Name: The Cambridge Shakespeare 9 Volume Paperback Set: The Cambridge Shakespeare: Volume 8 Paperback (Cambridge Library Collection - Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama)
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Author: William Shakespeare
ISBN: 9781108000857

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The Cambridge Shakespeare 9 Volume Paperback Set: The Cambridge Shakespeare: Volume 8 Paperback (Cambridge Library Collection - Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama)

Type

Physical Book

Author

William Shakespeare

Illustrated by

William George Clark

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

2009

Language

English

Pages

628

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6 x 14.0 x 3.2 cm

Weight

0.72 kg.

ISBN

1108000851

ISBN13

9781108000857

Edition No.

Synopsis "The Cambridge Shakespeare 9 Volume Paperback Set: The Cambridge Shakespeare: Volume 8 Paperback (Cambridge Library Collection - Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama) "

The Cambridge Shakespeare was published in nine volumes between 1863 and 1866. Its careful editorial principles, attractive page design and elegant typography have withstood the test of time. This text was based on a thorough collation of the four Folios and of all the Quarto editions of the separate plays, the base text being the 1623 Folio. The critical apparatus appears at the foot of the page, but for passages where the Quarto differs significantly the entire Quarto text appears in small type after the received text. Notes at the end of each play explain variants, emendations, and passages of unusual difficulty or interest. Grammar and metre were generally left unchanged by the editors, but punctuation was normalised and nineteenth-century orthography was adopted instead of the variable Elizabethan spelling. In a bold move for a Victorian edition, the editors restored various 'profane' expressions where metre or sense demanded it.

William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare (Stratford-upon-Avon, c. April 23, 1564jul. - Ibid., April 23/May 3, 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor. Often known as the Bard of Avon (or simply the Bard), he is considered the most important writer in the English language and one of the most famous in world literature.

According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, "Shakespeare is generally acknowledged as the greatest of all time writers, a unique figure in the history of literature. The fame of other poets, such as Homer and Dante Alighieri, or novelists such as Leo Tolstoy or Charles Dickens, has transcended national barriers, but none has achieved the reputation of Shakespeare, whose works today are read and performed more frequently and in more countries than ever. The prophecy of one of his great contemporaries, Ben Jonson, has thus been fulfilled: 'Shakespeare does not belong to one age but to eternity'".

Among his most notable works are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. His ability to portray the complexities of human nature, along with his mastery in the use of verse and language, has made him a timeless figure.

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