The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: The Cambridge Text from the Latest Edition of William Aldis Wright; with Introductions, Notes and Glossaries to Each Play by Israel Gollancz. The Complete Notes, with Variorum Readings and General Glossary of Alexander Dyce; a General Introduction, and a Bibliography by W. J. Rolfe; a History of the Drama, and General Criticism by Henry N. Hudson and Others, and a Complete Character Index, Volume 3Colonial Press, 1900 |
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... Quartos . The First Folio version of the play was printed from the Second Quarto , with a few slight and unimportant changes , and with some errors due to carelessness . THE DATE OF COMPOSITION . The only positive piece of external ...
... Quartos . The First Folio version of the play was printed from the Second Quarto , with a few slight and unimportant changes , and with some errors due to carelessness . THE DATE OF COMPOSITION . The only positive piece of external ...
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... Quarto . THE SOURCES . 1. Shakespeare may well have evolved A Midsummer - Night's Dream from Chaucer's Knight's Tale , 1 to which he is obviously indebted for many elements . The general framework of the play - the marriage of Theseus ...
... Quarto . THE SOURCES . 1. Shakespeare may well have evolved A Midsummer - Night's Dream from Chaucer's Knight's Tale , 1 to which he is obviously indebted for many elements . The general framework of the play - the marriage of Theseus ...
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... Quartos and Folios . I. i . 11. Philostrate is the name assumed by Arcite in Chaucer's Knight's Tale ; it occurs too in Plutarch's Lives , where are to be found also the names Lysander and Demetrius . I. i . 27. This man hath bewitch'd ...
... Quartos and Folios . I. i . 11. Philostrate is the name assumed by Arcite in Chaucer's Knight's Tale ; it occurs too in Plutarch's Lives , where are to be found also the names Lysander and Demetrius . I. i . 27. This man hath bewitch'd ...
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... Quartos and Folios . Perhaps this spelling was intentional , to represent Bot- tom's attempt to speak the name " in a monstrous little voice . " The words may , however , be an error for “ thisne , thisne , " that is , " in this manner ...
... Quartos and Folios . Perhaps this spelling was intentional , to represent Bot- tom's attempt to speak the name " in a monstrous little voice . " The words may , however , be an error for “ thisne , thisne , " that is , " in this manner ...
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... Quarto has " heele Seeme ; the second , " hee'l seem ; ' the first Folio , " No , no , Sir , seem . " The passage is clearly corrupt in the old editions . I am inclined to accept Mr. Orson's ingenious suggestion , - " No no , sir ...
... Quarto has " heele Seeme ; the second , " hee'l seem ; ' the first Folio , " No , no , Sir , seem . " The passage is clearly corrupt in the old editions . I am inclined to accept Mr. Orson's ingenious suggestion , - " No no , sir ...
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Adam Adam Spencer Aliena Athens Audrey Beau brother Celia Collier's conjecture Corrector daughter Demetrius doth Dream Duke F Dyce read Enter Exeunt Exit eyes fair fairy father favour fear folio reading fool forest Forest of Arden fortune Ganimede gentle Gerismond give grace Grant White Hanmer hath hear heart Helena Hermia Hero and Leander Hippolyta honour Jaques ladies Lettsom lion live look lord lovers Lysander marry master means merry mistress Monsieur Montanus moon never night Oberon old editions old reading Orlando passion Phebe Philostrate Phoebe play pray prithee Puck Pyramus Pyramus and Thisbe Quartos Quin quoth Rosader Rosalind Saladyne SCENE second folio Shakespeare shalt shepherd sleep song speak sweet tell thee Theobald Theseus thing Thisbe thou art Tita Titania Touch unto woman words youth