Much Ado About Nothing 无事生非

图书标准信息

• 作者 William Shakespeare（威廉·莎士比亚） 著；David、David Scott、James、Robert Kean Turner 编
• 出版社 Random House
• 出版时间 1988-01
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780553213010
• 定价 21.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 120页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Setinacourtlyworldofmaskedrevelsanddances,thisplayturnsonthearchetypalstoryofaladyfalselyaccusedofunfaithfulness,spurnedbyherbridegroom,andfinallyvindicatedandreunitedwithhim.Villainy,schemes,anddeceitsthreatentodarkenthebrillianthumorandsparklingwordplay–butthehilariouscounterplotofawarringcouple,BeatriceandBenedick,stealsthesceneasthetwoarefinallytrickedintoadmittingtheirloveforeachotherinShakespeare'ssuperbcomedyofmanners.

EachEditionIncludes:
Comprehensiveexplanatorynotes
Vividintroductionsandthemostup-to-datescholarship
Clear,modernizedspellingandpunctuation,enablingcontemporaryreaderstounderstandtheElizabethanEnglish
Completelyupdated,detailedbibliographiesandperformancehistories
Aninterpretiveessayonfilmadaptationsoftheplay,alongwithanextensivefilmography

【作者简介】

WilliamShakespearewasborninStratford-upon-AvoninApril1564,andhisbirthistraditionallycelebratedonApril23.Thefactsofhislife,knownfromsurvivingdocuments,aresparse.HewasoneofeightchildrenborntoJohnShakespeare,amerchantofsomestandinginhiscommunity.WilliamprobablywenttotheKing'sNewSchoolinStratford,buthehadnouniversityeducation.InNovember1582,attheageofeighteen,hemarriedAnneHathaway,eightyearshissenior,whowaspregnantwiththeirfirstchild,Susanna.ShewasbornonMay26,1583.Twins,aboy,Hamnet(whowoulddieatageeleven),andagirl,Judith,werebornin1585.By1592ShakespearehadgonetoLondonworkingasanactorandalreadyknownasaplaywright.Arivaldramatist,RobertGreene,referredtohimas"anupstartcrow,beautifiedwithourfeathers."Shakespearebecameaprincipalshareholderandplaywrightofthesuccessfulactingtroupe,theLordChamberlain'sMen(laterunderJamesI,calledtheKing'sMen).In1599theLordChamberlain'sMenbuiltandoccupiedtheGlobeTheaterinSouthwarkneartheThamesRiver.HeremanyofShakespeare'splayswereperformedbythemostfamousactorsofhistime,includingRichardBurbage,WillKempe,andRobertArmin.Inadditiontohis37plays,Shakespearehadahandinothers,includingSirThomasMoreandTheTwoNobleKinsmen,andhewrotepoems,includingVenusandAdonisandTheRapeofLucrece.His154sonnetswerepublished,probablywithouthisauthorization,in1609.In1611or1612hegaveuphislodgingsinLondonanddevotedmoreandmoretimetoretirementinStratford,thoughhecontinuedwritingsuchplaysasTheTempestandHenryVIIuntilabout1613.HediedonApril231616,andwasburiedinHolyTrinityChurch,Stratford.Nocollectededitionofhisplayswaspublishedduringhislife-time,butin1623twomembersofhisactingcompany,JohnHemingesandHenryCondell,puttogetherthegreatcollectionnowcalledtheFirstFolio.

【目录】

Introduction

Much Ado About Nothing on Stage

Much Ado About Nothing on Screen

The Playhouse  xxix

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

　Date and Text

　Textual Notes

　Shakespeare's Sources

　Further Reading

　Memorable Lines