Notes and Emendations to the Text of Shakespeare's Plays (Classic Reprint): From Early Manuscript Corrections in a Copy of the Folio, 1632, in ... of J. Payne Collier (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

John Payne Collier

Softcover

ISBN 10: 133042946X ISBN 13: 9781330429464

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Delving into a singular, corrected second folio of Shakespeare's collected plays from 1632, this book uncovers a trove of invaluable emendations and annotations made in a hand not much later than the original printing. The author presents a selection of these changes, arguing for their authenticity and exploring their implications for our understanding of Shakespeare's work. By examining the corrections in the context of the plays' composition, performance, and publication history, this book elucidates the complex processes involved in transmitting Shakespeare's texts from manuscript to print. It reveals the dynamic interplay between author, scribe, actor, and printer, shedding light on the challenges and opportunities of preserving and interpreting the works of one of the greatest writers in the English language.

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Excerpt from Notes and Emendations to the Text of Shakespeare's Plays: From Early Manuscript Corrections in a Copy of the Folio, 1632, in Possession of J. Payne Collier Nearly the whole of what was thought necessary by way of preface to the present edition had been written, when I was favoured by a gentleman, of whom I had no personal knowledge, but the deeds of whose near and illustrious relative are upon historical record, with information which has led to an important discovery regarding the ownership and history of my corrected folio, 1632. John Carrick Moore, Esq., of Hyde Park Gate, Kensington (nephew to Sir John Moore, who terminated his brilliant career at Corunna in January, 1809), struck by the indisputable value of many of the published emendations, and animated, like other members of his family, by the warmest love for Shakespeare and his works, was kind enough to address a note to me, in which he stated that a friend of his, a gentleman of the name of Parry, had been at one time in possession of the very folio upon which I founded my recent volume of "Notes and Emendations" - that Mr. Parry had been well acquainted with the fact that its margins were filled throughout by manuscript notes, and that he accurately remembered the hand-writing in which they were made. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 133042946X
• ISBN 13: 9781330429464
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 572