Critical, Historical, And Explanatory Notes On Shakespeare V1: With Emendations Of The Text And Metre

By Zachary Grey

Book Overview

Critical, Historical, and Explanatory Notes on Shakespeare V1: With Emendations of the Text and Metre (1754) is a book written by Zachary Grey. The book is a comprehensive analysis of the works of William Shakespeare, with a focus on providing critical, historical, and explanatory notes on his plays.Grey's book is divided into several sections, each of which covers a different aspect of Shakespeare's work. The first section provides an introduction to Shakespeare's life and work, and offers a brief overview of the plays that he wrote.The second section of the book provides critical notes on each of Shakespeare's plays, analyzing the themes, characters, and plot of each work. Grey also provides historical context for each play, explaining the political and social climate of the time in which it was written.The third section of the book contains explanatory notes on the language and style of Shakespeare's writing. Grey provides detailed explanations of the meanings of words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers, as well as insights into the structure and metre of Shakespeare's verse.Finally, the book includes emendations of the text and metre of Shakespeare's plays. Grey offers his own corrections to the text of Shakespeare's works, based on his analysis of the language and style of the plays.Overall, Critical, Historical, and Explanatory Notes on Shakespeare V1: With Emendations of the Text and Metre (1754) is a valuable resource for anyone interested in studying the works of William Shakespeare. Grey's comprehensive analysis of Shakespeare's plays provides readers with a deeper understanding of the themes, characters, and language of these timeless works of literature.In Two Volumes.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1436816254
• ISBN13: 9781436816250
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"