The Two Gentlemen of Verona

In this second edition of The Two Gentlemen of Verona Kurt Schlueter approaches Shakespeare's early comedy as a parody of two types of Renaissance educational fiction: the love-quest story and the test-of-friendship story which in combination show high-flown human ideals as incompatible with each other and with human nature. This updated edition includes a new introductory section by Lucy Munro on recent stage and critical interpretations bringing the thoroughly researched illustrated performance history up to date.