Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Denmark
ISBN : UOM:39015081452370
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
The First Two Quartos Of Hamlet
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The First Two Quartos of Hamlet
Margrethe Jolly
Author : Margrethe Jolly
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786478873
The First Two Quartos of Hamlet by Margrethe Jolly Pdf
It is nearly two centuries since the first quarto of Hamlet was rediscovered, yet there is still no consensus about its relationship to the second quarto. Indeed, the first quarto, the least frequently read Hamlet, has been dismissed as "corrupt," "inferior" or like "a mutilated corpse," even though in performance it has been described as "the absolute dynamo behind the play." Currently one hypothesis dominates explanations about the quartos' interrelationship, supposing that the first quarto (published 1603) was reconstructed from memory by one or more actors who had performed minor roles in a version of the second quarto (published 1604-5). The present study reports on a detailed linguistic reassessment of the principal arguments for memorial reconstruction. The evidence--including a three way comparison between the underlying French source in Les Histoires Tragiques and the two quartos, and the informal features and specific grammatical aspects, and a documented memorial reconstruction in 1779--does not support the dominant hypothesis. The cumulative evidence suggests that the earliest scholars to examine the first quarto were right: the 1603 Hamlet came first, and the second quarto is a substantial, later revision.
The First Two Quartos of Hamlet
Margrethe Jolly
Author : Margrethe Jolly
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476615561
The First Two Quartos of Hamlet by Margrethe Jolly Pdf
It is nearly two centuries since the first quarto of Hamlet was rediscovered, yet there is still no consensus about its relationship to the second quarto. Indeed, the first quarto, the least frequently read Hamlet, has been dismissed as "corrupt," "inferior" or like "a mutilated corpse," even though in performance it has been described as "the absolute dynamo behind the play." Currently one hypothesis dominates explanations about the quartos' interrelationship, supposing that the first quarto (published 1603) was reconstructed from memory by one or more actors who had performed minor roles in a version of the second quarto (published 1604-5). The present study reports on a detailed linguistic reassessment of the principal arguments for memorial reconstruction. The evidence--including a three way comparison between the underlying French source in Les Histoires Tragiques and the two quartos, and the informal features and specific grammatical aspects, and a documented memorial reconstruction in 1779--does not support the dominant hypothesis. The cumulative evidence suggests that the earliest scholars to examine the first quarto were right: the 1603 Hamlet came first, and the second quarto is a substantial, later revision.
Hamlet
Wilhelm Vietor
Author : Wilhelm Vietor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-25
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1331128528
Hamlet by Wilhelm Vietor Pdf
Excerpt from Hamlet: Parallel Texts of the First and Second Quartos and the First Folio The aim of the present volume is simply to place before the reader exact reprint« of the two earliest Quartos and the first Folio text of Hamlet arranged in parallel columns for ready reference. Collations of other editions would, of course, also have been desirable, but a« these would have inconveniently swelled the bulk of the volume, and are easily accessible in the Cambridge Edition, or in Furness's Variorum Shakespeare, they have been dispensed with. The First Quarto (Q1), of 1603, is here reprinted from the facsimile in photo-lithography by W. Griggs, reproduced from the Duke of Devonshire's copy, the last leaf, which is wanting in the Duke's copy, being supplied from that in the British Museum. Its title is as follows: The | Tragicall Historie of | Hamlet | Prince of Denmarke | By William Shakespeare. | As it hath beene diuerse times acted by his Highnesse fer- | uante in the Cittie of London: as also in the two V- | niuersities of Cambridge and Oxford, and else-where | [Vignette.] | At London printed for N. L. and Iohn Trundell. | 1603. Our reprint of the Second Quarto (Q2), of 1604, is likewise made from Mr. Griggs's facsimile in photo-lithography of the Duke of Devonshire's copy of the original, with the following title-page: The | Tragicall Historie of | Hamlet, | Prince of Denmarke. | By William Shakespeare. | Newly imprinted and enlarged to almost as much | againe as it was, according to the true and perfect | Coppie. | [Vignette.] | At London, | Printed by I. R. for N. L. and are to be fold at his | shoppe vnder Saint Dunstons Church in | Fleetstreet. 1604. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Hamlet (First Quarto)
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Anaphora Literary Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-02
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781681145686
Hamlet (First Quarto) by Anonim Pdf
The censored satirical or “bad” version of the “Shakespeare” classic that features a homosexual affair between Hamlet and Horatio, and Ofelia’s deflowering to feign heterosexual normalcy. The standard summary of Hamlet describes it as a “tragedy” about a “mad” or “tormented” Prince of Denmark, who follows the solicitation of the Ghost of his assassinated father to revenge-murder his incestuous and homicidal uncle Claudius. The commentary that accompanies this never-before fully-modernized First Quarto of Hamlet explains how it was initially designed to be a satire that diverged from Saxo Grammaticus’ Danish History where Amleth pretends to be mad not only to execute revenge but also to successfully win the crown from his uncle. The First Quarto subtracts any desire for the crown from Hamlet, and instead subversively explains that Hamlet is motivated to feign madness and to deflower Ofelia to disguise his outlawed homosexual love for Horatio. Hamlet makes no direct expressions of attraction towards Ofelia’s beauty. And in the resolution, Horatio offers to poison himself to death when he learns Hamlet is dying. The satirical perspective of this history is especially apparent in the cemetery scene where the Clown 1 gravedigger sifts through a mass-grave to help Hamlet find a dried skull among those that are still decomposing. The heavy re-write between the 1603 and 1604 editions of Hamlet also help to show Percy’s re-writing habit that confirms the attribution to him of diverging versions of anonymous and then “Shakespeare”-bylined versions of Leir/ Lear, and Tragedy of/ Richard III. “Hamlet: The First Quarto is an iconoclastic, unique, informative, and inherently interesting study that is highly recommended for personal, professional, community, college, and university library Literary Studies collections in general, and supplemental curriculum Shakespearean Studies lists in particular. It is volume twelve of the simply outstanding British Renaissance Re-Attribution and Modernization Series from Anaphora Literary Press. Ably translated by academician Anna Faktorovich, Hamlet: The First Quarto will have a particular interest and value for Shakespearean scholars and students, as well as the non-specialist general reader with an interest in the subject.” —Midwest Book Review, James Cox, February 2022 Exordium Plot and Staging Segments from “Book Three” and “Book Four” of Saxo Grammaticus’ The Danish History Introduction to the 1825 Edition by William Nicol Introduction to the 1860 Edition by Samuel Timmins Text Terms, References, Questions, Exercises
The First Quarto of Hamlet
William Shakespeare
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521653908
The First Quarto of Hamlet by William Shakespeare Pdf
The first quarto of Hamlet is radically different from the second quarto and Folio versions of the play, and about half their length. But despite its uneven verbal texture and simpler characterisation, the first quarto presents its own workable alternatives to the longer texts, reordering and combining key plot elements, and even including a unique scene between Horatio and the Queen. This new critical edition is designed for students, scholars and actors who are intrigued by the first printed text of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Although the first quarto has been reprinted many times, there is no other modernised edition in print. Irace's introduction outlines views of its origins, its special features, and its surprisingly rich performance history; her textual notes point out differences between the first quarto and the longer second quarto and Folio versions and offer alternatives which actors or directors might choose for specific productions.
