The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading
scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the plays
for modern readers - a new, modern-spelling text, based on the
Quarto text of 1608 - on-page commentary and notes explain meaning,
staging, allusions and much else - detailed introduction considers
composition, sources, performances and changing critical attitudes
to the play - illustrated with production photographs and related
art - includes 'The Ballad of King Lear' and related offshoots -
full index to introduction and commentary - durable sewn binding
for lasting use 'not simply a better text but a new conception of
Shakespeare. This is a major achievement of twentieth-century
scholarship.' Times Literary Supplement ABOUT THE SERIES: For over
100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest
range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume
reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most
accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including
expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to
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