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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 96. )INTRODUCTION The subject of metamorphosis, encompassing both physical and spiritual transformation, is a prevalent one in the Shakespearean canon, particularly in the comedies and romances. Its presence in these works...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 12. )As one of William Shakespeare's fledgling works, The Two Gentlemen of Verona has never enjoyed the same high praise as his later plays. Considered an apprentice-like attempt at romantic comedy, The Two Gentlemen is...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 74. )INTRODUCTION Twelfth Night, considered by many scholars to be one of the finest Elizabethan romantic comedies, offers a penetrating examination of gender roles, sexual attraction, and the nature of love. The play relates...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 62. )INTRODUCTION Lauded by critics and audiences alike as Shakespeare's highest achievement in the comic genre, Twelfth Night (c. 1600-01) is an intricate inquiry into the nature of love, gender roles, and the intertwining...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 144. )INTRODUCTION Often described as the finest of Shakespeare's romantic comedies, Twelfth Night, or What You Will harmonizes a spirit of merriment with strains of sadness in a tale of mistaken identity, gender confusion,...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 134. )INTRODUCTION Likely composed between 1600 and 1602, Twelfth Night is often regarded as the most elegant, charming, and perfectly constructed of Shakespeare's comedies. The drama commences with a shipwreck that separates...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 95. )INTRODUCTION Twelfth Night, or What You Will, written circa 1601, is one of Shakespeare's most acclaimed comedies, with critics often naming it his greatest achievement in the genre. The play is set in the fictional...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 26. )The earliest account of Twelfth Night on the stage comes from the diary of the barrister John Manningham who witnessed a performance of a play entitled "Twelve night or what you will" at the Middle Temple on 2 February...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 125. )INTRODUCTION Frequently regarded as Shakespeare's finest expression of comic drama, Twelfth Night, or What You Will was most likely written and first performed in 1601. A tale of mistaken identity and one of...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 105. )INTRODUCTION Written around 1601, Twelfth Night is considered one of Shakespeare's finest romantic comedies. Shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria, Viola disguises herself as a boy page named Cesario and seeks service at...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 81. )INTRODUCTION The enigmatic influence of fate, fortune, and the heavens on the lives of human beings forms a compelling theme in Shakespearean drama. Frequently coupled with Christian connotations, these concepts feature...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 46. )INTRODUCTION For nearly two hundred years, commentators have generally agreed that Twelfth Night represents the culmination of Elizabethan romantic comedy. By reshaping circumstances, dramatic conventions, and character...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Drama Criticism (Vol. 53. )INTRODUCTION Published in 1594 but written circa 1588-91, The Honorable Historie of Frier Bacon, and Frier Bongay is widely regarded as the most accomplished literary work of the Elizabethan dramatist and prose writer...Found in Drama Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 154. )INTRODUCTION First performed in 1602 and published in the First Folio in 1623, Twelfth Night, olr What You Will is among the last of Shakespeare's mature comedies, written just before the succession of tragedies and...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 116. )INTRODUCTION Available evidence suggests that Shakespeare wrote Twelfth Night, or What You Will in 1600 or 1601. In the period immediately following the play's composition, it was performed at a private theater in the...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 34. )INTRODUCTION Written before the "problem comedies" such as Troilus and Cressida and Measure for Measure, Twelfth Night marks for many critics the most well-crafted of Shakespeare's "happy comedies," one rich in symbolism...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800 (Vol. 22. )INTRODUCTION Elizabethan drama specifically refers to works produced during the reign of Elizabeth I (1533-1603), but the term is also commonly applied to plays written during the rule of her two immediate successors,...Found in Literature Criticism 1400-1800
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 1. )DATE: It is generally accepted that Shakespeare composed Twelfth Night, or What You Will between 1600 and 1602. This date links the play with the other "happy comedies" thought to be composed at this time, As You Like It...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 68. )INTRODUCTION Recent commentary on the question of revenge in Shakespeare's plays frequently alludes to the dramatic genre known as revenge tragedy, a form that achieved widespread popularity in the late Elizabethan and...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 85. )INTRODUCTION Viewed as one of Shakespeare's finest romantic comedies, Twelfth Night (c. 1600-01) continues to be praised by scholars as a fascinating and evocative study of love, sexual desire, and personal discovery....Found in Shakespearean Criticism