| King Lear: The 1608 Quarto and 1623 Folio Texts Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author), Orgel, Stephen (Introduction by), Orgel, Stephen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0140714901 ISBN-13: 9780140714906 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $9.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2000 Annotation: The general editors of the new series of forty-two volumes -- renowned Shakespeareans Stephen Orgel of Stanford University and A. R. Braunmuller of UCLA -- have assembled a team of six eminent scholars who have, along with the general editors themselves, prepared new introductions and notes to all of Shakespeare's plays and poems. Redesigned in an easy-to-read format that preserves the favorite features of the original -- and including an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare, an introduction to the individual play, and a note on the text used -- the new Pelican Shakespeare will be an excellent resource for students, teachers, and theater professionals well into the twenty-first century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Shakespeare - Literary Collections | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 00269941 |
| Series: Pelican Shakespeare (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.07" W x 7.78" (0.58 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series edited by A. R. Braunmuller and Stephen Orgel The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare's time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. Updated by general editors Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller, these easy-to-read editions incorporate over thirty years of Shakespeare scholarship undertaken since the original series, edited by Alfred Harbage, appeared between 1956 and 1967. With definitive texts and illuminating essays, the Pelican Shakespeare will remain a valued resource for students, teachers, and theater professionals for many years to come. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |