The two noble kinsmen
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The two noble kinsmen
（The Oxford Shakespeare）
Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 1989
- : hard
- : pbk
Available at 64 libraries
Note
Work ascribed to Fletcher, but sometimes erroneously attributed to Shakespeare
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9780192814982
Description
In addition to the text of "The Two Noble Kinsmen", a play that the editor contends was written by Shakespeare in collaboration with his younger colleague Fletcher, this book includes a discussion of the authorship, its history on the stage and the classical ideals of chivalry and friendship on which the plot turns. The text is based on the Quarto of 1634, which was printed from a prompt copy and contains problems of lineation - for example, whole scenes printed as verse which have been recognized as prose. Apart from attempting to clarify these issues, this edition aims to explicate the stage action, which is only partially revealed by the Quarto stage directions. As a volume in the Oxford Shakespeare series, there is annotation, discussion (with illustrations) of past productions, textual footnoting and an index.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: early publication and performances
- authorship including the question of Shakespeare's participation, grounds for various opinions
- text
- sources
- occasion
- the play in performance
- interpretation
- the collaborative structure. Editorial procedures: abbreviations and references. "The Two Noble Kinsmen". Appendices: A - the morris dance in 3.5
- B - alterations to lineation. Index.
- Volume
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: hard ISBN 9780198129394
Description
Based on Chaucer's Knight's Tale the central themes of this humourous and moving play are the claims of love and friendship. The introduction to this new edition offers an illuminating account of Shakespeare's collaboration with his younger colleague John Fletcher, and there are full and helpful notes on unfamiliar words, stage business, allusions, and the play's often complex language.
Eugene Waith is Douglas Tracy Smith Professor of English Literature Emeritus at Yale University, USA
Table of Contents
- Introduction: early publication and performances
- authorship including the question of Shakespeare's participation, grounds for various opinions
- text
- sources
- occasion
- the play in performance
- interpretation
- the collaborative structure. Editorial procedures: abbreviations and references. "The Two Noble Kinsmen". Appendices: A - the morris dance in 3.5
- B - alterations to lineation. Index.
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