A Critical Edition of Two Modern Plays on the Dramatic Character of Sir John Falstaff: Chimes at Midnight, by Orson Welles, and the Knight of the Moon, or Sir John Falstaff, by Fernand Crommelynck

by Bert Cardullo (Editor)

This book focuses on a literary figure, Shakespeare’s Falstaff, who has taken on a life independent of the plays in which he first appeared. Each of the two Falstaff plays in this volume is preceded by a preface, and the anthology as a whole is framed by an historical introduction and a comprehensive critical bibliography.

369 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Bert Cardullo is Professor of Media and Communication at the Izmir University of Economics in Turkey. His books include Playing to the Camera, An Idea of the Drama, and Screen Writings.