{"product_id":"the-first-quarto-of-romeo-lukas-erne-9780521178266","title":"The First Quarto of Romeo and Juliet","description":"Two different versions of Romeo and Juliet were published during Shakespeare's lifetime: the second quarto of 1599, on which modern editions are usually based, and the first quarto of 1597. The latter version was long denigrated as a 'bad' quarto', but recent scholarship sees in it a crucial witness for the theatrical practices of Shakespeare and his company. The shorter of the two versions by about one quarter, the first quarto has high-paced action, fuller stage directions than the second quarto, and fascinating alternatives to the famous speeches in the longer version. The introduction to this edition provides a full discussion of the origins of the first quarto, before analysing its distinguishing features and presenting a concise history of the 1597 version. The text is provided with a full collation and commentary which alert the reader to crucial differences between the first and the second quartos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lukas Erne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521178266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521178266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Lukas Erne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119789076735,"sku":"9780521178266","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fae3ca44-4b7b-4752-a350-383738ff1058.jpg?v=1687410951","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-first-quarto-of-romeo-lukas-erne-9780521178266","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}