Andrew Murphy

Gebundenes Buch

A Concise Companion to Shakespeare and the Text

Beschreibung

Shakespeare's works were among the very first English secular texts to be edited. The long history of adapting them has positioned them as a catalyst for theories of editing and textuality. A Concise Companion to Shakespeare and the Text introduces the early editions, editing practices, and publishing history of Shakespeare's plays and poems, and examines their influence on bibliographic studies as a whole. Written by leading scholars in the field, this comprehensive text examines the history of Shakespeare's works in their subsequent editions, as well as the theories and practicalities of working with the texts. The first single-volume book to provide an accessible and authoritative introduction to Shakespearean bibliographic studies, this succinct text is an excellent resource for both students and faculty.

Autor

Andrew Murphy is Professor of English at the University of St. Andrews. He is the author of Shakespeare in Print: A History and Chronology of Shakespeare Publishing (2003), the editor of The Renaissance Text: Theory, Editing, Textuality (2000), and co-editor of Shakespeare and Scotland (2004).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 162mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9781405135283
• ISBN-10: 140513528X
• Artikelnr.: 22737486

Rezensionen

"As the concept of authorship continues to deconstruct itself inthe wake of postmodernism, the volume is an indispensable additionto the bookshelves of both students and academics." (Notes andQueries, December 2009)

"The essays offer a good balance of general history, theoreticalissues, and individual case studies, such that, as a whole, thecollection will be a valuable resource for those new tobook-history studies, while also advancing ongoing debates througha series of thoughtful reflections on the state of the field."(Archiv, 2009)

"This collection is more than a companion. It is a superlativeguide to the current crisis surrounding the editing of the complexShakespearean text ... .Essential" (CHOICE)

"Andrew

Murphy's ably edited Concise Companion to Shakespeareand Text ... constitutes an appropriate consecration for anarea in Shakespeare studies whose vast importance has becomeincreasingly obvious. [This book] provides an authoritativeintroduction to the field and full coverage of it, with a usefuldivision into three main parts: 'Histories of the Book' (I),'Theories of Editing' (II), and 'Practicalities' (III) ... afine achievement." (Around the Globe)"Andrew Murphy's superb collection brings together a group ofexpert scholars who are also gifted expositors. This volumeconcisely and eloquently surveys the whole field of Shakespearestudies, and will be invaluable both to specialists and to thegeneral reader."
--Stephen Orgel, Stanford University