This book is part of a controversial new series that raises fundamental questions about the authenticity of Shakespeare's texts as we know them today. In a radical departure from existing series, it presents the earliest known editions of Shakespeare's playsówhich differ substantially from the present versionsóand argues that these are the most authentic we have. The editors present the text in a form as close as possible to its first publication. It includes an introduction, notes and an appendix containing sample facsimile pages from the original printed texts. Throughout, the emphasis of the critical apparatus is on the theoretical and historical significance of the text and its contextual relationships with theatre, history and cultural politics. Published in 1594 under the title The Taming of a Shrew, this play has always been regarded as an earlier version by another dramatist, or as a corrupt "memorial reconstruction" of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. Yet the version accepted as Shakespeare's was not published until the First Folio of 1623. The text of A Shrew differs from that of The Shrew. It contains, for example, a complete theatrical "framing" device in the form of the Lord's practical joke on Christopher Sly, where the "Shakespearean" text drops Sly and the framing device early in the play. From the beginning of this century the "non-Shakespearean" text has been used in theatrical practice to complete the authorized but insufficient "Shakespearean" play. This new edition makes The Taming of a Shrew available in full, not as a source or analogue or memorial reconstruction of a Shakespearean original, but in its own right as a brilliantly inventive popular Elizabethan play.

A Pleasant Conceited Historie, Called the Taming of a Shrew (Shakespearean Originals : First Editions)

Literature & Fiction

HOLDERNESS, GRAHAM

Loughrey, Bryan

Dramas & Plays

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

This book is part of a controversial new series that raises fundamental questions about the authenticity of Shakespeare's texts as we know them today. In a radical departure from existing series, it presents the earliest known editions of Shakespeare's plays which differ substantially from the present versions and argues that these are the most authentic we have.The editors present the text in a form as close as possible to its first publication. It includes an introduction, notes and an appendix containing sample facsimile pages from the original printed texts. Throughout, the emphasis of the critical apparatus is on the theoretical and historical significance of the text and its contextual relationships with theatre, history and cultural politics."To be, or not to be, there's the point..."(Hamlet, First Quarto).Is the most famous line in the theatre Shakespeare's original wording? According to this 1603 edition, it is not.This text has been rejected by scholars as a "Bad Quarto", a corrupt, pirated text printed without the permission of the playwright or his company. Yet the First Quarto was the first edition of this play to be published and has been produced in the modern theatre with great success. This new edition seeks to acknowledge the play's distinctive poetic and dramatic qualities, instead of comparing them unfavorably to one of the other versions. This may be Shakespeare's real Hamlet.

The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke (Shakespeare Originals: First Editions)

This series aims to introduce students to a wide variety of critical opinion and to show students, by example, how to construct a good critical essay. This collection of specially-commissioned short critical essays is designed for A level students. The essays contain diverse, often conflicting opinions, presented a clearly written and carefully structured manner which reflects the student's need to construct well thought-out arguments in the limited time examinations allow. They are also designed to act as a stimulus for independent thought and for the development of personal viewpoints. Each essay concentrates on a single area of thought or study of direct relevance to the type of essay students will be required to write, and uses textual evidence and quotations in support of the conclusions. A variety of approaches are used in the essays, to illustrate the various ways in which literary evidence can be organized to argue a viewpoint. Bryan Loughrey has been involved in A level paper-setting and policy-making. Linda Cookson has edited several Longman Study Texts titles published by Longman for the UK Secondary Schools English List.

Critical Essays on "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare (Longman Critical Essays)

Ad Wes Lon Education

Critical Essays on Keats (Longman Critical Essays)

Cookson, Linda

PEARSON SCHOOLS

This series aims to introduce students to a wide variety of critical opinion and to show students, by example, how to construct a good critical essay. This collection of specially-commissioned short critical essays is designed for A level students. The essays contain diverse, often conflicting opinions, presented in a clearly written and carefully structured manner which reflects the student's need to construct well thought-out arguments in the limited time examinations allow. They are also designed to act as a stimulus for independent thought and for the development of personal viewpoints. Each essay concentrates on a single area of thought or study of direct relevance to the type of essay students will be required to write, and uses textual evidence and quotations in support of the conclusions. A variety of approaches are used in the essays, to illustrate the various ways in which literary evidence can be organized to argue a viewpoint. Bryan Loughrey has been involved in A level paper-setting and policy-making. Linda Cookson has edited several "Longman Study Texts" titles published by Longman for the UK Secondary Schools English List.

Critical Essays on Chaucer's "General Prologue" (Longman Critical Essays)

This is a collection of specially commissioned essays designed to meet the specific needs of A level students. It introduces students to a wide variety of critical opinion, and students are shown by example how to construct a good critical essay. Each essay presents carefully structured, clear lines of thought and analysis in a reasonably short space, reflecting the student's need to construct clear, well thought-out arguments in the limited time examinations allow. It concentrates on a single area of thought or study of direct relevance to the type of essay students will be required to write. Quotations and close textual reference focus students' minds on the work itself. Bryan Loughrey lectures at Roehampton Institute, London and is examiner of English Literature for two A level boards. he is involved in A level paper-setting and policy-making, and is the series editor of "Master Studies" published by Penguin.

Critical Essays on "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare (Longman Critical Essays)

Critical Essays on "Richard II" by William Shakespeare (Longman Critical Essays)

Introduces A-level students to a variety of critical and conflicting opinions on major works of literature. The text concentrates on single areas of thought or study reflecting types of essays students must write at A-level and includes quotations and close textual references.

Pardoner's Prologue (Longman Literature Guides)

Longman Publishing Group

This series introduces A-level students to a variety of critical and conflicting opinions on major works of literature. The books aim to present clear lines of thought or analysis in a reasonably short space - reflecting the time limitations with which students are faced in the exam. They concentrate on single areas of thought or study reflecting the type of essays students must write at A-level. Quotations and close textual reference are intended to focus the students' minds on the work itself and the books use language familiar to A-level students so that ideas and arguments are readily understood.

Critical Essays on "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare (Longman Critical Essays)

Longman

This series aims to introduce students to a wide variety of critical opinion and to show students, by example, how to construct a good critical essay. This collection of specially-commissioned short critical essays on Shakespeare's play Othello is designed for A-level students. The essays contain diverse, often conflicting opinions, presented in a clearly written and carefully structured manner which reflects the student's need to construct well thought-out arguments in the limited time examinations allow. They are also designed to act as a stimulus for independent thought and for the development of personal viewpoints. Each essay concentrates on a single area of thought or study of direct relevance to the type of essay students will be required to write, and uses textual evidence and quotations in support of the conclusions. A variety of approaches are used in the essays, to illustrate the various ways in which literary evidence can be organized to argue a viewpoint.

Critical Essays on "Othello" by William Shakespeare (Longman Critical Essays)

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