All's Well That Ends Well: Third Series

by William Shakespeare, Suzanne Gossett (Editor), Helen Wilcox (Editor)

Overview

In All's Well That Ends Well, Helen, a lowly ward, risks her life to satisfy her boundless love for Bertram, a count and ward to the King of France. Following him to Paris, she concocts an endangering plan to win the King of France's favour and induce Bertram's hand in marriage.

In the comprehensive introduction to this new, fully-illustrated Arden edition, Suzanne Gossett takes a transformative look at the play's critical and performance history by offering fresh perspectives on the conundrum of genre, sexuality and moral dilemmas with masculinity and the structures of family. The authoritative play text is amply annotated to clarify its language and allusions, and two appendices debate the play's authorship and review its casting. Offering students and scholars alike a wealth of insight and new research, this edition maintains the rigorous standards of the Arden Shakespeare.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781408151921
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	11/29/2018
Series:	The Arden Shakespeare Third Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	432
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Suzanne Gossett (Ph.D. Princeton) is Professor Emerita of English at Loyola University Chicago. She is a General Editor of Arden Early Modern Drama and has recently served as president of the Shakespeare Association of America.

Helen Wilcox is Professor of English Literature at Bangor University, Wales. Her research interests are in early modern tragicomedy, devotional writing, lyric poetry and life-writing, particularly by women.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time.
Helen Wilcox is Professor of English at the University of Bangor, UK.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Table of Contents

List of illustrations
General editors' preface
Preface
Introduction
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
Appendix 1: Casting All's Well That Ends Well
Appendix 2: The Authorship Debate
Abbreviations and references
Index