ISBN: 9780521178266 - the first quarto of romeo and juliet (the new cambridge shakespeare: the early quartos) (4 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. First paperback edition. Octavo, xvii, 192 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is blue with white and red print. Illustrated: b&w facsimiles. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column R. 1396349. FP New Rockville Stock.

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Zustand: New. A full edition of the first quarto of Romeo and Juliet (1597), with helpful commentary. Editor(s): Erne, Lukas. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare: The Early Quartos. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346. . 2011. Reissue. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Two different versions of Romeo and Juliet were published during Shakespeare's lifetime: the second quarto of 1599, on which modern editions are usually based, and the first quarto of 1597. The latter version was long denigrated as a 'bad' quarto', but recent scholarship sees in it a crucial witness for the theatrical practices of Shakespeare and his company. The shorter of the two versions by about one quarter, the first quarto has high-paced action, fuller stage directions than the second quarto, and fascinating alternatives to the famous speeches in the longer version. The introduction to this edition provides a full discussion of the origins of the first quarto, before analysing its distinguishing features and presenting a concise history of the 1597 version. The text is provided with a full collation and commentary which alert the reader to crucial differences between the first and the second quartos.…