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William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
The Plays of William Shakespeare ; v. 12. 1793
25.5 x 5.0 cm (book measurement (inventory)) | RCIN 1059145
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Samuel Johnson’s edition of Shakespeare was first published in 1765 with contributions by George Steevens. Steevens was also an editor of Shakespeare; his own edition came out in 1766, and he collaborated again with Johnson to produce several subsequent editions. Johnson’s edition was distinguished by the fact that he viewed the plays as something read rather than something performed, and thus gave short shrift to changes and interpolations which had accrued over the years by actors in performance and careless or ignorant printers. His edition was to be based on careful collation of the oldest and most authoritative texts and enhanced by commentaries. This is a copy of the 4th edition from 1793, in which Steevens included Pericles, first published as a quarto in 1609, but only included in the collected works in the Third Folio of 1664.
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25.5 x 5.0 cm (book measurement (inventory))
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Contents: Coriolanus - Julius Caesar - Antony and Cleopatra.
