Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado about Nothing has always been popular on the stage. This edition pays especial attention to the history and range of theatrical interpretation, in which famous actors, from the time of Garrick to the present, have appeared as the sparring lovers Benedick and Beatrice. A full commentary includes annotation of the many sexual jokes in the play that have been obscured by the complexity of Elizabethan language. In this new edition, Travis D. Williams reviews recent stage, television, film and critical interpretations of the play, considering treatment of the play's special interest in language, bodies and gender.

Author: William Shakespeare
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/01/2018
Series: New Cambridge Shakespeare
Pages: 198
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.98h x 7.39w x 0.46d
ISBN: 9781316626733
3rd Revised Edition