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"An intricate comedy featuring separated twins, disguises, and impediments to love, """"Twelfth Night"""" is Shakespeare's farewell to the comedic genre, and what many consider to be his greatest achievement in that mode. This invaluable new study guide to one of Shakespeare's greatest plays contains a selection of the finest criticism through the centuries on """"Twelfth Night"""". Students will also benefit from the additional features included in this volume, such as an introduction by Harold Bloom, an accessible summary, analysis of key passages, a comprehensive list of characters, a biography of Shakespeare, and more."

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Author:   Harold Bloom ,  Pamela Loos
Publisher:   Chelsea House Publishers
Imprint:   Chelsea House Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.543kg
ISBN:  

9780791096758

ISBN 10:   0791096750
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   30 May 2008
Recommended Age:   Grades 9 and up
Audience:   Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Secondary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Harold Bloom is Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University. He is the author of 30 books, including Shelley's Mythmaking, The Visionary Company, Blake's Apocalypse, Yeats, A Map of Misreading, Kabbalah and Criticism, Agon: Toward a Theory of Revisionism, The American Religion, The Western Canon, and Omens of Millennium: The Gnosis of Angels, Dreams, and Resurrection. The Anxiety of Influence sets forth Professor Bloom's provocative theory of the literary relationships between the great writers and their predecessors. His most recent books include Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, a 1998 National Book Award finalist; How to Read and Why; Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds; Hamlet: Poem Unlimited; Where Shall Wisdom be Found; and Jesus and Yahweh: The Names Divine. In 1999, Professor Bloom received the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Criticism. He has also received the International Prize of Catalonia, the Alfonso Reyes Prize of Mexico, and the Hans Christian Andersen Bicentennial Prize of Denmark.

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