{"product_id":"the-first-quarto-of-romeo-lukas-erne-9780521821216","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 0521821215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521821216\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 02\/15\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Lukas Erne","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44652096618751,"sku":"9780521821216","price":137.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_54986290-4051-4522-aa42-3b3c7df2a010.jpg?v=1704214549","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-first-quarto-of-romeo-lukas-erne-9780521821216","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}