The Riverside Shakespeare

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• A Sullied, Sallied, Solid Text

  The Riverside Shakespeare is, and seems intended to be, a monument to itself. It declares otherwise; a preface by the publisher begins by putting the needs of prospective customers momentarily foremost: “In the words of the First Folio of 1623, The R ... (read full critics)

  nybooks published on Sun, 22 Aug 2010

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  One of the two versions recommended by Harold Bloom, this door-stopper is made for seriously reading. The paper is thin enough to compact the bard's 2000 page bulk in just 2" of thickness, and yet tough enough to withstand violent flipping; the binding allows each and every page to be opened nearly ... (continue)

  One of the two versions recommended by Harold Bloom, this door-stopper is made for seriously reading. The paper is thin enough to compact the bard's 2000 page bulk in just 2" of thickness, and yet tough enough to withstand violent flipping; the binding allows each and every page to be opened nearly flat for unstrained browsing; and the crisp text is helped by the large fonts and generous line-spacing. Of course holding Hamlet in your hand is always preferred to reading it as part of a tome on the table, but this is nearly the only tradeoff for the privilege of owning everything Shakespeare wrote at your finger tip.

  You could buy lesser versions at much cheaper price, but for the man who, as Bloom suggested, invented our personalities, and introduced 3000 words into the Oxford Dictionary, I am happy to pay US$100 as a respectful due.

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  TC said on Jul 28, 2011 | Add your feedback

• Shakespeare

  I used the Riverside Shakespeare for an advanced level literature class in college. Of course we didn't cover every play, but I read quite a bit of this volume including: Henry IV 1 & 2; Henry V, The Tempest, Macbeth, Hamlet, Love's Labor's Lost, King Lear, Taming of The Shrew, and others. We also c ... (continue)

  I used the Riverside Shakespeare for an advanced level literature class in college. Of course we didn't cover every play, but I read quite a bit of this volume including: Henry IV 1 & 2; Henry V, The Tempest, Macbeth, Hamlet, Love's Labor's Lost, King Lear, Taming of The Shrew, and others. We also covered all of the sonnets.

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  darkwalker said on Dec 12, 2007 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Hardcover 2096 Pages
• Edition: 2
• ISBN-10: 0395858224
• ISBN-13: 9780395858226
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Pub date: Apr 15, 1997
• Dimensions: 1806 mm x 1419 mm x 516 mm Just how big is that?

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