Much ado about nothing: with new and updated critical essays and a revised bibliography

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Features information on Shakespeare's life and world, a history of notable productions of this famous comedy, and new dramatic criticism. Abstract: Features information on Shakespeare's life and world, a history of notable productions of this famous comedy, and new dramatic criticism Content: Shakespeare: an overview -- Introduction -- Much ado about nothing -- A note on the sources of Much ado about nothing -- The argument of Much ado about nothing / Charles Gildon -- A letter to Ellen Terry / Lewis Carroll -- Shakespear's merry gentlemen / George Bernard Shaw -- [Excerpt from] Shakespeare's world of images / Donald A. Stauffer -- [Excerpt from] The dyer's hand / W. H. Auden -- Broken nuptials in Much ado about nothing / Carol Thomas Neely -- Three ways to begin Much ado about nothing / Robert Smallwood -- Much ado about nothing on stage and screen / Sylvan Barnet -- Suggested references.