{"product_id":"the-merry-wives-of-windsor-third-series-9781904271123","title":"The Merry Wives of Windsor: Third Series","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A significant and substantive edition, in that nothing has been taken for granted, everything has been opened to reconsideration. The commentary is exceptionally detailed and attentive to questions of language and meaning.\" -\u003ci\u003e Shakespeare Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Merry Wives of Windsor\u003c\/i\u003e, Shakespeare's only thoroughly English comedy, created an archetypal literary figure in the shape of the devious, irrepressible John Falstaff. This stimulating edition celebrates the play as a joyous exploration of language, but also places elements of its plot firmly in a continental, specifically Italian, tradition of romantic comedy. It draws out the complexities of \u003ci\u003eMerry Wives\u003c\/i\u003e as a multi-plot play, and takes a fresh and challenging look at both textual and dating issues; a facsimile of the first Quarto is included as an appendix. The play's extensive performance history, both dramatic and operatic, is fully explored and discussed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGiorgio Melchiori\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of English Literature at the Universit? Roma Tre in Italy. His major publications include \u003ci\u003eShakespeare's Dramatic Meditations: An Experiment in Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e; editions of \u003ci\u003eKing Henry IV Part 1 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eKing Edward III\u003c\/i\u003e for the New Cambridge Shakespeare; an edition of \u003ci\u003eSir Thomas More \u003c\/i\u003e(with Vittorio Gabrieli) for the Revels series; \u003ci\u003eShakespeare's Garter Plays: 'King Edward III' to 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eJoyce's Feast of Languages\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and Life Trustee of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. He was awarded a CBE in 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Arden Shakespeare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51201525776658,"sku":"9781904271123","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_223c88f4-e528-460e-8908-7eccdceed830.jpg?v=1744913651","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-merry-wives-of-windsor-third-series-9781904271123","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}