The First Quarto of Romeo and Juliet (The New Cambridge Shakespeare: The Early Quartos) - Hardcover

 
9780521821216: The First Quarto of Romeo and Juliet (The New Cambridge Shakespeare: The Early Quartos)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521821215 ISBN 13: 9780521821216
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Lukas Erne is Professor in the English Department at the University of Geneva.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521821215
ISBN 13 
9780521821216
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
210
Editor
Erne Lukas

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