William Shakespeare by Shakespeare, William - 1988

Oxford University Press, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7 1/4" By 9 1/2". The Complete Works (Oxford Shakespeare) Compact Edition. General Editors: Stanley Wells and Gary Taylor. The Oxford Shakespeare brings the modern reader closer to Shakespeare's plays as originally performed than has ever before been possible. Based on eight years of full-time research by a team of distinguished British and American scholars, this monumental volume offers many remarkable innovations, including a new chronological order, revised stage directions, two full versions of King Lear-as originally written and as revised later for performance-and the complete text of The Two Noble Kinsmen. The Compact Edition packs all these features into a portable and inexpensive single volume. In addition, a lucid General Introduction by Stanley Wells and brief introductions to each play provide a wealth of background information.