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Shakespeare and Social Theory - The Play of Great Ideas (Paperback): Bradd Shore Shakespeare and Social Theory - The Play of Great Ideas (Paperback)
Bradd Shore
R1,187 Discovery Miles 11 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1. First book aimed at a student or general market reading Shakespeare through the lens of anthropology - close study of several commonly-studied plays so will fit well on courses 2. Shakespeare is a popular topic in many subjects and this can function as a textbook on anthropology and social studies courses that look at literature 3. This book will appeal beyond the usual Shakespeare and literary studies market to anthropology and social sciences

Shakespeare and Social Theory - The Play of Great Ideas (Hardcover): Bradd Shore Shakespeare and Social Theory - The Play of Great Ideas (Hardcover)
Bradd Shore
R4,060 Discovery Miles 40 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1. First book aimed at a student or general market reading Shakespeare through the lens of anthropology - close study of several commonly-studied plays so will fit well on courses 2. Shakespeare is a popular topic in many subjects and this can function as a textbook on anthropology and social studies courses that look at literature 3. This book will appeal beyond the usual Shakespeare and literary studies market to anthropology and social sciences

Queering Translation History - Shakespeare's Sonnets in Czech and Slovak Transformations (Hardcover): Eva Spisiakova Queering Translation History - Shakespeare's Sonnets in Czech and Slovak Transformations (Hardcover)
Eva Spisiakova
R3,904 Discovery Miles 39 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This innovative work challenges normative binaries in contemporary translation studies and applies frameworks from queer historiography to the discipline in order to explore shifting perceptions of same-sex love and desire in translations and retranslations of William Shakespeare's Sonnets. The book brings together perspectives from poststructuralism, queer theory, and translation history to set the stage for an in-depth exploration of a series of retranslations of the Sonnets from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The complex and poetic language of the Sonnets, frequently built around era-specific idioms and allusions, has produced a number of different interpretations of the work over the centuries, but questions remain as to how the translation process may omit, retain, or enhance elements of same-sex love in retranslated works across time and geographical borders. In focusing on target cultures which experienced dramatic sociopolitical changes over the course of the twentieth century and comparing retranslations originating from these contexts, Spisiakova finds the ideal backdrop in which to draw parallels between changing developments in power and social structures and shifting translation strategies related to the representation of gender identities and sexual orientations beyond what is perceived to be normative. In so doing, the book advocates for a queer perspective on the study of translation history and encourages questioning traditional boundaries prevalent in the discipline, making this key reading for students and researchers in translation studies, queer theory, and gender studies, as well as those interested in historical developments in Central and Eastern Europe.

The Real Chekhov - An Introduction to Chekhov's Last Plays (Hardcover): David Magarshack The Real Chekhov - An Introduction to Chekhov's Last Plays (Hardcover)
David Magarshack
R3,041 Discovery Miles 30 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What is Chekhov's method of ensuring audience participation? What does his stage direction 'through tears' mean? What happens between the first and second acts of The Seagull? Is there any reason for the despondency in Chekhov's drama? This book, first published in 1972, discusses these questions and many other issues around Chekhov's last four plays. David Magarshack, the leading translator and biography of many of Russia's greatest writers, closely examines Chekhov's work for the relevant facts about his writing, and demonstrates that no reliance should be placed on the so-called subtext which can introduce all sorts of irrelevancies arising from pre-conceived ideas about the plays. A careful reading of Chekhov's text itself is all that is needed to correct the familiar distortions of his characters and themes.

The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark (Paperback): William Shakespeare The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Edited by Barbara A. Mowat, Paul Werstine
R355 Discovery Miles 3 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Each edition includes:
- Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
- Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages_facing the text of the play
- Scene-by-scene plot summaries
- A key to famous lines and phrases
- An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language
- An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing_a modern perspective on the play
- Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare_Library's vast holdings of rare books
TEACHERS: Lesson plans for this play are available at_www.folger.edu. To receive a curriculum guide for this play, email your request to [email protected]. Please specify PDF or print version.
Essay by Michael Neill
The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.

