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by William Shakespeare (Author) "THIS play, indisputably one of the earliest complete productions of Shakespeare's mind, was first printed in the folio of 1623, where, owing to the arbitrary..." (more)
Key Phrases: first folio omits, folio inserts, old teat, Love's Labour's Lost, Twelfth Night, Midsummer Night's Dream (more...)
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The complete theatrical works of the immortal Bard, uniquely supplemented with annotations and critical analysis by a host of eminent scholars, including Samuel Coleridge and Samuel Johnson, plus a biography of Shakespeare himself. For the collection of the Shakespeare enthusiast, and the edification of the Shakespeare novice.

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The complete theatrical works of the immortal bard, uniquely supplemented with annotation and critical analysis by a host of eminent scholars and critics -- from Samuel Coleridge to Samuel Johnson. Plus a biography of Shakespeare himself. For the collection of the Shakespeare enthusiast, and the edification of the Shakespeare novice. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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  • Hardcover: 2400 pages
  • Publisher: Gramercy; Annotated edition (August 3, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0517205963
  • ISBN-13: 978-0517205969
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 3.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.7 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #631,887 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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THIS play, indisputably one of the earliest complete productions of Shakespeare's mind, was first printed in the folio of 1623, where, owing to the arbitrary manner in which the dramas are disposed, it is preceded by The Tempest, assuredly one of the poet's latest creations. Read the first page
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first folio omits, folio inserts, old teat, old stage direction, undated quarto, old corrector, yor petitioners, wasteful cock, lousy knave, woful day, second folio, beseech your honour, earliest quarto, old text, metrical history, noble tribunes, mine honour, sense doth eat, thy drum, worthy thane, chiefe justice, beseech your highness, good troth, beseech your grace, confound thee
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Love's Labour's Lost, Twelfth Night, Midsummer Night's Dream, Ben Jonson, Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Anne Page, Queen Elizabeth, John Falstaff, The True Tragedy, John of Gaunt, Exit Servant, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Caius Marcius, Jack Cade, John of Lancaster, North's Plutarch, The Taming of the Shrew, William Shakespeare, British Museum, The Passionate Pilgrim, Harry Percy, Sir Bevis, Duke's Palace, Enter Romeo
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30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Great Cover. But..., April 27, 2003
Saw this book on in a friends library and picked it up because it was so attractive. I've always thought i should read shakespeare, so i tried browsing in it. Not much fun. So i came to amazon to look for reviews. Now i see what the problem was.
Sure it seems awesome to have such a polished looking volume on the coffee table, but i'm starting with the Oxford student edition of a couple plays and finally starting to GET shakespeare! This one is too expensive a centerpiece for my table if i'm never going to feel able to understand it!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Neither "The Globe" nor "Shakespeare" belong on this edition, April 11, 2003
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I am loathe to waste *any* time reviewing this volume, except that I cannot bear that the names of "The Globe" and "Shakespeare" are suffering by being used here. Additionally, I would save unsuspecting buyers some money.
Note first that Howard Staunton, the editor of "The Globe Illustrated Shakespeare" died in 1874. That is how current this edition is. Unfortunately modern corporations continue to reprint this woefully out-dated version of Shakespeare (the long-deceased editor requiring no royalty payments) and assign a "publication date" that makes this reprint sound contemporary. [Publisher names associated with this uncritical approach to reproducing Shakespeare may vary. This "Globe Illustrated" printing has come out under publisher names "Gramercy", "Random House VALUE", and (in 1983) "Greenwich House".] Caveat, caveat, caveat emptor!
Do not assume that "Shakespeare is Shakespeare". This version may be great "for your collection" but you will not find yourself wanting to dip into the Bard's momental works here. It is NOT accurate. Scholarship has advanced so far in the past century that those in the know LAUGH at many of the editorial decisions that were passed along in Staunton's day.
Rather than repeat here my thoughts about better editions, please see the discussion in the review of one of the Gramercy printings ( ISBN 0517053616 ) for REWARDING editions of Shakespeare [ e.g., those published by Arden/Routledge, Oxford, Addison-Wesley (ed.: David Bevington), Penguin ].
Do your love of Shakespeare some justice and do not support this attractive *looking* offer.
PS: The illustrations are quaint Victorian fantasies - obscuring rather than illustrating what the Elizabethan master achieved. For an appreciation of how we may finally reach back to the original Shakespearean intent (without Victorian filters), please see Fintan O'Toole's recently re-released "Shakespeare is Hard, but So Is Life" (search for Amz ISBN 186207528X ).
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28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A gorgeous book for any collection, June 2, 2000
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I'll not claim to be a Shakespeare expert, nor will I even lie and say that I've read all the plays. Shakespeare's work hardly needs my uneducated commentary. What I will say is that this is a simply gorgeous book, rich with explanations of those phrases my beloved English teacher understood and I've long since forgotten. The pages are thin, and the type unique. You feel like you are travelling to another place and time. Beautiful end papers, gilt edges and delicate illustrations make this a visual treat. This book will be much argued over when the time comes for it to be passed to the next generation.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Only For Real Shakespeare Lovers
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1.0 out of 5 stars I love Shakespeare... but this edition?
This is NOT where you want to spend your money. There are many good editions. Try Arden or Oxford. This one is NO help. Believe the negative reviews.
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