{"product_id":"shakespeare-and-textual-theory-suzanne-gossett-9781350121249","title":"Shakespeare and Textual Theory","description":"There is no Shakespeare without text. Yet readers often do not realize that the words in the book they hold, like the dialogue they hear from the stage, has been revised, augmented and emended since Shakespeare's lifetime. An essential resource for the history of Shakespeare on the page, \u003ci\u003eShakespeare and Textual Theory\u003c\/i\u003e traces the explanatory underpinnings of these changes through the centuries. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter providing an introduction to early modern printing practices, Suzanne Gossett describes the original quartos and folios as well as the first collected editions. Subsequent sections summarize the work of the 'New Bibliographers' and the radical challenge to their technical analysis posed by poststructuralist theory, which undermined the presumed stability of author and text. \u003ci\u003eShakespeare and Textual Theory\u003c\/i\u003e presents a balanced view of the current theoretical debates, which include the nature of the surviving texts we call Shakespeare's; the relationship of the author 'Shakespeare' and of authorial intentions to any of these texts; the extent and nature of Shakespeare's collaboration with others; and the best or most desirable way to present the texts - in editions or performances. The book is illustrated throughout with examples showing how theoretical decisions affect the text of Shakespeare's plays, and case studies of \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePericles\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrate how different theories complicate both text and meaning, whether a play survives in one version or several. The conclusion summarizes the many ways in which beliefs about Shakespeare's texts have changed over the centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Suzanne Gossett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 135012124X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350121249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Suzanne Gossett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43944853405951,"sku":"9781350121249","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7c02696c-958e-4b8e-978a-6ecffb6b3a96.jpg?v=1681505400","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shakespeare-and-textual-theory-suzanne-gossett-9781350121249","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}