Shakesperiana - A Catalogue of the Early Editions of Shakespeare's Plays, and of the Commentaries and Other Publications... Shakesperiana - A Catalogue of the Early Editions of Shakespeare's Plays, and of the Commentaries and Other Publications Illustrative of his Works (Paperback)
James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps
R1,028 Discovery Miles 10 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1820 1889) was an enthusiastic collector of books on Shakespeare (including nearly all the pre-1660 editions) and a respected and prolific scholar of Elizabethan literature. His extensive collection is now housed at Edinburgh University Library. This volume contains a selection of his early writings and includes: 'A catalogue of the early editions of Shakespeare's plays and of the commentaries and other publications illustrative of his works' (1841); 'An account of the only known manuscript of Shakespeare's plays, comprising some important variations and corrections in the Merry Wives of Windsor' (1843); 'An introduction to Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream' (1841); 'On the character of Sir John Falstaff, as originally exhibited by Shakespeare in the two parts of King Henry IV' (1841); 'Curiosities of Modern Shakespearian Criticism' (1853); 'Observations on some of the manuscript emendations of the text of Shakespeare and are they copyright?' (1853).

The Cambridge Shakespeare (Paperback): William Shakespeare The Cambridge Shakespeare (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Edited by William George Clark, William Aldis Wright
R1,650 Discovery Miles 16 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Cambridge Shakespeare was published in nine volumes between 1863 and 1866. Its careful editorial principles, attractive page design and elegant typography have withstood the test of time. This text was based on a thorough collation of the four Folios and of all the Quarto editions of the separate plays, the base text being the 1623 Folio. The critical apparatus appears at the foot of the page, but for passages where the Quarto differs significantly the entire Quarto text appears in small type after the received text. Notes at the end of each play explain variants, emendations, and passages of unusual difficulty or interest. Grammar and metre were generally left unchanged by the editors, but punctuation was normalised and nineteenth-century orthography was adopted instead of the variable Elizabethan spelling. In a bold move for a Victorian edition, the editors restored various 'profane' expressions where metre or sense demanded it.

The Cambridge Shakespeare (Paperback): William Shakespeare The Cambridge Shakespeare (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Edited by William George Clark, William Aldis Wright
R1,644 Discovery Miles 16 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Cambridge Shakespeare was published in nine volumes between 1863 and 1866. Its careful editorial principles, attractive page design and elegant typography have withstood the test of time. This text was based on a thorough collation of the four Folios and of all the Quarto editions of the separate plays, the base text being the 1623 Folio. The critical apparatus appears at the foot of the page, but for passages where the Quarto differs significantly the entire Quarto text appears in small type after the received text. Notes at the end of each play explain variants, emendations, and passages of unusual difficulty or interest. Grammar and metre were generally left unchanged by the editors, but punctuation was normalised and nineteenth-century orthography was adopted instead of the variable Elizabethan spelling. In a bold move for a Victorian edition, the editors restored various 'profane' expressions where metre or sense demanded it.

The Cambridge Shakespeare (Paperback): William Shakespeare The Cambridge Shakespeare (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Edited by William George Clark, William Aldis Wright
R1,505 Discovery Miles 15 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Cambridge Shakespeare was published in nine volumes between 1863 and 1866. Its careful editorial principles, attractive page design and elegant typography have withstood the test of time. This text was based on a thorough collation of the four Folios and of all the Quarto editions of the separate plays, the base text being the 1623 Folio. The critical apparatus appears at the foot of the page, but for passages where the Quarto differs significantly the entire Quarto text appears in small type after the received text. Notes at the end of each play explain variants, emendations, and passages of unusual difficulty or interest. Grammar and metre were generally left unchanged by the editors, but punctuation was normalised and nineteenth-century orthography was adopted instead of the variable Elizabethan spelling. In a bold move for a Victorian edition, the editors restored various 'profane' expressions where metre or sense demanded it.

