The First Quarto of King Henry V
The Quarto text of King Henry V is of unique importance. It has the authority of being transcribed by actors in Shakespeare's own company as a record of their first performances of the play at the Globe in 1599. Half as long as the 1623 First Folio version, it represents a practical staging text that streamlined the script supplied by Shakespeare. Andrew Gurr examines each variant from the Folio text in detail, shedding new light on what happened to scripts that the Shakespeare company bought from their resident playwright.
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The First Quarto of King Henry V
The Quarto text of King Henry V is of unique importance. It has the authority of being transcribed by actors in Shakespeare's own company as a record of their first performances of the play at the Globe in 1599. Half as long as the 1623 First Folio version, it represents a practical staging text that streamlined the script supplied by Shakespeare. Andrew Gurr examines each variant from the Folio text in detail, shedding new light on what happened to scripts that the Shakespeare company bought from their resident playwright.
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The First Quarto of King Henry V
140The First Quarto of King Henry V
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$130.00
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780521623360 |
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Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date: | 06/01/2000 |
Series: | The New Cambridge Shakespeare: The Early Quartos |
Pages: | 140 |
Product dimensions: | 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.43(d) |
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