Shakespeare as Literary Dramatist / Lukas Erne, University of Geneva.

Author/creator Erne, Lukas
Format Book
EditionSecond Edition.
PublicationCambridge : New York ; Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Descriptionxii, 313 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Literary style.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism, Textual.
Authors and readers--England. --History. --16th century.
Authors and readers--England. --History. --17th century.
English language--Early modern, 1500-1700. --Style.

Contents The legitimation of printed playbooks in Shakespeare's time -- The making of "Shakespeare" -- Shakespeare and the publication of his plays (I): the late sixteenth century -- Shakespeare and the publication of his plays (II): the early seventeenth century -- The players' alleged opposition to print -- Why size matters: "the two hours' traffic of our stage" and the length of Shakespeare's plays -- Editorial policy and the length of Shakespeare's plays -- "Bad" quartos and their origins: Romeo and Juliet, Henry V, and Hamlet -- Theatricality, literariness, and the texts of Romeo and Juliet, Henry V, and Hamlet -- Appendixes: A. The plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries in print, 1584-1623 -- B. Heminge and Condell's "Stolne, and surreptitious copies" and the Pavier quartos -- C. Shakespeare and the circulation of dramatic manuscripts.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 287-302) and index.
LCCN 2012042954
ISBN9781107029651 (hardback)
ISBN1107029651 (hardback)
ISBN9781107685062 (paperback)
ISBN1107685060 (paperback)

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Joyner General Stacks PR3072 .E76 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold