Description: This is the first fully annotated modern-spelling edition of Shakespeare's 37th and final play to appear for over a decade and includes up-to-date scholarship on all aspects of the work, including dating authorship, printing, sources and stage history. With regards to the authorship controversy, the editor accepts the view that the play is a collaboration between Shakespeare and John Fletcher. Unique to this edition is the frequent reference to Cavendish's biography of Wolsey, neglected in earlier editions. This edition includes a fully detailed commentary, and a selective collation of major variant readings appear immediately beneath the text. Special attention has been paid to the frequent allusion to scripture and proverb law. An index to all words glossed and authorities cited appears at the end of the volume.

Please Wait