The Cambridge Shakespeare (Paperback): William Shakespeare The Cambridge Shakespeare (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Edited by William George Clark, William Aldis Wright
R2,162 Discovery Miles 21 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Cambridge Shakespeare was published in nine volumes between 1863 and 1866. Its careful editorial principles, attractive page design and elegant typography have withstood the test of time. This text was based on a thorough collation of the four Folios and of all the Quarto editions of the separate plays, the base text being the 1623 Folio. The critical apparatus appears at the foot of the page, but for passages where the Quarto differs significantly the entire Quarto text appears in small type after the received text. Notes at the end of each play explain variants, emendations, and passages of unusual difficulty or interest. Grammar and metre were generally left unchanged by the editors, but punctuation was normalised and nineteenth-century orthography was adopted instead of the variable Elizabethan spelling. In a bold move for a Victorian edition, the editors restored various 'profane' expressions where metre or sense demanded it.

The Cambridge Shakespeare (Paperback): William Shakespeare The Cambridge Shakespeare (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Edited by William George Clark, William Aldis Wright
R1,739 Discovery Miles 17 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Cambridge Shakespeare was published in nine volumes between 1863 and 1866. Its careful editorial principles, attractive page design and elegant typography have withstood the test of time. This text was based on a thorough collation of the four Folios and of all the Quarto editions of the separate plays, the base text being the 1623 Folio. The critical apparatus appears at the foot of the page, but for passages where the Quarto differs significantly the entire Quarto text appears in small type after the received text. Notes at the end of each play explain variants, emendations, and passages of unusual difficulty or interest. Grammar and metre were generally left unchanged by the editors, but punctuation was normalised and nineteenth-century orthography was adopted instead of the variable Elizabethan spelling. In a bold move for a Victorian edition, the editors restored various 'profane' expressions where metre or sense demanded it.

The Cambridge Shakespeare (Paperback): William Shakespeare The Cambridge Shakespeare (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Edited by William George Clark, William Aldis Wright
R1,657 Discovery Miles 16 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Cambridge Shakespeare was published in nine volumes between 1863 and 1866. Its careful editorial principles, attractive page design and elegant typography have withstood the test of time. This text was based on a thorough collation of the four Folios and of all the Quarto editions of the separate plays, the base text being the 1623 Folio. The critical apparatus appears at the foot of the page, but for passages where the Quarto differs significantly the entire Quarto text appears in small type after the received text. Notes at the end of each play explain variants, emendations, and passages of unusual difficulty or interest. Grammar and metre were generally left unchanged by the editors, but punctuation was normalised and nineteenth-century orthography was adopted instead of the variable Elizabethan spelling. In a bold move for a Victorian edition, the editors restored various 'profane' expressions where metre or sense demanded it.

The Cambridge Shakespeare (Paperback): William Shakespeare The Cambridge Shakespeare (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Edited by William George Clark, William Aldis Wright
R1,940 Discovery Miles 19 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Cambridge Shakespeare was published in nine volumes between 1863 and 1866. Its careful editorial principles, attractive page design and elegant typography have withstood the test of time. This text was based on a thorough collation of the four Folios and of all the Quarto editions of the separate plays, the base text being the 1623 Folio. The critical apparatus appears at the foot of the page, but for passages where the Quarto differs significantly the entire Quarto text appears in small type after the received text. Notes at the end of each play explain variants, emendations, and passages of unusual difficulty or interest. Grammar and metre were generally left unchanged by the editors, but punctuation was normalised and nineteenth-century orthography was adopted instead of the variable Elizabethan spelling. In a bold move for a Victorian edition, the editors restored various 'profane' expressions where metre or sense demanded it.

