| Description |
xlix, 1274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
The Oxford Shakespeare |
| Contents |
Much ado about nothing -- The life of Henry the Fifth -- The tragedy of Julius Caesar -- As you like it -- The tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark -- Twelfth night, or What you will -- Troilus and Cresida -- Sonnets and 'A lover's complaint' -- Various poems -- Sir Thomas More: passages attributed to Shakespeare -- Measure for measure -- The tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice -- All's well that ends well -- The life of Timon of Athens -- The History of King Lear: the quarto text -- The tragedy of King Lear: the folio text -- The tragedy of Macbeth -- The tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra -- Pericles, Prince of Tyre: a reconstructed text -- The tragedy of Coriolanus -- The winter's tale -- Cymbeline, King of Britain -- The tempest -- Cardenio: a brief account -- All is true (Henry VIII) -- The two noble kinsmen |
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The two gentlemen of Verona -- The taming of the shrew -- The first part of the contention of the two famous houses of York and Lancaster (2 Henry VI) -- The true tragedy of Richard Duke of York and the Good King Henry the Sixth (3 Henry VI) -- The most lamentable tragedy of Titus Andronicus -- The first part of Henry the Sixth -- The tragedy of King Richard the Third -- Venus and Adonis -- The rape of Lucrece -- The comedy of errors -- Love's labour's lost -- Love's labour's won: a brief account -- A midsummer night's dream -- The most excellent and lamentable tragedy of Romeo and Juliet -- The tragedy of King Richard the Second -- The life and death of King John -- The comical history of the Merchant of Venice, or otherwise called the Jew of Venice -- The history of Henry the Fourth (I Henry IV) -- The merry wives of Windsor -- The second part of Henry the Fourth |
| Summary |
The Oxford Shakespeare brings the modern reader closer to Shakespeare's plays as originally performed than has ever before been possible. Based on eight years of full-time research by a team of distinguished British and American scholars, this monumental volume offers many remarkable innovations, including a new chronological order, revised stage directions, two full versions of King Lear--as originally written and as revised later for performance--and the complete text of The Two Noble Kinsmen. The Compact Edition packs all these features into a portable and inexpensive single volume. In addition, a lucid General Introduction by Stanley Wells and brief introductions to each play provide a wealth of background information. Hailed by The Washington Post as "a definitive synthesis of the best editions of recent decades" and by The Times of London as "a monument to Shakespearian scholarship," it is an ideal travel companion on vacations or trips and a perfect gift for literature lovers young and old |
| Analysis |
English drama |
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English poetry |
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English drama |
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English poetry |
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English drama |
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English poetry |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Drama in English William, 1564-1616 -- Shakespeare -- Texts
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| Author |
Taylor, Gary, 1953-
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Wells, Stanley, 1930-
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| LC no. |
88005231 |
| ISBN |
0198117477 |
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0198182848 (paperback) |
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9780198117476 |
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9780198182849 (paperback) |
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