother Sebastian after a shipwreck, Viola disguises herself as a boy to serve the Duke of Illyria. Wooing a countess on his behalf, she is stunned to find herself the object of his beloved's affections. With the arrival of Viola's brother, and a trick played upon the countess's steward, confusion reigns in this romantic comedy of mistaken identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare's life and Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to\u003ci\u003e Twelfth Night\u003c\/i\u003e, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e William Shakespeare was born some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and died in 1616. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Stanley Wells is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Honorary President of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Michael Dobson is Director of the Shakespeare Institute and Professor of Shakespeare Studies at the University of Birmingham.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Unrequited love, melancholy, cruelty and joy held together in perfect balance' - Nicholas Hytner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119807250672,"sku":"9780141914602","price":11.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141914602_p0.jpg?v=1763656153","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141914602","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}