Much ado about nothing / [William Shakespeare] ; edited by F. H. Mares ; with an introduction updated by Travis D. Williams, University of Rhode Island.

Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.

Edition Statement:Third edition.

ImprintCambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Descriptionxvi, 183 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Note:Introduction -- Sources -- The date of the play -- Stage history -- The criticism of the play -- A note on the text -- Postscript, March 1987 -- Recent performance and critical interpretations / by Travis D. Williams -- List of characters -- THE PLAY -- Supplementary notes -- Textual analysis -- Appendixes -- 1. The time-scheme of Much Ado About Nothing -- 2. Lewis Carroll's letter to Ellen Terry -- 3. Benedick's Song, 5.2.18-22.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-183).

Note:"Much Ado has always been popular on the stage. This edition pays especial attention to the history and range of theatrical interpretation, in which the most famous actors, from the time of Garrick to the present, have appeared as the sparring lovers Benedick and Beatrice. A full commentary includes annotation of the many sexual jokes in the play that have been obscured by the complexity of Elizabethan language"-- Provided by publisher.

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