This is NOT The Riverside Shakespeare, Second Edition

The Riverside Shakespeare, Second Edition was published in hardback in 1997. The first edition was published in 1974. This electronic version contains nothing but the texts of the plays from the first edition. The title page of this electronic version states, "based on the 1974 Riverside Edition." When I took a course on Shakespeare in my second year of undergrad studies in 1 985, we used the original first edition (I do not know which printing of the first edition we used. About a year ago I bought the first edition in hard copy, used and in good condition (sixth printing, with corrections and additions) for only $4.00 because all of my books were destroyed in an apartment fire in early 1986. The pages of the first edition are 10 inches tall and nearly eight inches wide, with thin (but not extremely thin) paper. It is 1,923 pages long and contains a 26 page general introduction, followed by an 18 page section titled Shakespeare's Text. That section begins with several quotes of text familiar to Shakespeare readers, such as "[m]ost readers know that MacBeth, reproached by Lady MacBeth for seeming cowardice, asserts, 'I dare doo all that may become a man; / Who dares do more is none,'" and other such examples. After four more examples, the essay states': " What most readers are not aware of, however, is that none of these familiar lines appeared in the original, basic texts in exactly the same form here quoted; in fact, each contains one or more amended words designed to restore meaning to an otherwise corrupt passage. " This section of the first edition is followed by a chronology of texts and sources. Each play has an introduction of its own introduction. The first full-length page of The Comedy of Errors contains 39 footnotes making it possible to understand the text (e.g., "making amain" means "proceeding at full speed"; "gave healthful advice" means advice saving the lives of shipwracl'd guests, etc.).
The second edition 2,057 pages long, with additional information. It is available used in good or very good condition on Amazon and through other outlets for a mere $10.00. I could not possibly understand what I am reading without those notes and all of the other helpful information, all of which is missing from this electronic version falsely advertised as the second edition.1 Robert Montalbo41 Read

Good old Shakespeare. God rest his soul. Heather Bouyear17 1 follower

It was a feat to read in four months. Not sure I will do that again. classic-literature Francesco20 5

Cercavo un ebook agile e interattivo (eccellente fra testo originale e traduzione tramite un link a ogni scena/poesia), e questo lo è.
Cercavo una traduzione in versi, visto che altrove se ne trovano solo in prosa (anche se autorevoli), e questa ce l'ha.
Cercavo saggi introduttivi generali, introduzioni e bibliografia a ogni opera, e questa ce li ha.
Cercavo un'edizione in volume unico e col testo originale, e questa ce l'ha.

È un'opera da consultazione perfetta, e il prezzo è un affare imperdibile! Grazie, Garzanti!poesie teatro Deirdre42 1 follower

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