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A Study of Shakespeare's Versification: With an Inquiry into the Trustworthiness of the Early Texts an Examination of the 1616 Folio of Ben Jonson's ... a Revised Test of 'Antony and Cleopatra' - Brossura

Bayfield, Matthew Albert

 
9781108002530: A Study of Shakespeare's Versification: With an Inquiry into the Trustworthiness of the Early Texts an Examination of the 1616 Folio of Ben Jonson's ... a Revised Test of 'Antony and Cleopatra'

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Bayfield's analysis of Shakespeare's verse and prose style and the effect of different editions on the sound of Shakespeare.

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Matthew Bayfield (1852–1922), classical scholar and educator, argues passionately against the contractions used in editions of Shakespeare, and contends they are not what the playwright intended. An appendix shows how he would re-edit Antony and Cleopatra with all abbreviations expanded.

Contenuti

Preface; Part I. Shakespeare's Versification: 1. The predominant characteristic of Shakespeare's verse; 2. Metre and rhythm; Part II. The Early Texts: 3. Abolition of resolutions and other abbreviations in the verse; 4. Abbreviations in the verse (continued); 5. Abbreviations in the verse (continued); 6. Elision in the final foot; 7. On certain spellings; 8. Abbreviations in the prose; 9. Conclusions; Appendices; Index.

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