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King Richard III

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Description for King Richard III Paperback. This edition reproduces the First Folio of Shakespeare's play, "Richard III", letter for letter, dot for dot, but does so in modern type. As a further aid to understanding, on the opposite page, the same text appears in a fully modernised version. Series: Shakespeare Folios S. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.

The Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

'A quite wonderful idea... So blindingly obvious, I can't understand why nobody had thought of it before. I will certainly use the texts myself' - Peter Hall

This edition accurately reproduces the text of the Shakespeare First Folio (1623), but in modern type. At a stroke the dust of ages is blown away and what Shakespeare actually intended is revealed to modern readers.

Now Shakespeareans everywhere - students, actors, directors - can see for themselves what the Folio really ... Read more

As a further aid to understanding, on each opposing page the same text appears in a fully modernised version - a useful safety net whenever the Folio becomes problematic.

Each volume also contains:
- an introduction to the particular play
- textual notes
- an appendix giving variant versions from the Quarto where appropriate
- a facsimile page from the First Folio

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Product Details

Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
Shakespeare Folios S.
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854596468
SKU
V9781854596468
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English poet and playwright of some renown. Nick de Somogyi is an independent scholar and textual consultant. He is the founder editior of the Globe Quartos series for Nick Hern Books, and edits the Shakespeare Folios series.

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"A quite wonderful idea... So blindingly obvious, I can't understand why nobody had thought of it before. I will certainly use the texts myself" Peter Hall

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