New Readings in Shakespeare: Volume 1, Introduction; The Comedies; The Poems

Originally published in 1956, this two-volume work contains a survey of contemporary proposals for the restoration of the 'true text' of Shakespearean plays.

C. J. Sisson (Author)

9781107416123, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 17 July 2014

234 pages
19.8 x 12.9 x 1.2 cm, 0.23 kg

Originally published in 1956 as part of the Shakespeare Problems series, this two-volume work contains a survey of contemporary proposals for the restoration of the 'true text' of Shakespearean plays. This first volume assesses various points of contention in the Comedies and in Shakespeare's poems The Rape of Lucrece, Venus and Adonis, A Lover's Complaint, The Passionate Pilgrim and the well-known Sonnets. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the reconstruction of Shakespeare's plays and in the history of Shakespearean textual criticism.

Introduction
Part I. The Comedies: 1. The Tempest
2. The Two Gentlemen of Verona
3. The Merry Wives of Windsor
4. Measure for Measure
5. The Comedy of Errors
6. Much Ado about Nothing
7. Love's Labours Lost
8. A Midsummer Night's Dream
10. The Merchant of Venice
11. As You Like It
12. The Taming of the Shrew
13. All's Well that Ends Well
14. Twelfth Night
15. The Winter's Tale
Part II. The Poems: 1. Venus and Adonis
2. The Rape of Lucrece
3. Sonnets
4. A Lover's Complaint
5. The Passionate Pilgrim.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]