TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, THE - THE OXFORD SHAKESPEARE

Thought to be Shakespeare's earliest surviving play, 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona' is a comedy filled with passionate lovers, women disguised as men, sword fights and sudden revelations, and a happy denouement, all underscored by a farcical subplot featuring the character Launce and his dog Crab. Perfect for theater professionals and general readers, this marvelous edition includes an extensive performance history, a commentary illuminating the complexities of Shakespeare's language, and a setting of the song "Who is Silvia?" prepared from an Elizabethan source. The introduction by Roger Warren explores the play as a theatrical counterpart to the sonnets--a dramatization of competing kinds of love--analyzes the lyrical language, and provides further evidence that 'The Two Gentlemen' is indeed Shakespeare's earliest play.