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The Hamlets. Cues, Qs, and Remembered Texts.
Paul Menzer
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Description for The Hamlets. Cues, Qs, and Remembered Texts.
Hardback. Num Pages: 263 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 513.
While differences among the three early printed texts of Hamlet have often been considered in terms of interpretive conequences in performances, The Hamlets instead considers practical issues in the playhouse and acting economy of early modern London. This book examines how Shakespeare's company operated, how it may have treated the authorial text, what the actors' needs might be, and how the three texts may be manifestations of the play's life in the theater. By collating and studying cue-line variation in the three texts, the book introduces a new method of analysis and constructs for Hamlet a new narrative of authorial, ... Read more
While differences among the three early printed texts of Hamlet have often been considered in terms of interpretive conequences in performances, The Hamlets instead considers practical issues in the playhouse and acting economy of early modern London. This book examines how Shakespeare's company operated, how it may have treated the authorial text, what the actors' needs might be, and how the three texts may be manifestations of the play's life in the theater. By collating and studying cue-line variation in the three texts, the book introduces a new method of analysis and constructs for Hamlet a new narrative of authorial, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
Number of Pages
263
Place of Publication
Delaware, United States
ISBN
9781611490824
SKU
V9781611490824
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Ref
99-15
About Paul Menzer
Paul Menzer is associate professor at Mary Baldwin College.
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