The two noble kinsmen
By: edited by Robert Kean Turner and Patricia Tatspaugh
Contributors: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Turner, Robert Kean, 1926-; Tatspaugh, Patricia Elizabeth, 1938-
Series: The new Cambridge Shakespeare
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780521432702
Subjects: Knights and knighthood; Drama; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General
Description: "Since the late twentieth century, when scholarly attention began to focus on sexuality, collaboration and Shakespeare's late plays, The Two Noble Kinsmen has become an essential script. Turner and Tatspaugh's edition presents a strong case for taking the play more seriously now than ever before. A lively introduction discusses Shakespeare's craftsmanship in adapting a medieval tale for the Jacobean stage, the extent of co-authorship with John Fletcher, the rhetorical complexity of Shakespeare's late style, the themes of sexuality and friendship, and contemporary critical responses to the play. In addition to presenting a detailed history of performance, the edition calls attention to productions that have demonstrated the play's theatrical vitality and solved - or failed to solve - difficulties inherent in the text. Bringing the textual history completely up to date, the edition reflects renewed interest in The Two Noble Kinsmen, confirming it as a play for today"--
Notes: The earliest surviving text of The two noble kinsmen is the 1634 quarto, attributed to John Fletcher and William Shakespeare.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction: authorship; Date; Sources; Craftsmanship; Critical reception; Shakespeare's late style; The Two Noble Kinsmen in performance; Note on text; List of characters; The play; Supplementary notes; Textual analysis; Appendix: The Two Noble Kinsmen: a performance chronology; Reading list.