The first two quartos of Hamlet : a new view of the origins and relationship of the texts /

The present study reports on a detailed linguistic reassessment of scholars' principal arguments for memorial reconstruction. The evidence includes a three way comparison between the underlying French source in Les Histoires Tragiques and the two quartos, the informal features, specific grammat...

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Main Author:	Jolly, Margrethe
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Hamlet > Criticism, Textual. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Bibliography > Quartos. Hamlet > (Legendary character)

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Summary:	The present study reports on a detailed linguistic reassessment of scholars' principal arguments for memorial reconstruction. The evidence includes a three way comparison between the underlying French source in Les Histoires Tragiques and the two quartos, the informal features, specific grammatical aspects and a precise analysis of an actual, documented memorial reconstruction in 1779.
Physical Description:	246 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780786478873 (softcover : alk. paper) 078647887X (softcover : alk. paper) 9781476615561 (ebook) 147661556X (ebook)