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Romeo and Juliet
Jay L. . Ed(S): Halio
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Description for Romeo and Juliet
Hardback. Editor(s): Halio, Jay L. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Using this edition, the reader may see at once how Shakespeare's manuscript of the play, upon which the second quarto (Q2) is based, was adapted for the Elizabethan stage by the author and/or his colleagues. Q1 is considerably shorter than Q2. While many long speeches are cut, abbreviated, or revised, the structure of the play remains essentially as Shakespeare originally conceived it. Q1 is thus quite different, for instance, from Q1 Hamlet, whose provenance is still open to debate. While both of these early quartos were once believed to be memorial reconstructions, and thus 'Bad' quartos, the theory of memorial ... Read more
Using this edition, the reader may see at once how Shakespeare's manuscript of the play, upon which the second quarto (Q2) is based, was adapted for the Elizabethan stage by the author and/or his colleagues. Q1 is considerably shorter than Q2. While many long speeches are cut, abbreviated, or revised, the structure of the play remains essentially as Shakespeare originally conceived it. Q1 is thus quite different, for instance, from Q1 Hamlet, whose provenance is still open to debate. While both of these early quartos were once believed to be memorial reconstructions, and thus 'Bad' quartos, the theory of memorial ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
Number of Pages
175
Place of Publication
Delaware, United States
ISBN
9781611491029
SKU
V9781611491029
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Ref
99-15
About Jay L. . Ed(S): Halio
Jay L. Halio is professor emeritus of English at the University of Delaware.
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