The Cambridge Shakespeare (Paperback): William Shakespeare The Cambridge Shakespeare (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Edited by William George Clark, William Aldis Wright
R2,168 Discovery Miles 21 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Cambridge Shakespeare was published in nine volumes between 1863 and 1866. Its careful editorial principles, attractive page design and elegant typography have withstood the test of time. This text was based on a thorough collation of the four Folios and of all the Quarto editions of the separate plays, the base text being the 1623 Folio. The critical apparatus appears at the foot of the page, but for passages where the Quarto differs significantly the entire Quarto text appears in small type after the received text. Notes at the end of each play explain variants, emendations, and passages of unusual difficulty or interest. Grammar and metre were generally left unchanged by the editors, but punctuation was normalised and nineteenth-century orthography was adopted instead of the variable Elizabethan spelling. In a bold move for a Victorian edition, the editors restored various 'profane' expressions where metre or sense demanded it.

Characteristics of Women - Moral, Poetical and Historical (Paperback): Anna Jameson Characteristics of Women - Moral, Poetical and Historical (Paperback)
Anna Jameson
R1,110 Discovery Miles 11 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Characteristics of Women (1832) by Anna Jameson was the first attempt by a woman to analyse the characteristics of twenty-three heroines of Shakespeare's plays. In this book, Jameson, an English writer, feminist, and art historian, addresses problems of women's education and participation in public life while providing insightful and original readings of Shakespeare's women. Jameson classifies the heroines into four categories, two of which - characters of affection and historical characters - are presented in Volume 2. Hermione, Desdemona, Imogen, and Cordelia are the characters in whom moral sentiments and affections predominate, while Cleopatra, Octavia, Volumnia, Constance of Bretagne, Elinor of Guienne, Blanche of Castile, Margaret of Anjou, Katherine of Arragon, and Lady Macbeth are examples of historical characters. Illustrated with fifty attractive etchings made by the author herself, this eloquent book is a must-have for Shakespeare collectors, students of women's studies and others interested in nineteenth-century literary criticism.

The Bowdler Shakespeare - In Six Volumes; In which Nothing Is Added to the Original Text; but those Words and Expressions Are... The Bowdler Shakespeare - In Six Volumes; In which Nothing Is Added to the Original Text; but those Words and Expressions Are Omitted which Cannot with Propriety Be Read Aloud in a Family (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Edited by Thomas Bowdler
R1,684 Discovery Miles 16 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'The Family Shakspeare: in which nothing is added to the original text, but those words and expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety be read in a family.' These words on the title pages of this edition gave rise to the verb 'to bowdlerise' - to remove or modify text considered vulgar or objectionable. Although the first edition was in fact created by Henrietta Maria Bowdler (1750 1830) and published in 1807, the many subsequent editions were published under the name of her brother Thomas (1754 1825), who devoted his time to prison reform and chess, as well as the sanitising of Shakespeare. The Bowdlers' work became enormously popular as the scandal-ridden Regency gave way to Victorian respectability. This volume, from the 1853 edition, contains The Tempest, Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, Much Ado about Nothing and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

The Bowdler Shakespeare - In Six Volumes; In which Nothing Is Added to the Original Text; but those Words and Expressions Are... The Bowdler Shakespeare - In Six Volumes; In which Nothing Is Added to the Original Text; but those Words and Expressions Are Omitted which Cannot with Propriety Be Read Aloud in a Family (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Edited by Thomas Bowdler
R1,696 Discovery Miles 16 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'The Family Shakspeare: in which nothing is added to the original text, but those words and expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety be read in a family.' These words on the title pages of this edition gave rise to the verb 'to bowdlerise' - to remove or modify text considered vulgar or objectionable. Although the first edition was in fact created by Henrietta Maria Bowdler (1750 1830) and published in 1807, the many subsequent editions were published under the name of her brother Thomas (1754 1825), whose other enthusiasms were prison reform and chess. The Bowdlers' work became enormously popular as the scandal-ridden Regency gave way to Victorian respectability. This volume, from the 1853 edition, contains Love's Labour's Lost, The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It, All's Well that Ends Well, The Taming of the Shrew, The Winter's Tale and The Comedy of Errors.

