Bibliograph

The merry wives of Windsor, William Shakespeare ; edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen ; introduction by Jonathan Bate

Type

Label

The merry wives of Windsor, William Shakespeare ; edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen ; introduction by Jonathan Bate

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

dramas

Main title

The merry wives of Windsor

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

471792616

Responsibility statement

William Shakespeare ; edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen ; introduction by Jonathan Bate

Series statement

RSC Shakespeare

Summary

Presents Shakespeare's comedy about Sir John Falstaff's attempts to seduce Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page. This volume includes the full text of the play, plus an introduction to the play, a scene-by-scene analysis, commentary on past and current productions, photographs of key RSC productions, and an overview of Shakespeare's theatrical career and chronology of his plays

Table Of Contents

Introduction. Women on top? ; Why Windsor? ; Which Falstaff? ; The comedy of Englishness -- About the text -- Key facts -- The Merry Wives of Windsor -- Textual notes -- Scene-by scene analysis -- "The Merry Wives of Windsor" in performance: the RSC and beyond. Four centuries of "The Merry Wives of Windsor": an overview ; At the RSC ; The director's cut: interviews with Bill Alexander and Rachel Kavanaugh ; Playing Falstaff: Simon Callow -- Shakespeare's career in theater -- Shakespeare's works: a chronology -- Further reading and viewing -- References -- Acknowledgments and picture credits

Target audience

adult

Classification