Shakesperiana: A Catalogue of the Early Editions of Shakespeare's Plays, and of the Commentaries and Other Publications Illustrative of his Works

di James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (Autore)

Cambridge University Press, 2009

James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1820-1889) was an enthusiastic collector of books on Shakespeare (including nearly all the pre-1660 editions) and a respected and prolific scholar of Elizabethan literature. His extensive collection is now housed at Edinburgh University Library. This volume contains a selection of his early writings and includes: 'A catalogue of the early editions of Shakespeare's plays and of the commentaries and other publications illustrative of his works' (1841); 'An account of the only known manuscript of Shakespeare's plays, comprising some important variations and corrections in the Merry Wives of Windsor' (1843); 'An introduction to Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream' (1841); 'On the character of Sir John Falstaff, as originally exhibited by Shakespeare in the two parts of King Henry IV' (1841); 'Curiosities of Modern Shakespearian Criticism' (1853); 'Observations on some of the manuscript emendations of the text of Shakespeare and are they copyright?' (1853).

• Autore: James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Cambridge Library Collection - Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama
• Anno: 2009
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 288 p.
• Dimensioni: 216 x 140 mm
• Peso: 370 gr.
• EAN: 9781108000024

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