The Original Version of Love's Labour's Lost (Classic Reprint): With a Conjecture as to Love's Labour's Won: With a Conjecture as to Love's Labour's Won (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Explore Shakespeare’s early work and the tangled path to Love’s Labour’s Won. This Stanford University Press edition presents Henry David Gray’s scholarly restoration of The Original Version of Love’s Labour’s Lost, with a detailed conjecture about its related play, Love’s Labour’s Won. It offers a close, readable analysis of how the early comedy evolved and how later revisions shaped the final text.

- A clear introduction that situates the play in Shakespeare’s career and outlines the dating debates.
- A guided key to the original text and a thorough set of supplementary notes.
- A considered conjecture about Love’s Labour’s Won and discussion of how the revisions alter perception of the piece.
- Scholarly apparatus that explains textual emendations and critical decisions, useful for study or teaching.

Ideal for students, teachers, and readers who want a serious, accessible look at Shakespeare’s earliest comedy and the work behind the edition.

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