TWELFTH NIGHT 第十二夜
2004-6
Simon & Schuster
William Shakespeare
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• Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play • Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play • Scene-by-scene plot summaries • A key to famous lines and phrases • An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language • An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play • Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books Essay by Catherine Belsey The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs.
William Shakespeare was born on April 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, on Englands Avon River. When he was eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway. The couple had three childrentheir older daughter, Susanna, and the twins, Judith and Hamnet.Hamnet, Shakespeares only son, died in childhood.The bulk of Shakespeares working life was spent, not in Stratford, but in the theater world of London, where he established himself professionally by the early 1590s. He had a successful career in London as a playwright and actor and was a shareholder in the acting company the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. He produced most of his plays between 1589 and 1613. Sometime between 1610 and 1613, Shakespeare is thoughtto have retired from the stage and returned home to Stratford, where he died in 1616.
Editors' PrefaceShakespeare's Twelfth Night, or, What You WillReading Shakespeare's LanguageShakespeare's LifeShakespeare's TheaterThe Publication of Shakespeare's PlaysAn Introduction to This TextTwelfth Night, or, What You Will Text of the Play with CommentaryTextual NotesTwelfth Night: A Modern Perspective by Catherine BelseyFurther ReadingKey to Famous Lines and Phrases
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字不是很大，但解释非常详尽，值得买来作学习之用。拿着也很轻便。