Twelfth Night, Or, What You Will
3.7
(34 ratings)192 pages2008Yale University PressISBN 9780300134711
About this book
<p>HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.</p> <br> <br> <p>'If music be the food of love, play on;<br> <br> Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,<br> <br> The appetite may sicken, and so die.'</p> <p>A comedic romance of mistaken identity, Twelfth Night begins with a shipwreck, splitting up Viola and her twin brother, Sebastian. Alone in a strange land, Viola disguises herself as a male servant, Cesario, in order to work for the Duke Orsino. Orsino is in love with Lady Olivia, but it is Cesario that Olivia falls for. A farcical tale of misplaced love, confusion, gender-swapping and aspiration, Twelfth Night remains one of Shakespeare's best-loved and inventive comedies.</p>
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN
- 9780300134711
About Unknown Author
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of 38 plays,[c] 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. He has invented over 1700 words some of which are common. ([Source][1].) [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare Looking for the '[First Folio](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL362289W/Plays)'?
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