Antony and Cleopatra (Arden Shakespeare, Third Series) / Edition 3

by William Shakespeare, John Wilders, Ann Thompson, David Scott Kastan, H. R. Woudhuysen

Overview

John Wilders - literary advisor to the BBC TV Shakespeare series - brings thorough scholarship and a practical understanding of performance needs to this new edition. Clarity, accessibility and rigour are the hallmarks of an edition which will provide invaluable guidance for all its readers. "This edition has a very helpful introduction and good clear text, as well as the exceptionally excellent and detailed notes." Dr Michael Herbert, St Andrews University ''a useful treatment of a complex play'Barry Gaines, University of New Mexico, Shakespeare Quarterly

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781904271017
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/16/1995
Series:	Arden Shakespeare Series , #3
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	284,833
Product dimensions:	5.05(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time.

ANN THOMPSON is Emeritus Professor in English at King' s College London UK.

David Scott Kastan is the George M. Bodman Professor of English at Yale University, USA.

Henry Woudhuysen is Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford, UK.

Professor Richard Proudfoot served as Senior General Editor of the Arden Shakespeare for 35 years, until his retirement from King's in 1999. In 2001 The Arden Shakespeare published Proudfoot's Shakespeare: Text, Stage and Canon a critical overview of the scholarly achievements made in the field of Shakespeare studies by the end of the twentieth century.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Table of Contents

List of illustrations General Editors preface Preface Acknowledgements Introduction - Jacobean performance - The question of unity - The question of structure - The question of moral judgement - The question of the tragic - Language and style - The sources - The date of composition - The text ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA Longer notes Appendix: Folio lineation Abbreviations and References Index