The two noble kinsmen
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The two noble kinsmen
（The new Cambridge Shakespeare）
Cambridge University Press, 2012
- : hardback
- : pbk
Available at 56 libraries
Note
The earliest surviving text of The two noble kinsmen is the 1634 quarto, attributed to John Fletcher and William Shakespeare
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-229)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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, textual notes on the plays and poems and an extensive Introduction. Since the late twentieth century, when scholarly attention began to focus on sexuality, collaboration and Shakespeare's late plays, The Two Noble Kinsmen has become an essential script. Turner and Tatspaugh's edition presents a strong case for taking the play more seriously now than ever before. A lively introduction discusses Shakespeare's craftsmanship in adapting a medieval tale for the Jacobean stage, the extent of co-authorship with John Fletcher, the rhetorical complexity of Shakespeare's late style, the themes of sexuality and friendship, and contemporary critical responses to the play. The edition demonstrates the theatrical vitality of The Two Noble Kinsmen and confirms it as a play for today.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: authorship
- Date
- Sources
- Craftsmanship
- Critical reception
- Shakespeare's late style
- The Two Noble Kinsmen in performance
- Note on text
- List of characters
- The play
- Supplementary notes
- Textual analysis
- Appendix: The Two Noble Kinsmen: a performance chronology
- Reading list.
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