Titus Andronicus

Second edition of Titus Andronicus, with a new introductory section by Sue Hall-Smith.

William Shakespeare (Author), Alan Hughes (Edited by), Sue Hall-Smith (Contributions by)

9780521673822, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 1 June 2006

191 pages, 12 b/w illus.
22.8 x 15.3 x 1.3 cm, 0.315 kg

Review of the first edition: 'The great strength of Hughes's edition is its attention to the theatrical aspects of the play … his discussion of the play in performance is illuminating.' Studies in English Literature

The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical, stage and screen interpretations. For this second edition of Titus Andronicus Sue Hall-Smith has written a new section on recent scholarship and important contemporary performances of the play. The edition retains the text prepared by Alan Hughes, based on the first quarto and supplemented by crucial additions and stage directions from the Folio. In the introduction, Hughes contradicts the historically popular view that Titus Andronicus is a poor play of dubious authorship. Joining the growing ranks of critics who take the play seriously, Hughes applauds its thematic unity and grim humour, and demonstrates that it is the work of a brilliant stage craftsman, confident in his mastery of space, movement and verse.

List of illustrations
Preface
List of abbreviations and conventions
Introduction: Date
Sources
Authorship
Early stage history
The Longleat manuscript
From the Restoration to the nineteenth century
Twentieth-century performance and criticism
Recent stage, film and critical interpretations by Sue Hall-Smith
Note on the text
List of characters
The Play
Textual analysis
Appendix 1. Titus Andronicus at the Rose
Appendix 2. Performance by a small company
Reading list.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB], Shakespeare plays [DDS]