All's well that ends well:with new and updated critical essays and a revised bibliography
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Signet Classics,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | 2005. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 2nd rev. ed. |
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Signet classics Shakespeare |
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Item Description: | All's well that ends well. |
Carrier Form: | lxxx, 208 p.: ill. ; 18 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780451530011 (pbk.) 0451530012 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | I561 |
CLC: | I561.33 |
Call Number: | I561.33/S527-84/2nd.ed. |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-208). Shakespeare: an overview -- Introduction -- All's Well That Ends Well -- Textual note -- The source of "All's Well That Ends Well" -- [Excerpt from] The palace of pleasure / William Painter -- Commentaries. [Excerpt from] The plays of William Shakespeare / Samuel Johnson ; [Excerpt from] Shakespeare and Elizabethan poetry / M. C. Bradbrook ; Longing, idealization, and sadness in "All's Well That Ends Well" / Joseph Westlund ; What doing it in the dark, without words, tells us about early modern sexuality / Bruce Smith ; "All's Well That Ends Well" on stage and screen / Sylvan Barnet -- Suggested references. Presents a revised edition of the Shakespeare play wherein The King of France gives Helena the hand of any man she wants in marriage, but the one she chooses, Bertram, flees to Tuscany, and she must use her wits to get him back. Includes author information, notes, and critical analysis. |