The Arden Shakespeare Complete Works
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (841 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1904271030 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bodman Professor of English at Yale University, USA.Professor Richard Proudfoot served as Senior General Editor of the Arden Shakespeare for 35 years, until his retirement from King's in 1999. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time.ANN THOMPSON is Professor of English and Director of the London Shakespeare C
The Complete Arden Shakespeare, published for the first time in 1998, is now available in an updated hardback edition. Brief introductions to each play, written specially for this volume by the Arden General Editors, discuss the date and contemporary context of the play, its position within ShakespeareÂ's Âœuvre, and its subsequent performance history. The updated edition includes eight newly revised playtexts as published in the Arden Third Series since 1998. An extensive glossary explains vocabulary which may be unfamiliar to modern readers. A general introduction by the three General Editors of the ongoing Arden Shakespeare series gives the reader an overall view of how and why Shakespeare has become such an influential cultural icon, and how perceptions of his work have changed in the intervening four centuries. The introduction summarises the known
"Reader, Beware!" according to A Customer. For those of us who love (and rely on) the individual editions of the Arden Shakespeare, the Complete Works is a huge disappointment. What has always made the Arden editions stand out from the others is the in-depth scholarly analyses and copious footnotes. The footnotes alone are worth the price of a copy but, guess. N. Schively said I must agree. I must agree with the reviewers who rated this volume so low because of the lack of footnotes. I remember being introduced to the individual Arden copies when I was acting in college - the footnotes were SUPERB, much better, more authoritative, more in-depth than anything else out there. I was hoping for the same wit. Astounding quality and value for money A Customer I received my copy in the post today and immediately immersed myself in it for several hours. This is a superb one-volume edition of Shakespeare's works. It's a very large format hardcover, with a very clear and readable font. The present editors have made some welcome innovations to the usual presentation of the pla
About the Author William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time.ANN THOMPSON is Professor of English and Director of the London Shakespeare Centre and King's College LondonDavid Scott Kastan is the George M. . In 2001 The Arden Shakespeare published Proudfoot's Shakespeare: Text, Stage and Canon a critical overview of the scholarly achievements made in the field of Shakespeare studies by the end of the twentieth century. Bodman Professor of English at Yale University, USA.Professor Richard Proudfoot served as Senior General Editor of the Arden Shakespeare for 35 years, until his retirement from King's in 1999