Cet auteur explore les subtilités de la littérature shakespearienne avec une passion pour la détection littéraire. Son travail se penche sur le monde fascinant de l'érudition shakespearienne et des études textuelles, offrant aux lecteurs une perspective unique pour appréhender des œuvres fondamentales et leurs origines. En tant qu'autorité reconnue dans le domaine du drame de la Renaissance anglaise, il apporte une profonde connaissance à ses conférences et à ses écrits.
The plays are presented as in the First Folio of 1623, with the addition of "Pericles" and variations which are agreed by the best Shakespearean critics. For the most part it is Delius's text that is followed.
Powerful tragedy of an aging king, betrayed by his daughters, robbed of his kingdom, descending into madness. Perhaps the bleakest of Shakespeare's tragic dramas, complete with explanatory footnotes.
An international team of scholars offers: • modernised, easily accessible texts • ample but unobtrusive academic guidance • attention to the theatrical qualities of each play and its stage history • informative illustrations, including reconstructions of early performances Much Ado has always been popular on the stage. This edition pays special attention to the history and range of theatrical interpretation. The most famous actors, from the time of Garrick to the present, have appeared as the sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick. In recent times the play's matched plots of two pairs of lovers have been of interest to feminist critics. A full commentary includes annotation of the many sexual jokes in the play that have been obscured by the complexity of Elizabethan language.