Shipwrecked and separated from her twin, Viola disguises herself as a man, setting off a chain of mistaken identities, unrequited love, and playful deception in the kingdom of Illyria. As romances tangle and secrets unfold, humor and insight illuminate the complexities of desire and identity. In William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, love, folly, and transformation converge—exploring the unpredictability of human emotion and the joy of self-discovery.
Date: 1602 (United Kingdom)
Length: ~272 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~6.350.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Poetry & Drama, Romance
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"Everyone except Feste, the reluctant jester, is essentially mad without knowing it" — Harold Bloom, renowned literary critic
"The poetical and impassioned passages are the best parts" — William Hazlitt, influential 19th-century English essayist and literary critic
"Wild with laughter, Twelfth Night is nevertheless almost always on the edge of violence" — Harold Bloom, renowned literary critic
"By turns lyrical, sad, and ridiculous, love in Twelfth Night shares something of the elusiveness which characterizes the play's cross-dressed protagonist" — Folger Shakespeare Library
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