Early Modern Playhouse Manuscripts and the Editing of Shakespeare
argues for editing Shakespeare's plays in a new way, without
pretending to distinguish authorial from theatrical versions.
Drawing on the work of the influential scholars A. W. Pollard and
W. W. Greg, Werstine tackles the difficult issues surrounding 'foul
papers' and 'promptbooks' to redefine these fundamental categories
of current Shakespeare editing. In an extensive and detailed
analysis, this book offers insight into the methods of theatrical
personnel and a reconstruction of backstage practices in playhouses
of Shakespeare's time. The book also includes a detailed analysis
of nineteen manuscripts and three quartos marked up for performance
- documents that together provide precious insight into how plays
were put into production. Using these surviving manuscripts as a
framework, Werstine goes on to explore editorial choices about what
to give today's readers as 'Shakespeare'.
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