The Norton Shakespeare: Based on the Oxford Edition: Romances and Poems
(Part of the The Norton Shakespeare Series)
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Book Overview
Instructors and students worldwide welcomed the fresh scholarship, lively and accessible introductions, helpful marginal glosses and notes, readable single-column format, all designed in support of the goal of the Oxford text: to bring the modern reader closer than before possible to Shakespeare's plays as they were first acted. Now, under Stephen Greenblatt's direction, the editors have considered afresh each introduction and all of the apparatus to make the Second Edition an even better teaching tool.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0393931439
ISBN13:9780393931433
Release Date:April 2008
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:800 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
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Great for Class
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
I needed this for college and it's a splendid collection. The introductions are wonderful and the footnotes and glosses extremely helpful.
Convenient
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I'm taking a shakespeare class, and bringing one of these books to class is much more convenient than carrying the giant onionskin all in one version. The page numbers are of course different, but the pages are laid out exactly the same and contains the same introductory material as the one book version. Definitely worth the extra 15 dollars this version cost, and it looks prettier on my bookshelf.
Good seller
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
The book was in really good condition and I got it on time. I recommend.
Nice for a Paperback
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This is a very nice collection of all of Shakespeare's works. There's information about each play and there are footnotes on the bottom of the pages to help you out. The only problem I had with this book was the paper for the pages is a little too thin and I wish the glossary had more words Shakespeare used in his works. I highly recommend this book.
The last great plays
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
"The Winter's Tale"," Pericles" "Cymbeline" and " The Tempest" are generally classified as Romances. The Romance is taken to be a mixed form which has both tragic and comic elements. It usually concludes with a 'happy ending' a masque and a dance. But somehow the 'happy ending' is less harmonious than in the comedies. And there is a sense of a more forced complicated resolution. The great Romances deal with the themes of Appearance and Reality, of Dream and Reality. As in all Shakespeare they are rich in incredibly beautiful poetry which redeems them even when they touch upon the absurd.
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