{"product_id":"9781604944129","title":"The Book Of Twelfth Night, Or What You Will","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night, or What You Will\u003c\/i\u003e is a lovely, immensely entertaining, and -- when provocatively mounted -- haunting play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet it is too often misused as an occasion for slapstick comedy. Even many of the best productions realize only a fraction of its sublimity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of \"Twelfth Night, or What You Will\": Musings on Shakespeare's Most Wonderful (and Erotic) Play\u003c\/i\u003e explores the play's arresting ambiguities, with an emphasis on the sexual. It's for anyone who loves this rhapsodic play, and especially for the new \u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night, or What You Will\u003c\/i\u003e audience that has greater expectations of theater companies mounting one of the world's strangest comedies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 2003 graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Wayne Myers was the features editor for the \u003ci\u003eOneida Daily Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e in upstate New York, where he reviewed theater, opera, films, and art exhibitions from 2003 to 2008. His work has won a handful of first-place awards in the New York State Associated Press Association, Suburban Newspapers of America, and Syracuse Press Club writing contests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is what every book about our greatest writer should be: fun, fascinating, and filled with delights. Myers's analysis is exhaustively researched but effervescently revealed; each trim chapter is a page-turner, compelling the reader to read on. This is a must-have for anyone who loves Shakespeare, but also anyone who doesn't 'get' Shakespeare. After reading Myers's book, you won't be able to get enough.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-- John Christian Plummer, director, 2008 Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival production of \u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night, or What You Will\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I wish there were more books like this!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eShakespeare Geek Blog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wheatmark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050381000944,"sku":"9781604944129","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781604944129_p0.jpg?v=1763827605","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781604944129","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}