All's Well That Ends Well (Signet Classic Shakespeare Series)

by William Shakespeare, Sylvan Barnet (Introduction)

Overview

One of Shakespeare's most thought-provoking comedies in which high-born Lord Bertram learns humility and the true worth of his wife.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780451530011
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/04/2005
Series:	Signet Classic Shakespeare Series
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	739,793
Product dimensions:	4.19(w) x 6.83(h) x 0.76(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was a poet, playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare's vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays; poems; and 154 sonnets. His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

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Table of Contents

Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends WellShakespeare: An Overview
Biographical Sketch / A Note on the Anti-Stratfordians, Especially Baconians and Oxfordians / The Shakespeare Canon / Shakespeare's English / Shakespeare's Theater / A Note on the Use of Boy Actors in Female Roles / Shakespeare's Dramatic Language: Costumes, Gestures and Silences; Prose and Poetry / The Play Text as a Collaboration / Editing Texts / Shakespeare on the Stage

Introduction
All's Well That Ends Well
Textual Note
The Source of All's Well That Ends Well
William Painter From The Palace of Pleasure

Commentaries
Samuel Johnson From The Plays of William Shakespeare
M.C. Bradbrook From Shakespeare and Elizabethan Poetry
Joseph Westlund Longing, Idealization, and Sadness in All's Well That Ends Well
Bruce Smith What Doing It in the Dark, Without Words, Tells Us About Early Modern Sexuality
Sylvan Barnet All's Well That Ends Well on Stage and Screen

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Editorial Reviews

A remarkable edition, one that makes Shakespeare’s extraordinary accomplishment more vivid than ever.”—James Shapiro, professor, Columbia University, bestselling author of A Year in the Life of Shakespeare: 1599
 
“A feast of literary and historical information.”—The Wall Street Journal

From the Publisher

Here's quite a bargain: you get the fully edited and annotated play along with a scholarly intro by series editor Burton Raffel and an essay by Harold Bloom for $6.95. Great play, great deal.

—Michael Rogers

Library Journal