Twelfth Night

“This Norton Critical Edition of Twelfth Night weaves the crucial analytic lenses of gender, epistolary culture, and performance throughout the contributions of the artists and writers that contribute to the edition. In so doing, Natasha Korda gifts the reader with new understandings of early modern theatre and raises the bar on editorship.” — Carla Della Gatta, University of Maryland

This Norton Critical Edition includes:

• The First Folio (1623) text of Twelfth Night, with annotations and marginal glosses.
• Natasha Korda’s expert introduction and list of textual edits made to the Folio text for this edition.
• “Intertexts,” a rich selection of ancient and Renaissance works in conversation with Twelfth Night’s themes of disguised identity, gender fluidity, and fictive letter-writing.
• Nine illustrations, ranging from a painting alluded to in the text to photographs from modern stagings.
• Twenty-three critical interpretations of and responses to the play, tracing its reception and critical history from early performances to modern adaptations.
• “Adaptations and Appropriations” and “Interviews,” sections that explore the play’s various re-imaginings.
• A selected bibliography and filmography.