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.

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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
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.
v. 2. Prolegomena (cont'd): Malone's life of Shakspeare, comprehending an essay on the chronological order of his plays. Appendix. Shakspeare's coat of arms. Conveyance from Walker to Shakspeare. Shakspeare's mortgage. Declaration of trust, by Heminge, &c. Shakspeare's will. Extracts from Stratford register. Entries on the stationer's books. List of the early editions of Shakspeare. Dedication of the players, 1623. Preface of the players. Modern editions. Plays ascribed to Shakspeare. Plays altered from Shakspeare. Character of Aubrey, the antiquary.
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

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Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: Osborn pd202

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Format: mixed material
Genre: engravings (AAT)
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portraits (AAT)
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Orbis Record: 598550
Object ID (OID): 10009030