Oxford Shakespeare: The Two Noble Kinsmen

Zusatztext The Oxford Shakespeare is an admirably scholarly edition, immaculately presented, offering close attention to possibilities of staging as well as meaning.'Dr D. Sedge, Exeter University Klappentext Based on Chaucer's Knight's Tale, The Two Noble Kinsmen was written at the end of Shakespeare's career, as a collaboration with the rising young dramatist John Fletcher. Neglected until recently by directors and teachers, the play deserves to be better known for its moving dramatization of the conflict of love and friendship. This new edition, compiled by distinguished scholar Eugene M. Waith, offers helpful new material on the play's authenticity as a work of Shakespeare, his collaboration with Fletcher, the relevance to the play of the contemporary ideals of chivalry and friendship, and its limited but increasing stage history. Based on the Quarto of 1634, Waith's edition also sets out to clarify the stage directions, address problems of mislineation, and provide useful guides to unfamiliar words, stage business, allusions, and textual problems. Zusammenfassung Based on Chaucer's Knight's Tale the central themes of play are the claims of love and friendship. The introduction 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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Fletcher, William Shakespeare, William Fletcher Shakespeare, Euguene M Waith, Euguene M. Waith
• Con la collaborazione di: Eugene M Waith (Editore), Eugene M. Waith (Editore), Waith Eugene M. (Editore)
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 27.07.1989
• EAN: 9780198129394
• ISBN: 978-0-19-812939-4
• Pagine: 242
• Serie: The Oxford Shakespeare; The Oxford Shakespeare
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; DRAMA / General, Plays, Playscripts