基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 1989. Edited by Eugene M. Waith. "Oxford English Texts".
Full Description
Based on Chaucer's Knight's Tale the central themes of this humourous and moving play are the claims of love and friendship. The introduction to this new edition offers an illuminating account of Shakespeare's collaboration with his younger colleague John Fletcher, and there are full and helpful notes on unfamiliar words, stage business, allusions, and the play's often complex language.
Eugene Waith is Douglas Tracy Smith Professor of English Literature Emeritus at Yale University, USA
Contents
Introduction: early publication and performances; authorship including the question of Shakespeare's participation, grounds for various opinions; text; sources; occasion; the play in performance; interpretation; the collaborative structure. Editorial procedures: abbreviations and references. "The Two Noble Kinsmen". Appendices: A - the morris dance in 3.5; B - alterations to lineation. Index.
