The Norton Shakespeare: Based on the Oxford Edition.(Brief Article)

From: Contemporary Review | Date: October 1, 1997 | Copyright information

This massive book (3240 pages) is based on the authoritative 1986 text of the plays issued by Oxford University Press and edited by Stanley Wells and Gary Taylor. In addition to the plays the editors have included Venus and Adonis, The Rape of Lucrece, the sonnets and various other works in the Shakespeare canon. There is also an interesting introduction by Professor Greenblatt which sets Shakespeare into the context of his world and an essay by Andrew Gurr on the stage in Shakespear...

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