Measure for Measure
by SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616)
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About This Item
Second Folio edition of Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure', the classic, gripping tale of power, morality, and corruption, as the Duke of Vienna seeks to restore order and justice to a city consumed by vice and debauchery.
Shakespeare's famed four folios comprise the first four editions of his collected plays, all printed in the 17th century. The Second Folio of 1632, like the First Folio of 1623, contains 36 plays. It is estimated that fewer than 1000 copies of the Second Folio were printed and fewer than 200 copies are in existence today. In "Measure for Measure," the Duke of Vienna takes leave of his post in order to avoid cleaning up the increasingly morally bankrupt city of Vienna, and puts his deputy, Angelo, in charge. Angelo begins his rule by installing a law criminalizing sex outside of marriage, and sentences to death a man named Claudio, who has impregnanted his fiancee, Juliet. As Claudio's sister, Isabella, tries to save Claudio from his imminent death, the Duke of Vienna, Angelo, and Angelo's fiancee, Mariana, become caught in a web of love, lies, and desperation. The Shakespeare Folios have "an aura of book magic about them. For a bibliophile it is a volume devoutly to be wished for and rarely attained; to a library it is a crowning jewel of a collection. Shakespeare, indeed, is a name to conjure with. No lengthy explanations are needed; he is simply the most distinguished author in the English language" (Wolf).
STC 22274a. Pforzheimer 906. Greg III, 1113-1116. Jaggard, 496; