Troilus and Cressida - Brossura

Shakespeare, William

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ISBN 10: 052137619X ISBN 13: 9780521376198

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Riassunto

Troilus and Cressida, long considered one of Shakespeare's most problematic plays, is both difficult and fascinating. Largely neglected during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it has recently proved popular and rewarding on the stage as well as in the study. This edition questions certain received ideas about the play's text, especially the relationship between quarto and folio and offers several new readings of old problems. Dawson's textual choices are often surprising but at the same time carefully grounded. He views the play from a performance perspective - both in the commentary as well as in the detailed section on stage history in the introduction. The introduction also covers the cultural context in which the play was written, probes the controversy about its early performance and provides extensive analysis of character, language, genre and contemporary significance.

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Recensione:

'I commend this new edition particularly for the introductory sections.' Shakespeare at the Centre Magazine

'... fine new edition ... Anthony B. Dawson's readable and reliable text, together with his excellent explanatory footnotes and his superb discussion of theatrical adaptations of the play, will make this edition a valuable resource for scholars as well as an attractive text for classroom use.' Shakespeare Quarterly

Descrizione del libro:

Troilus and Cressida, long considered one of Shakespeare's most problematic plays, is both difficult and fascinating. In this edition, Dawson views the play from a performance perspective - both in the commentary as well as in the detailed section on stage history in the introduction.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 052137619X
• ISBN 13: 9780521376198
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 280
• Redattore: Dawson Anthony B.