Early modern playhouse manuscripts and the editing of Shakespeare /

"London Playhouse Manuscripts and the Editing of Shakespeare argues for editing Shakespeare's plays in a new way, without pretending to distinguish authorial from theatrical versions. Drawing on the work of the influential scholars A. W. Pollard and W.W. Greg, Werstine tackles the difficul...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Werstine, Paul
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism, Textual. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Manuscripts. English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > Criticism, Textual. English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > Manuscripts. Electronic books.
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Machine generated contents note: Introduction: reading W. W. Greg; 1. The discovery of 'foul papers'; 2. Redefining foul papers; 3. Playhouse MSS: what bookkeepers did not do; 4. Playhouse MSS: what bookkeepers did; 5. Behind the stage/in the tiring house; Conclusion; The manuscripts; Appendix A. Characteristics of Gregian 'foul papers' in playhouse texts; Appendix B. Knight's placement of stage directions in Beleeue; Appendix C. Physical evidence of dramatist-bookkeeper collaboration.