The First Quarto Edition of Shakespeare's Hamlet
William Shakespeare
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433074917141
The First Quarto Edition of Shakespeare's Hamlet by William Shakespeare Pdf
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1913
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CUB:P103080806009
Hamlet by William Shakespeare Pdf
The First Quarto Edition of Hamlet, 1603
Charles Harold Herford,William Henry Widgery
Author : Charles Harold Herford,William Henry Widgery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PRNC:32101033281286
The First Quarto Edition of Hamlet, 1603 by Charles Harold Herford,William Henry Widgery Pdf
The First Quarto of Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 3 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007-02-15
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780521821216
The First Quarto of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Pdf
A full edition of the first quarto of Romeo and Juliet (1597), with helpful commentary.
Shakespeare's Words
Ben Crystal,David Crystal
Author : Ben Crystal,David Crystal
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004-04-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780141941523
Shakespeare's Words by Ben Crystal,David Crystal Pdf
A vital resource for scholars, students and actors, this book contains glosses and quotes for over 14,000 words that could be misunderstood by or are unknown to a modern audience. Displayed panels look at such areas of Shakespeare's language as greetings, swear-words and terms of address. Plot summaries are included for all Shakespeare's plays and on the facing page is a unique diagramatic representation of the relationships within each play.
Shakespearean Territories
Stuart Elden
Author : Stuart Elden
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780226559193
Shakespearean Territories by Stuart Elden Pdf
Shakespeare was an astute observer of contemporary life, culture, and politics. The emerging practice of territory as a political concept and technology did not elude his attention. In Shakespearean Territories, Stuart Elden reveals just how much Shakespeare’s unique historical position and political understanding can teach us about territory. Shakespeare dramatized a world of technological advances in measuring, navigation, cartography, and surveying, and his plays open up important ways of thinking about strategy, economy, the law, and colonialism, providing critical insight into a significant juncture in history. Shakespeare’s plays explore many territorial themes: from the division of the kingdom in King Lear, to the relations among Denmark, Norway, and Poland in Hamlet, to questions of disputed land and the politics of banishment in Richard II. Elden traces how Shakespeare developed a nuanced understanding of the complicated concept and practice of territory and, more broadly, the political-geographical relations between people, power, and place. A meticulously researched study of over a dozen classic plays, Shakespearean Territories will provide new insights for geographers, political theorists, and Shakespearean scholars alike.
Shakespeare and the First Hamlet
Terri Bourus
Author : Terri Bourus
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781800735552
Shakespeare and the First Hamlet by Terri Bourus Pdf
The first edition of Hamlet – often called ‘Q1’, shorthand for ‘first quarto’ – was published in 1603, in what we might regard as the early modern equivalent of a cheap paperback. Yet this early version of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy is becoming increasingly canonical, not because there is universal agreement about what it is or what it means, but because more and more Shakespearians agree that it is worth arguing about. The essays in this collected volume explore the ways in which we might approach Q1’s Hamlet, from performance to book history, from Shakespeare’s relationships with his contemporaries to the shape of his whole career.
The First Quarto Edition of Hamlet, 1603
Charles Harold Herford,William Henry Widgery
Author : Charles Harold Herford,William Henry Widgery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590480544
The First Quarto Edition of Hamlet, 1603 by Charles Harold Herford,William Henry Widgery Pdf
Hamlet - The First Quarto (Sos)
William Shakespeare,Graham Holderness,Bryan Loughrey
Author : William Shakespeare,Graham Holderness,Bryan Loughrey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781317867135
Hamlet - The First Quarto (Sos) by William Shakespeare,Graham Holderness,Bryan Loughrey Pdf
The first in a series on Shakespeare's original texts, including facsimile pages, this version of "Hamlet" is claimed to be, in some ways, the most authentic version of the play that we have. Included are an introduction, notes, and a theoretical, historical and contextual critique. This text has been rejected by scholars as a "bad Quarto" - corrupt and pirated text printed without the permission of the playwright or his company. Nonetheless, it was the first version of the play to be published and it has been produced in the modern theatre with success. This new edition of that Quarto seeks to acknowledge the play's distinctive poetic and dramatic qualities, instead of comparing them unfavourably to one of the other versions.
