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Simon & Schuster, February 2007
Mass Market Paperback, 352 pages
ISBN-10: 0743273303
ISBN-13: 9780743273305
Description
The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies
Each edition includes:
- Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
- Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
- Scene-by-scene plot summaries
- A key to famous lines and phrases
- An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language
- An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
- Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare
- Library's vast holdings of rare books
Essay by Barbara A. Mowat
The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs.
For more information, visit www.folger.edu.
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Smithsonian Magazine, September 21, 2011
...Seven Parts,” for example, likely told readers about the cities that would be divided among the Israelites. 3. William Shakespeare’s Cardenio Cardenio has been called the Holy Grail of Shakespeare enthusiasts. There is evidence that ...
Ridgway Record, August 16, 2009
...lineage. 'One of his ancestors was a knight who served in the Crusades. Their lineage went back to William Shakespeare,' Burke said. 'Back when King Henry VIII kicked the Catholic Church out of England, you could marry your first cousin. ...
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