The Bowdler Shakespeare - In Six Volumes; In which Nothing Is Added to the Original Text; but those Words and Expressions Are... The Bowdler Shakespeare - In Six Volumes; In which Nothing Is Added to the Original Text; but those Words and Expressions Are Omitted which Cannot with Propriety Be Read Aloud in a Family (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Edited by Thomas Bowdler
R1,686 Discovery Miles 16 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'The Family Shakspeare: in which nothing is added to the original text, but those words and expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety be read in a family.' These words on the title pages of this edition gave rise to the verb 'to bowdlerise' - to remove or modify text considered vulgar or objectionable. Although the first edition was in fact created by Henrietta Maria Bowdler (1750 1830) and published in 1807, the many subsequent editions were published under the name of her brother Thomas (1754 1825), who devoted his time to prison reform and chess, as well as the sanitising of Shakespeare. The Bowdlers' work became enormously popular as the scandal-ridden Regency gave way to Victorian respectability. This volume, from the 1853 edition, contains Macbeth, King John, King Richard II, King Henry IV, Part 1, King Henry IV, Part 2, and King Henry V.

The Bowdler Shakespeare - In Six Volumes; In which Nothing Is Added to the Original Text; but those Words and Expressions Are... The Bowdler Shakespeare - In Six Volumes; In which Nothing Is Added to the Original Text; but those Words and Expressions Are Omitted which Cannot with Propriety Be Read Aloud in a Family (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Edited by Thomas Bowdler
R1,886 Discovery Miles 18 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'The Family Shakspeare: in which nothing is added to the original text, but those words and expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety be read in a family.' These words on the title pages of this edition gave rise to the verb 'to bowdlerise' - to remove or modify text considered vulgar or objectionable. Although the first edition was in fact created by Henrietta Maria Bowdler (1750 1830) and published in 1807, the many subsequent editions were published under the name of her brother Thomas (1754 1825), who devoted his time to prison reform and chess, as well as the sanitising of Shakespeare. The Bowdlers' work became enormously popular as the scandal-ridden Regency gave way to Victorian respectability. This volume, from the 1853 edition, contains King Henry VI, Part 1, King Henry VI, Part 2, King Henry VI, Part 3, King Richard III, King Henry VIII and Timon of Athens.

The Bowdler Shakespeare - In Six Volumes; In which Nothing Is Added to the Original Text; but those Words and Expressions Are... The Bowdler Shakespeare - In Six Volumes; In which Nothing Is Added to the Original Text; but those Words and Expressions Are Omitted which Cannot with Propriety Be Read Aloud in a Family (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Edited by Thomas Bowdler
R1,688 Discovery Miles 16 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'The Family Shakspeare: in which nothing is added to the original text, but those words and expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety be read in a family.' These words on the title pages of this edition gave rise to the verb 'to bowdlerise' - to remove or modify text considered vulgar or objectionable. Although the first edition was in fact created by Henrietta Maria Bowdler (1750 1830) and published in 1807, the many subsequent editions were published under the name of her brother Thomas (1754 1825), who devoted his time to prison reform and chess, as well as the sanitising of Shakespeare. The Bowdlers' work became enormously popular as the scandal-ridden Regency gave way to Victorian respectability. This volume, from the 1853 edition, contains Troilus and Cressida, Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra and Cymbeline.

The Bowdler Shakespeare - In Six Volumes; In which Nothing Is Added to the Original Text; but those Words and Expressions Are... The Bowdler Shakespeare - In Six Volumes; In which Nothing Is Added to the Original Text; but those Words and Expressions Are Omitted which Cannot with Propriety Be Read Aloud in a Family (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Edited by Thomas Bowdler
R1,684 Discovery Miles 16 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'The Family Shakspeare: in which nothing is added to the original text, but those words and expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety be read in a family.' These words on the title pages of this edition gave rise to the verb 'to bowdlerise' - to remove or modify text considered vulgar or objectionable. Although the first edition was in fact created by Henrietta Maria Bowdler (1750 1830) and published in 1807, the many subsequent editions were published under the name of her brother Thomas (1754 1825), who devoted his time to prison reform and chess, as well as the sanitising of Shakespeare. The Bowdlers' work became enormously popular as the scandal-ridden Regency gave way to Victorian respectability. This volume, from the 1853 edition, contains Titus Andronicus, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Othello.

