The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-12-13
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fa;ls orart as his ,,se NAV 81 crest for the iustra
tion and en,be.Ii.bInent of this publication From
the ,ne reason the publisher instead ofreprint;ue
he tnvt and commentary of anv popular rnoIisb
,nnresqion was ds.irous that hi, Edition should
Rave the s,,arvi. .ior OF an American Editor This
TAX has been undertaken by GILIAN G YER.
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The man prooosed to hjmsefby the Editor j. to
r,r,isb the readsr with carefully prepared and &C
cirateIy printed lpencumbered by any notes
continent, unon the mage itself: as however useful
tb.v NAV h. elsewhere, thev are loo ant ia divert
ths from the pvwer of the Poets thought. and
to disturb ,he magic of his scene Such notes as
NAV he thouoht useful for the exclamation or cri,i-
cisrn Of the taxt ~ i'll he nut into AN Apuendix No
OH ,loy
Tba text of Shalsneare's dramatic works drawn
from old printed co,iss in his are, which hadneyer
passed under the authors own eve. was eonse-
nneuily di.fgurcd bv MANY errors and sbsurd;,ies
|, passed during the last century through success
sion of varyinT editions until the revision of Ste
yens and Malone whose text. Tor rather that of
Steyea.) has be.ome the standard from which most
of the EugIisb and American editions have been.
pr,nted. With various degrees of accuracy.-But
within the last twenty wears more minute and fa-
,niliar acquaintance with old English idloms, hab.
its Al d males of thought guided by An intense and
co,,sta,tlv Increasing admiration for Shaksu.are's
oc,nus has led TO the strong conviction that yery
many of the numerous though sljght devjatjons
from .he ancient text. aupearng in modern editions.
are useless or erroneous interpoaijops. sometimes
weakening the sense, and often substituting aD ar
bilrary mOnotJnouS. netIcal regularity, to ibe Po-
et,, o,yi, native melody. Accordingly. very pauy
of these cancellations have been rejected by ths last
and best Ei gsh editors. especially Mr.. Knight and
Mr. Collier. and the readings of the old folos and
Guartos have been restored, unless where some er-
ror of the press or manuscript wasundeniably man
Hest Yet there are many such passages confes.
sedlv corrnpt. recurring coniect,lral emepdatiops:
thcre are aIso difference of reading between tho
several old innressious afIordng Grounds for some
diversity oftext and warm controversy. between
lIe more recent euilorS