William Shakespeare: Shakespeare's origin. The stage in 1592. Shakespeare and his company. The book of the play. The quartos and the First folio. Plays in the printing-house. The problem of authenticity. The problems of chronology. Plays of the First folioCovers the whole field of Shakespeare criticism. Includes individual chapters on plays, biographical information, records, allusions, legends, and forgery lists. |
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Shakespeares Epitaphs | 18 |
B CONTEMPORARY ALLUSIONS C THE SHAKESPEAREMYTHOS D PERFORMANCES OF PLAYS | 28 |
i ii iii Henry the Sixth iv Richard the Third | 32 |
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