{"product_id":"twelfth-night-ed-swain-paperback","title":"Twelfth Night - Ed. Swain - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Swain\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJoseph Black\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume includes the text of \u003cem\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/em\u003e as prepared and annotated by David Swain for \u003cem\u003eThe Broadview Anthology of British Literature\u003c\/em\u003e, and is accompanied by the excellent introduction and supplementary materials from the anthology. The diverse and extensive appendices acquaint readers with Shakespeare's sources and contextualize the play within Elizabethan society. The appendices include an excerpt from Barnabe Riche's \"Of Apollonius and Silla,\" Shakespeare's primary source of inspiration for the play; selections from Galen, Plato, and others illustrating Elizabethan attitudes toward gender and sexuality; excerptions illuminating contemporary moral discomfort with the theatre, such as Philip Stubbes's \"Of Stage-plays and Interludes, with their wickedness\"; and pieces on music and duelling that illustrate cultural conventions important to the interpretation of \u003cem\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is one of several \u003cem\u003eBroadview Anthology of British Literature\u003c\/em\u003e Editions being released this year; those wishing to teach the text will have the option of including the convenient stand-alone book as part of a specially-priced shrink-wrapped package together with a volume of the anthology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This volume includes the text of \u003cem\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/em\u003e as prepared and annotated by David Swain for \u003cem\u003eThe Broadview Anthology of British Literature\u003c\/em\u003e, and is accompanied by the excellent introduction and supplementary materials from the anthology. The diverse and extensive appendices acquaint readers with Shakespeare's sources and contextualize the play within Elizabethan society. The appendices include an excerpt from Barnabe Riche's \"Of Apollonius and Silla,\" Shakespeare's primary source of inspiration for the play; selections from Galen, Plato, and others illustrating Elizabethan attitudes toward gender and sexuality; excerptions illuminating contemporary moral discomfort with the theatre, such as Philip Stubbes's \"Of Stage-plays and Interludes, with their wickedness\"; and pieces on music and duelling that illustrate cultural conventions important to the interpretation of \u003cem\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This is one of several \u003cem\u003eBroadview Anthology of British Literature\u003c\/em\u003e Editions being released this year; those wishing to teach the text will have the option of including the convenient stand-alone book as part of a specially-priced shrink-wrapped package together with a volume of the anthology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eContributing Editor David Swain\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Associate Professor of English at Southern New Hampshire University and is the co-editor of \u003cem\u003eTudor England: An Encyclopedia\u003c\/em\u003e (2001). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730532700223,"sku":"9781554810369","price":33.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/744d8019b7faaf86213ea02a533f3b25.webp?v=1765126142","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/twelfth-night-ed-swain-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}