The Arden Shakespeare Miscellany

by Jane Armstrong

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A gem of a reference book covering everything you could possibly want to know about Shakespeare between two handsome covers. Entries are quite short and range from ""What did Shakespeare look like?"", ""Shakespeare on Film"" and lists of compliments, oathes, lovers'' vows and boys and girls names. There is an entry for each play too, summarising its plot and outlining major characters and themes. Details are given of the debates surrounding Shakespeare''s identity, the known and fanciful facts of his life, and descriptions of the theatres in which he worked and the acting companies of which he.… (more)

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What a disappointment! I have always been a great fan of the Arden editions of Shakespeare's plays, impressed by their scholarly introductions and the assiduity of their annotations and textual apparatus. I was, therefore, very enthusiastic when I discovered that they had produced this "Miscellany", and I looked forward to immersing myself in a deep treasure trove of amusing and well-informed articles about different aspects of Shakespeare's plays and poems. Unfortunately I found that I had landed in the wrong map square and fascination was conspicuous by its paucity. For example, the book offered a one-page synopsis of each of the plays but these were sadly deficient..
This book represents an unfortunate blot on the Arden escutcheon! (

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Eyejaybee | Jun 20, 2012 |

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A gem of a reference book covering everything you could possibly want to know about Shakespeare between two handsome covers. Entries are quite short and range from ""What did Shakespeare look like?"", ""Shakespeare on Film"" and lists of compliments, oathes, lovers'' vows and boys and girls names. There is an entry for each play too, summarising its plot and outlining major characters and themes. Details are given of the debates surrounding Shakespeare''s identity, the known and fanciful facts of his life, and descriptions of the theatres in which he worked and the acting companies of which he.

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