The Two Noble Kinsmen (The New Cambridge Shakespeare) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521686997 ISBN 13: 9780521686990

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries, textual notes on the plays and poems and an extensive Introduction. Since the late twentieth century, when scholarly attention began to focus on sexuality, collaboration and Shakespeare's late plays, The Two Noble Kinsmen has become an essential script. Turner and Tatspaugh's edition presents a strong case for taking the play more seriously now than ever before. A lively introduction discusses Shakespeare's craftsmanship in adapting a medieval tale for the Jacobean stage, the extent of co-authorship with John Fletcher, the rhetorical complexity of Shakespeare's late style, the themes of sexuality and friendship, and contemporary critical responses to the play. The edition demonstrates the theatrical vitality of The Two Noble Kinsmen and confirms it as a play for today.

About this title

Product Description:

Presenting an interesting approach to this once marginalized play, this edition addresses issues including collaboration, performance history, craftsmanship and sources.

Book Description:

With scholarly attention recently focusing on Shakespeare's late plays, collaboration and sexuality, The Two Noble Kinsmen has become an essential script. Containing a detailed performance history and a lively introduction which surveys contemporary critical responses and addresses Shakespeare's craftsmanship, this edition argues that the play can no longer be marginalized.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0521686997
• ISBN 13: 9780521686990
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 246
• Editor: Shakespeare William