The Two Noble Kinsmen (The New Cambridge Shakespeare) - Hardcover

Shakespeare, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521432707 ISBN 13: 9780521432702

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Since the late twentieth century, when scholarly attention began to focus on sexuality, collaboration and Shakespeare's late plays, The Two Noble Kinsmen has become an essential script. Turner and Tatspaugh's edition presents a strong case for taking the play more seriously now than ever before. A lively introduction discusses Shakespeare's craftsmanship in adapting a medieval tale for the Jacobean stage, the extent of co-authorship with John Fletcher, the rhetorical complexity of Shakespeare's late style, the themes of sexuality and friendship, and contemporary critical responses to the play. In addition to presenting a detailed history of performance, the edition calls attention to productions that have demonstrated the play's theatrical vitality and solved - or failed to solve - difficulties inherent in the text. Bringing the textual history completely up to date, the edition reflects renewed interest in The Two Noble Kinsmen, confirming it as a play for today.

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Book Description

With scholarly attention recently focusing on Shakespeare's late plays, collaboration and sexuality, The Two Noble Kinsmen has become an essential script. Containing a detailed performance history and a lively introduction which surveys contemporary critical responses and addresses Shakespeare's craftsmanship, this edition argues that the play can no longer be marginalized.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0521432707
• ISBN 13: 9780521432702
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 248
• Editor: Turner Robert Kean, Tatspaugh Patricia