All's Well That Ends Well (平装) 0486415937

Usually classifed as a 'problem comedy', All's Well that Ends Well invites a fresh assessment.Its psychologically disturbing presentation of an agressive, designing woman and a reluctant husband wooed by trickery won it little favour in earlier centuries, and both directors and critics have frequently tried to avoid or simplify its uncomfortable elements.More recently, several distinguished productions have revealed it as an exceptionally penetrating study of bothpersonal and social issues.In her introduction Susan Snyder makes the play's clashing ideologies of class and gender newly accessible.She explains how the very discords of style can be seen as a source of theatrical power and complexity, and offers a fully reconsidered, helpfully annotated text for both readers and actors.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Library Journal This dark comedy, written in the very early 1600s, is the latesttitle in the revamped "Pelican Shakespeare" series, which offersdefinitive texts of the plays with scholarly introductions,essays, and notes. You can't go wrong with this wonderful series. FICTION Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to the Paperback edition. Review "The New Cambridge Shakespeare's updated All's Well is a first-class edition, suited for advanced readers who want a copiously footnoted but otherwise unadorned edition for the play." Sixteenth Century Journal Patrick McHenry, Columbus State University--This text refers to the Paperback edition. Review "The New Cambridge Shakespeare's updated All's Well is a first-class edition, suited for advanced readers who want a copiously footnoted but otherwise unadorned edition for the play." Sixteenth Century Journal Patrick McHenry, Columbus State University--This text refers to the Paperback edition. Product Description The daughter of a renowned physician pursues her passion for an elusive bridegroom through a comic maze of mistaken identities, betrayals, repentance, and dramatic revelation. This extraordinary combination of romantic melodrama and outright farce offers a thought-provoking subtext on the way to fulfilling the promise of its title. Susan Snyder is Gil and Frank Mustin Professor of English Literature, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

出版社	Dover Publications Inc.
作者	威廉?莎士比亚 (William Shakespeare)