The First Quarto of Romeo and Juliet
Title | The First Quarto of Romeo and Juliet PDF eBook |
Author | William Shakespeare |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 3 |
Release | 2007-02-15 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 0521821215 |
A full edition of the first quarto of Romeo and Juliet (1597), with helpful commentary.
Romeo and Juliet
Title | Romeo and Juliet PDF eBook |
Author | William Shakespeare |
Publisher | Associated University Presse |
Total Pages | 282 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780874130386 |
Using this text, the reader may see at once how Shakespeare's manuscript of the play, upon which the second quarto is based, was adapted for the Elizabethan stage by the playwright and/or his colleagues.
An Excellent Conceited Tragedie of Romeo and Iuliet
Title | An Excellent Conceited Tragedie of Romeo and Iuliet PDF eBook |
Author | William Shakespeare |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 90 |
Release | 1597 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The First Quarto of King Henry V
Title | The First Quarto of King Henry V PDF eBook |
Author | William Shakespeare |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 142 |
Release | 2000-06 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780521623360 |
The Quarto text of Henry V is of unique importance. It is the first and probably the only text of a Shakespeare play which provides the playscript corresponding to the version that was actually performed by Shakespeare's own company. It has the authority of being transcribed by actors in the company as a record of their original staging at the Globe in 1599. The quarto version differs radically from the First Folio text which is used as the source for all other editions. Half as long as the Folio, it represents a practical staging text that streamlined the script supplied by Shakespeare. This edition of the Henry V quarto provides a modernized text alongside the extensive commentary. Andrew Gurr examines each variant from the Folio text in detail, shedding new light on what happened to scripts that the Shakespeare company bought from their resident playwright.
Romeo and Juliet
Title | Romeo and Juliet PDF eBook |
Author | William Shakespeare |
Publisher | Castrovilli Giuseppe |
Total Pages | 192 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | Miniature books |
ISBN |
The tragedy of Romeo and juliet - the greatest love story ever.
The first quarto of Romeo and Juliet
Title | The first quarto of Romeo and Juliet PDF eBook |
Author | William Shakespeare |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 192 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Conflict of generations |
ISBN | 9781316564042 |
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.
Shakespeare's Plays in Quarto
Title | Shakespeare's Plays in Quarto PDF eBook |
Author | William Shakespeare |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 906 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | |
ISBN |