Second Part of King Henry the Fourth1600

Name: Second Part of King Henry the Fourth1600
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ISBN: 9780197290286

ISBN-10: 0197290280

ISBN-13: 9780197290286

Edition: 1990

Authors: William Shakespeare, Thomas L. Berger

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This is a photofacsimile edition of the quarto of The Second Part of Henry the Fourth. The quarto, which was printed by Valentine Simmes in 1600, exists in two issues, the second with cancel. It is generally accepted that this edition was set from Shakespeare's foul papers by a single compositor. The reason for the cancel (which contains an entire scene missing from the first issue) is the subject of debate among students of Shakespeare's text, as are the discrepancies between the quarto text and the 1623 First Folio. Censorship, adaptation for the theater, and revision are reasons proposed to explain the state of the text. The Introduction to this edition addresses these debates and also…

Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 1990
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/11/1991
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 116
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English