The Two Noble Kinsmen

by Shakespeare, William; Fletcher, John; Mowat, Dr. Barbara A.; Werstine, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780671722968
• ISBN10: 0671722964
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-20
• Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER

Summary

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.Barbara A. Mowat is Director of Academic Programs at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Editor of Shakespeare Quarterly, Chair of the Folger Institute, and author of The Dramaturgy of Shakespeare's Romances and of essays on Shakespeare's plays and on the editing of the plays.Paul Werstine is Professor of English at King's College and the Graduate School of the University of Western Ontario, Canada. He is the author of many papers and articles on the printing and editing of Shakespeare's plays and was Associate Editor of the annual Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England from 1980 to 1989.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Early Publication and Performances	p. 1
Authorship	p. 4
Text	p. 23
Sources	p. 26
Occasion	p. 29
The Play in Performance	p. 30
Interpretation	p. 43
The Collaborative Structure	p. 62
Editorial Procedures	p. 67
Abbreviations and References	p. 70
The Two Noble Kinsmen	p. 75
The Morris Dance in 3.5	p. 215
Alterations to Lineation	p. 218
Index	p. 223
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