{"product_id":"the-first-quarto-of-romeo-and-juliet-paperback-9780521178266","title":"The First Quarto of Romeo and Juliet (Paperback) 9780521178266","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe First Quarto of Romeo and Juliet\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA full edition of the first quarto of Romeo and Juliet (1597), with helpful commentary.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLukas Erne (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521178266, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 2 June 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eReview of the hardback: 'His scrupulously annotated edition makes the full text of Q1 available for a general readership that can now readily compare the different versions of the play, and it provides excellent classroom material, for example, for in-depth courses on the Shakespearean text or on the first stagings of Shakespeare's plays.' English Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTwo 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations and conventions\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: 1. Textual provenance: a century of 'bad quartos'\u003cbr\u003e Past thinking about Q1 Romeo and Juliet\u003cbr\u003e The early draft \/ revision theory\u003cbr\u003e Memorial reporters?\u003cbr\u003e Stage abridgement, not memorial reconstruction?\u003cbr\u003e Evidence of memorial agency\u003cbr\u003e Alternatives to the traditional narrative\u003cbr\u003e A version for the provinces?\u003cbr\u003e Theatrical abridgement\u003cbr\u003e Textual provenance: conclusion\u003cbr\u003e 2. Dramatic specificities: Pace and action\u003cbr\u003e Stage directions\u003cbr\u003e The betrothal scene\u003cbr\u003e Characterization\u003cbr\u003e Inconsistent time references\u003cbr\u003e 3. Publication and printing: The First Quarto in 1597\u003cbr\u003e The First Quarto after 1597\u003cbr\u003e Note on the text\u003cbr\u003e List of characters\u003cbr\u003e THE PLAY\u003cbr\u003e Textual notes\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. Scene division\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. Casting and doubling\u003cbr\u003e Appendix C. Bel-védere (1600)\u003cbr\u003e Appendix D. Q1 in eighteenth-century editions of Romeo and Juliet\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Shakespeare plays [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Shakespeare plays\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Shakespeare%20plays%20%5BDDS%5D%22\"\u003eDDS\u003c\/a\u003e], Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004176191768,"sku":"9780521178266","price":27.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521178266i_b6b6cc95-a7c1-4edc-b00b-e72319fbe93d.jpg?v=1691373207","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-first-quarto-of-romeo-and-juliet-paperback-9780521178266","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}