Description |
1 online resource |
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The new Cambridge Shakespeare |
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The early quartos |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Works. 1984. Cambridge University Press.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Early quartos.
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Contents |
Preface; Abbreviations and conventions; Introduction: 1. Textual provenance: A century of 'bad quartos'; Past thinking about Q1 Romeo and Juliet; The early draft / revision theory; Memorial reporters?; Stage abridgement, not memorial reconstruction?; Evidence of memorial agency; Alternatives to the traditional narrative; A version for the provinces?; Theatrical abridgement; Textual provenance: conclusion; 2. Dramatic specificities: Pace and action; Stage directions; The betrothal scene; Characterization; Inconsistent time references; 3. Publication and printing: The First Quarto in 1597; The First Quarto after 1597; Note on the text; List of characters; THE PLAY; Textual notes; Appendix A. Scene division; Appendix B. Casting and doubling; Appendix C. Bel-vedere (1600); Appendix D. Q1 in eighteenth-century editions of Romeo and Juliet; Bibliography |
Summary |
Two different versions of Romeo and Juliet were published during Shakespeare's lifetime: the second quarto of 1599, on which modern editions are usually based, and the first quarto of 1597. The latter version was long denigrated as a 'bad' quarto', but recent scholarship sees in it a crucial witness for the theatrical practices of Shakespeare and his company. The shorter of the two versions by about one quarter, the first quarto has high-paced action, fuller stage directions than the second quarto, and fascinating alternatives to the famous speeches in the longer version. The introduction to this edition provides a full discussion of the origins of the first quarto, before analysing its distinguishing features and presenting a concise history of the 1597 version. The text is provided with a full collation and commentary which alert the reader to crucial differences between the first and the second quartos |
Notes |
With introduction and commentary |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet.
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Romeo (Fictitious character) -- Drama
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Juliet (Fictitious character) -- Drama
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Juliet (Fictitious character) |
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Romeo (Fictitious character) |
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Shakespeare, William (1564-1616). Romeo and Juliet. |
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Shakespeare, William, (1564-1616) -- Éditions in-quarto, 1608. |
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Romeo (personnage fictif) |
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Juliet (personnage fictif) |
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Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet -- Kommentar. |
SUBJECT |
Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare, William) fast (OCoLC)fst01356193 |
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Conflict of generations -- Drama
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Vendetta -- Drama
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Youth -- Drama
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Conflict of generations.
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Vendetta.
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Youth.
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Verona (Italy) -- Drama
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Italy -- Verona.
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Genre/Form |
tragedies.
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Tragedies (Drama)
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Drama.
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Tragedies.
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Tragedies (Drama)
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Tragédies.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Erne, Lukas
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ISBN |
9781316564042 |
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1316564045 |
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