Complete WorksFROM THE WORLD FAMOUS ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, THE FIRST AUTHORITATIVE, MODERNIZED, AND CORRECTED EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE'S FIRST FOLIO IN THREE CENTURIES. Skillfully assembled by Shakespeare's fellow actors in 1623, the First Folio was the original Complete Works. It is arguably the most important literary work in the English language. But starting with Nicholas Rowe in 1709 and continuing to the present day, Shakespeare editors have mixed Folio and Quarto texts, gradually corrupting the original Complete Works with errors and conflated textual variations. Now Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen, two of today's most accomplished Shakespearean scholars, have edited the First Folio as a complete book, resulting in a definitive Complete Works for the twenty-first century. Combining innovative scholarship with brilliant commentary and textual analysis that emphasizes performance history and values, this landmark edition will be indispensable to students, theater professionals, and general readers alike. |
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... marriage it will be the wife , the wealthy widow , who provides the " maintenance " ; Hortensio will be spared the labors of a bread- winner . According to Kate , all a husband asks from a wife is love , good looks , and obedience ...
... marriage , Which once performed , let all the world say no , I'll keep mine own , despite of all the world . That by degrees we mean to look into , And watch our vantage in this business . We'll overreach the greybeard , Gremio , The ...
... marriage , Thrust in between the paction of these kingdoms , To make divorce of their incorporate league , That English may as French , French Englishmen , Receive each other . God speak this Amen ! ALL Amen ! KING HENRY V Prepare we ...
Contents
Contents | vii |
Users Guide | lix |
Foreword by Michael Boyd Artistic Director Royal | lxxxiii |
Copyright | |
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