The Henry Irving Shakespeare (Paperback): William Shakespeare The Henry Irving Shakespeare (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Edited by Henry Irving, Frank A. Marshall
R1,263 Discovery Miles 12 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Henry Irving, the influential and controversial Victorian actor, was closely involved in the publication of this distinctive Shakespeare edition. As an actor, his concern was largely with the intellectual project of seeing each play as a unified work, rather than with producing strong emotional effects in the audience. In the words of his obituary in The Times, he appealed to scholars 'by his reverent and often acute treatment of the text', and accustomed playgoers to look for 'more than empty amusement'. To the edition, he brought a sense of the plays in performance which has never been equalled before or since. Addressing a general readership, he both included notes on cuts used by professional companies and suggested others that would facilitate amateur performances. Gordon Browne's illustrations, which suggest the contemporary styles of stage costume, are another attractive feature of this edition, which will appeal to Shakespearians and theatre historians alike.

The Henry Irving Shakespeare (Paperback): William Shakespeare The Henry Irving Shakespeare (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Edited by Henry Irving, Frank A. Marshall
R1,754 Discovery Miles 17 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Henry Irving, the influential and controversial Victorian actor, was closely involved in the publication of this distinctive Shakespeare edition. As an actor, his concern was largely with the intellectual project of seeing each play as a unified work, rather than with producing strong emotional effects in the audience. In the words of his obituary in The Times, he appealed to scholars 'by his reverent and often acute treatment of the text', and accustomed playgoers to look for 'more than empty amusement'. To the edition, he brought a sense of the plays in performance which has never been equalled before or since. Addressing a general readership, he both included notes on cuts used by professional companies and suggested others that would facilitate amateur performances. Gordon Browne's illustrations, which suggest the contemporary styles of stage costume, are another attractive feature of this edition, which will appeal to Shakespearians and theatre historians alike.

The Henry Irving Shakespeare (Paperback): William Shakespeare The Henry Irving Shakespeare (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Edited by Henry Irving, Frank A. Marshall
R1,746 Discovery Miles 17 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Henry Irving, the influential and controversial Victorian actor, was closely involved in the publication of this distinctive Shakespeare edition. As an actor, his concern was largely with the intellectual project of seeing each play as a unified work, rather than with producing strong emotional effects in the audience. In the words of his obituary in The Times, he appealed to scholars 'by his reverent and often acute treatment of the text', and accustomed playgoers to look for 'more than empty amusement'. To the edition, he brought a sense of the plays in performance which has never been equalled before or since. Addressing a general readership, he both included notes on cuts used by professional companies and suggested others that would facilitate amateur performances. Gordon Browne's illustrations, which suggest the contemporary styles of stage costume, are another attractive feature of this edition, which will appeal to Shakespearians and theatre historians alike.

The Henry Irving Shakespeare (Paperback): William Shakespeare The Henry Irving Shakespeare (Paperback)
William Shakespeare; Edited by Henry Irving, Frank A. Marshall
R1,568 Discovery Miles 15 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Henry Irving, the influential and controversial Victorian actor, was closely involved in the publication of this distinctive Shakespeare edition. As an actor, his concern was largely with the intellectual project of seeing each play as a unified work, rather than with producing strong emotional effects in the audience. In the words of his obituary in The Times, he appealed to scholars 'by his reverent and often acute treatment of the text', and accustomed playgoers to look for 'more than empty amusement'. To the edition, he brought a sense of the plays in performance which has never been equalled before or since. Addressing a general readership, he both included notes on cuts used by professional companies and suggested others that would facilitate amateur performances. Gordon Browne's illustrations, which suggest the contemporary styles of stage costume, are another attractive feature of this edition, which will appeal to Shakespearians and theatre historians alike.

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