{"product_id":"the-staunton-shakespeare-paperback-9781108000017","title":"The Staunton Shakespeare (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108000017","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Staunton Shakespeare\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first volume of Staunton's 1858 edition of Shakespeare's plays, with a life of Shakespeare, and illustrations by John Gilbert.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Shakespeare (Author), Howard  Staunton (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108000017, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e824 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 4.2 cm, 1.13 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFirst published in 1858, this is the first of three volumes of Howard Staunton's collection of Shakespeare's plays, with black-and-white illustrations by the prolific artist John Gilbert. Staunton's annotated edition, based on the folio and quarto editions collated with the texts of later editors from Rowe to Dyce, combines common sense with meticulous research, making it a definitive resource in its day. Each play is accompanied by an introduction giving details of its original production and publication and the sources of its plot, critical commentary, and footnotes explaining terms and expressions. This volume contains The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Love's Labour's Lost, The Comedy of Errors, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, King John,  A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, King Richard II, King Henry IV Part 1, King Henry IV Part II,  The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Much Ado About Nothing.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The Two Gentlemen of Verona\u003cbr\u003e 2. Love's Labour's Lost\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Comedy of Errors\u003cbr\u003e 4. Romeo and Juliet\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Taming of the Shrew\u003cbr\u003e 6. King John\u003cbr\u003e 7. A Midsummer Night's Dream\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Merchant of Venice\u003cbr\u003e 9. King Richard the Second\u003cbr\u003e 10. The First Part of King Henry the Fourth\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Merry Wives of Windsor\u003cbr\u003e 13. Much Ado About Nothing.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\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":46265892798744,"sku":"9781108000017","price":50.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108000017i_4ef61a77-8f42-4ad8-8695-fa6908581701.jpg?v=1694866993","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-staunton-shakespeare-paperback-9781108000017","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}