Measure for Measure: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton

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Measure for Measure: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)

This Norton Critical Edition looks at the full range of opinion and interpretation of this major play from its origins to the present day, from its â€œgeniusâ€ (William Hazlitt) to its being a â€œhateful work, although Shakespearean throughoutâ€ (Samuel Taylor Coleridge), and beyond.
The Norton Critical Edition is based on the 1623 First Folio text, the only authoritative edition of the play. The editor has modernized spelling but preserves, for the most part, the original lineation and characteristically heavy punctuation. The text of Measure for Measure is accompanied by a full introduction, a note on the text, textual variants, and related illustrations.

â€œSourcesâ€ considers the probable, primary, and analogous sources Shakespeare drew upon while composing Measure for Measure, including excerpts from G. B. Giraldi Cinthioâ€™s Hecatommithi and The Tragedy of Epitia, King James Iâ€™s Basilikon Doron, andâ€•most directlyâ€•George Whetstoneâ€™s The History of Promos and Cassandra.

â€œCriticismâ€ collects seventeen important commentaries on Measure for Measure spanning four centuries, including, among others, those by Alexander Pope, Charlotte Lennox, Samuel Johnson, Elizabeth Inchbald, A. C. Bradley, G. Wilson Knight, Jonathan Dollimore, and Marliss C. Desens.

â€œAdaptations and Responsesâ€ reprints alternative versions of the play: William Dâ€™avenantâ€™s The Law Against Lovers (1662), Charles Gildonâ€™s Measure of Measure, or, Beauty the Best Advocate (1700), and Charles Marowitzâ€™s postmodern version (1975).

A Selected Bibliography is also included.
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Brand W. W. Norton & Company
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ReleaseDate 2009-11-06
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Country	USA
Brand	W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer	W. W. Norton & Company
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
ReleaseDate	2009-11-06
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780393931716

Measure for Measure: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)

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