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Book Description
New Mermaids are modernized and fully-annotated editions of classic English plays. Each volume includes:
• The playtext, in modern spelling, edited to the highest bibliographical and textual standards
• Textual notes recording significant changes to the copytext and variant readings
• Glossing notes explaining obscure words and word-play
• Critical, contextual and staging notes
• Photographs of productions where applicable
• A full introduction which provides a critical account of the play, the staging conventions of the time and recent stage history; discusses authorship, date, sources and the text; and gives guidance for further reading.
Edited and updated by leading scholars and printed in a clear, easy-to-use format, New Mermaids offer invaluable guidance for actor, student, and theatre-goer alike.
- Book Details
- English Books
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- ISBN-10: 0140287957
- ISBN-13: 9780140287950
- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Pub date: Jul 01, 1999
- Also available as: Paperback, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Library Binding and Others
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