Manga Shakespeare
Twelfth Night
Abrams Fanfare · Print & ebook · March 1, 2011
Adapted by Richard Appignanesi and illustrated by Nana Li, the Manga Shakespeare interpretation of Twelfth Night incorporates fresh ideas and thoughtful settings to introduce the classic play to a new audience of Shakespeare fans.
We earn from qualifying purchases.
- Who it’s for
- A manga adaptation pairs Shakespeare’s tangled comedy of love and identity with Nana Li’s expressive illustrations.
- Genres
- YA Classic Adaptation Comics, YA Manga, YA Romance Comics
- Published
- Abrams Fanfare, March 1, 2011
Nearest books
Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved.
The Merchant of Venice: a Graphic NovelGareth Hinds62% matchShares YA Classic Adaptation Comics
The Glass Scientists: Volume TwoS. H. Cotugno43% match
Classics in Graphics: Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's DreamSteve Skidmore, Steve Barlow64% matchShares YA Classic Adaptation Comics
An Assassin's Guide to Love and TreasonVirginia Boecker57% match
Romeo and Juliet: a Graphic NovelGareth Hinds57% matchShares YA Classic Adaptation Comics and YA Romance Comics
Teach the Torches to Burn: a Romeo & Juliet RemixCaleb Roehrig56% match
OpheliaLisa Klein53% match
Sweet Valley HighKaty Rex, Devaki Neogi53% matchShares YA Romance Comics
For older readers: Twelfth Night, Playing Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale
Start with three books, and this one can be the first.
Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.
Start with this bookAbout this book
Adapted by Richard Appignanesi and illustrated by Nana Li, the Manga Shakespeare interpretation of Twelfth Night incorporates fresh ideas and thoughtful settings to introduce the classic play to a new audience of Shakespeare fans. A comedy of mistaken identity and thwarted love, Twelfth Night is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved plays and is frequently performed and studied across the country.
Continue reading
When Viola finds herself shipwrecked, she pretends to be a male servant and falls in love with Duke Orsino. “This manga adaptation of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy is as enjoyable as the Bard intended. Li’s sweet shojo art style fits the story perfectly, and the pseudohistorical setting is fun. Her deft touch with facial expressions, comic inserts, and chibis (cute little cartoon characters) will help readers understand the Elizabethan dialogue.” —Booklist Manga Shakespeare series: Romeo and Juliet Hamlet A Midsummer Night’s Dream Much Ado About Nothing Othello Twelfth Night Macbeth Julius Caesar
Bard in Panels
A manga adaptation pairs Shakespeare’s tangled comedy of love and identity with Nana Li’s expressive illustrations.
Come here for
- Shakespearean mistaken identity in manga form
- A comic romance with a fresh visual interpretation
Expect
- Elizabethan dialogue alongside visual comedy
- A manga take on a frequently performed Shakespeare play
Where it sits
| YA Romance Comics | 81% |
|---|---|
| YA Classic Adaptation Comics | 74% |
| YA Manga | 71% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Manga
- YA Classic Adaptation Comics
- Authors
- Richard Appignanesi, William Shakespeare, Nana Li
- Publisher
- Abrams Fanfare
- Published
- March 1, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- YA Manga