Synopsis
An invaluable companion to the study of Shakespeare and his plays, this new handbook offers many important features for the student and general reader:
Synopses of each play
Concise prefaces, with comments on Shakespeare's sources and the printing history of each play
A comprehensive glossary of major and minor characters
Biographical information, including notes on existing documentary evidence
The recorded performances prior to the closingof theatres in 1642
Significant historical dates of the period
A chronology of the plays
Extensive bibliographical data on all aspects of Shakespeare's life and works
Plus discussions of the Narrative Poems and the Sonnets
A comprehensive, authoritative, and convenient study aid, The Folger Guide to Shakespeare has been designed to meet the needs of all readers of Shakespeare's immortal works.
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