Restoring Shakespeare: A Critical Analysis of the Misreadings in Shakespeare's WorksThe genius of Shakespeare is not always accessible or easily understandable to readers and audiences. Leon Kellner points out that sometimes Shakespeare’s languages does not make sense at all but this is not necessarily because his metaphors are too complex. Rather, the printing of his works is often filled with errors. Originally published in 1925, Kellner’s work explores the reasons and potential mistakes which may account for the unintelligible passages in Shakespeare such as handwriting, abbreviations, and the confusing of pronouns. This title will be of interest to students of English Literature and Linguistics. |
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Contents
PREFACE BOOK REFERRED | |
CHAPTER | |
Classification of Unintelligible Passages | |
What Authority has the Text of Shakespeares Plays? | |
Textual Criticism 5 Commonsense Criticism 6 Attempts at Method | |
An Object Lesson | |
Another Object Lesson | |
An Extreme Case 10 Accumulation of Misprints | |
CHAPTER | ii |
Variety on Principle 21 Shakespeare wrote a Mixed Hand 22 The Elizabethan | ii |
The Elizabethan | ii |
The Elizabethan c | ii |
The Elizabethan ij 31 The Elizabethan | ii |
The Elizabethan l | ii |
The Elizabethan | 34 |
The Elizabethan | 35 |
Arriving at Principles of Criticism | |
Misprints must be accounted for by the Handwriting | |
Another Source of Misprints 14 Mode of Proceeding | |
Isolating the Problem 16 Errors from a Foul Case | |
The Elizabethan | 36 |
The Elizabethan | 37 |
The Elizabethan | 38 |
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