The plays and poems of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators: comprehending a life of the poet, and an enlarged history of the stage, by the late Edmond Malone, with a new glossarial index.
Found In:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The plays and poems of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators: comprehending a life of the poet, and an enlarged history of the stage, by the late Edmond Malone, with a new glossarial index.
10009029
Description
- Title
- The plays and poems of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators: comprehending a life of the poet, and an enlarged history of the stage, by the late Edmond Malone, with a new glossarial index.
- Alternative Title
- Works. 1821
- Creator
-
Boswell, James, 1778-1822
Capell, Edward, 1713-1781
Farmer, Richard, 1735-1797
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
Malone, Edmond, 1741-1812
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744
Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 - Contributor
- Greg, W. W.--(Walter Wilson),--1875-1959--Autograph (vols. 1 & 3)
- Published / Created
- 1821
- Publication Place
- London,
- Publisher
- F. C. and J. Rivington [etc.]
- Description
-
Edited by James Boswell, the younger, to whom Malone left his materials for a new edition (Malone's first edition appeared in 1790 in 10 vols.) "'Boswell's Malone' is generally known as the 'third variorum' edition of Shakespeare". cf. Dict. nat. biog., v. 35, p. 437.
Osborn pd202: Autograph of W. W. Greg (vols. 1, 3).
v. 1. Prolegomena: Advertisement to the present edition, by Boswell. A biographical memoir of Edmond Malone, by Boswell. Pope's preface. Theobald's preface. Sir Thomas Hanmer's preface. Dr. Warburton's preface. Dr. Johnson's preface. Steevens's advertisement, 1766. Capell's introduction. Steevens's advertisement, 1773. Reed's advertisement, 1785. Malone's preface, 1790. Steevens's advertisement, 1793. Reed's advertisement, 1803. Steevens's advertisement, 1803. Preface to Richardson's proposals. Richardson's proposals and supplement. Dr. Farmer on the learning of Shakspeare. Appendix to Colman's translation of Terence. Ancient translations from classical authors. List of detached criticisms on Shakspeare, &c. Shakspeare, Ford and Jonson. Rowe's life of Shakspeare. Additional anecdotes. Commendatory poems on Shakespeare. Essay on phraseology and metre. - Extent
- 21 v. fronts. (v. 1-2) illus., plates (1 fold.) ports., facsims., fold. tables (1 geneal.) 22 cm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Osborn pd202
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 598550
- Object ID (OID)
- 10009029