All's Well That Ends Well [Paperback]

One of Shakespeare's most thought-provoking comedies in which high-born Lord Bertram learns humility and the true worth of his wife.Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends WellShakespeare: An Overview
Biographical Sketch /A Note on the Anti-Stratfordians, Especially Baconians and Oxfordians/ The Shakespeare Canon / Shakespeare's English / Shakespeare's Theater /A Note on the Use of Boy Actors in Female Roles/ Shakespeare's Dramatic Language: Costumes, Gestures and Silences; Prose and Poetry / The Play Text as a Collaboration / Editing Texts / Shakespeare on the Stage

Introduction
All's Well That Ends Well
Textual Note
The Source ofAll's Well That Ends Well
William PainterFromThe Palace of Pleasure

Commentaries
Samuel JohnsonFromThe Plays of William Shakespeare
M.C. BradbrookFromShakespeare and Elizabethan Poetry
Joseph Westlund Longing, Idealization, and Sadness inAll's Well That Ends Well
Bruce Smith What Doing It in the Dark, Without Words, Tells Us About Early Modern Sexuality
Sylvan BarnetAll's Well That Ends Wellon Stage and Screen

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“A remarkable edition, one that makes Shakespeare’s extraordinary accomplishment more vivid than ever.”—James Shapiro, professor, Columbia University, bestselling author ofA Year in the Life of Shakespeare: 1599
 
“A feast of literary and historical information.”—The Wall Street JournalWilliam Shakespeare (1564–1616) was a poet, playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare's vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays; poems; and 154 sonnets. His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed morlâ