Henry V (Classic Film Scripts) - Softcover

Shakespeare, William; Olivier, Laurence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0930621166 ISBN 13: 9780930621162

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1985

Synopsis

Excerpt from King Henry V

Careful comparison of the Quarto with the Ist Folio shows to some extent how far the abridgement in the Quarto was due to the manager of the theatre, and how far to the circumstances under which the Quarto version was put together.

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Review

."..when he is analyzing Shakespeare's use of sources and the language and actions of the characters, Gurr is careful, objective, balanced, and often incisive....excellent critical examinations...." William B. Long, TEXT: Transactions of the Society for Textual Scholarship

Book Description

John Dover Wilson's New Shakespeare, published between 1921 and 1966, became the classic Cambridge edition of Shakespeare's plays and poems until the 1980s. The series, long since out-of-print, is now reissued. Each work contains a lengthy and lively introduction, main text, and substantial notes and glossary.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0930621166
• ISBN 13: 9780930621162
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Editor: Freemab-Grenville G. S. P.