Twelfth Night Critical Essays [Paperback]

Originally published in 1986. Among the most frequently performed and high admired of Shakespeares plays, Twelfth Nightis examined here in this collection of writings from well-known essayists and scholars. The chapters present to the modern reader discussions of the play to enhance understanding and study of both the text and performances. Opening essays address individual characters; then some accounts of its potential and theatrical reviews are included; finally followed by critical studies looking at various parts and themes. The editors introduction explains the usefulness of each chapter and gives an overview of the selection.

Preface Joseph Price  Introduction Stanley Wells  1. The Illyrians J. B. Priestley  2. Feste the Jester A. C. Bradley  3. Directions for Twelfth Night John Russell Brown  4. Twelfth Night fromShakespeare and the Actors Arthur Colby Sprague  5. On Some of the Old Actors Charles Lamb  6. Samuel Phelps as Malvolio (1857) Henry Morley  7. Beerbohm Trees Twelfth Night Max Beerbohm  8. Twelfth Night at the Vieux Colombier (1921) Harley Granville Barker  9. Twelfth Night at the Old Vic (1933) Virginia Woolf  10. Peter Halls Production of Twelfth Night (1958) Roy Walker  11. Illyria for Whitehall Leslie Hotson  12. Testing Courtesy and Humanity in Twelfth Night C. L. Barber  13. The Fruits of the Sport Bertrand Evans  14. The Underplot of Twelfth Night Harry Levin  15. Shakespeares Twelfth Night Harold Jenkins  16. The Design of Twelfth Night L. G. Salingar  17. Twelfth Night , fromShakespearelsH