{"product_id":"william-shakespeare-complete-works-second-edition-hardcover","title":"William Shakespeare Complete Works Second Edition - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Bate\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEric Rasmussen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe newly revised, wonderfully authoritative First Folio of William Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eComplete Works, \u003c\/i\u003eedited by acclaimed Shakespearean scholars and endorsed by the world-famous Royal Shakespeare Company \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSkillfully assembled by Shakespeare's fellow actors in 1623, the First Folio was the original \u003ci\u003eComplete Works\u003c\/i\u003e--arguably the most important literary work in the English language. But starting with Nicholas Rowe in 1709 and continuing to the present day, Shakespeare editors have mixed Folio and Quarto texts, gradually corrupting the original \u003ci\u003eComplete Works \u003c\/i\u003ewith errors and conflated textual variations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe second edition of the \u003ci\u003eComplete Works \u003c\/i\u003efeatures annotations and commentary from Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen--two of today's preeminent Shakespeare scholars--as well as cutting-edge textual design, on-page glossaries for contemporary readers, stage directions from RSC directors, a sixteen-page insert of photographs from RSC production shorts, a timeline of the plays and poems, and family trees for the Histories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining innovative scholarship with brilliant commentary and textual analysis that emphasizes performance history and values, this landmark edition is indispensable to students, theater professionals, and general readers alike.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Shakespeare (1564-1616), \u003c\/b\u003eoften referred to as the Bard of Avon, was a poet, playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in the history of the English language. Shakespeare's vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays; poems; and 154 sonnets. His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Bate\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Shakespeare and Renaissance literature at the University of Warwick. Widely known as an award-winning biographer, critic, and broadcaster, Bate is the author of several books on Shakespeare, including \u003ci\u003eShakespeare and Ovid\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Genius of Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e, which was described by Sir Peter Hall, founder of the RSC, as the best modern book on Shakespeare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Rasmussen\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English and director of graduate study at the University of Nevada. He is a co-editor of the \u003ci\u003eNorton Anthology of English Renaissance Drama \u003c\/i\u003eand of the forthcoming New Variorum Shakespeare edition of \u003ci\u003eHamlet. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has edited a number of works for the Arden Shakespeare series, Oxford's World's Classics, and the Revels Plays series, and is the general textual editor of the Internet Shakespeare Editions Project\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Royal Shakespeare Company\u003c\/b\u003e is a world-renowned ensemble theatre company in London and Stratford, dedicated to bringing Shakespeare and his contemporaries to a modern audience.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2532\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.95 x 10.31 x 8.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768852119840,"sku":"9780593230312","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e4d089650c09e536657d2628e79b6fb3.webp?v=1780338836","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/william-shakespeare-complete-works-second-edition-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}