All's Well that Ends Well

This second edition of All's Well That Ends Well features a new introduction by Alexander Leggatt.

William Shakespeare (Author), Russell Fraser (Edited by), Alexander Leggatt (Introduction by)

9780521535151, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 19 January 2004

174 pages, 11 b/w illus.
22.8 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.29 kg

"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

The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical, stage and screen interpretations. For the second edition of All's Well That Ends Well, Alexander Leggatt has written a completely new introduction to Russell Fraser's text of one of Shakespeare's most puzzling, ambiguous and demanding plays. Leggatt's interest in performance is evident throughout the introduction, particularly in his discussion of the instability of the main characters. He also provides a full, illustrated and thoughtful account of the play's critical and theatrical fortunes to the end of the twentieth century, and explores our experience as an audience of seeing and hearing the play performed. An updated reading list completes the volume.

List of illustrations
Preface
Abbreviations and conventions
Introduction by Alexander Leggatt: Sources and traditions
The Shakespearean context (and the date)
Critical reception and stage history
The play
Note on the text
List of characters
THE PLAY
Textual analysis
Reading list.

Subject Areas: Shakespeare studies & criticism [DSGS], Shakespeare plays [DDS]