{"product_id":"william-shakespeare-complete-works-second-edition-9780593230312","title":"William Shakespeare Complete Works Second Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe newly revised, wonderfully authoritative First Folio of William Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eComplete Works, \u003c\/i\u003eedited by acclaimed Shakespearean scholars and endorsed by the world-famous Royal Shakespeare Company \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSkillfully assembled by Shakespeare's fellow actors in 1623, the First Folio was the original \u003ci\u003eComplete Works\u003c\/i\u003e--arguably the most important literary work in the English language. But starting with Nicholas Rowe in 1709 and continuing to the present day, Shakespeare editors have mixed Folio and Quarto texts, gradually corrupting the original \u003ci\u003eComplete Works \u003c\/i\u003ewith errors and conflated textual variations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe second edition of the \u003ci\u003eComplete Works \u003c\/i\u003efeatures annotations and commentary from Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen--two of today's preeminent Shakespeare scholars--as well as cutting-edge textual design, on-page glossaries for contemporary readers, stage directions from RSC directors, a sixteen-page insert of photographs from RSC production shorts, a timeline of the plays and poems, and family trees for the Histories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining innovative scholarship with brilliant commentary and textual analysis that emphasizes performance history and values, this landmark edition is indispensable to students, theater professionals, and general readers alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593230312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 2532","brand":"William Shakespeare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41635531849909,"sku":"9780593230312","price":72.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_037fcbcd-1c05-4862-b779-8656555752af.jpg?v=1645502404","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/william-shakespeare-complete-works-second-edition-9780593230312","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}