{"product_id":"9781853260100-twelfth-night","title":"Twelfth Night","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSir Toby Belch and his companion outwit the pretentious Malvolio, who despite suffering their most outrageous and insulting practical jokes, emerges as an almost noble figure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdited, Introduced and Annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare's Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariously melancholy, lyrical, joyous and farcical, \u003cem\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/em\u003e has long been a popular comedy with Shakespearian audiences. The main plot revolves around mistaken identities and unrequited love. Both Olivia and Orsino are attracted to Viola, who is disguised as a young man; and Viola’s brother, Sebastian, finds that he is loved not only by Antonio but also by Olivia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, in the comic sub-plot, Sir Toby Belch and his companions outwit the vain Malvolio, who is ludicrously humiliated. While offering broad comedy, \u003cem\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/em\u003e teasingly probes gender-roles and sexual ambiguities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450848850294,"sku":"9781853260100","price":4.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31621272.jpg?v=1760454077","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781853260100-twelfth-night","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}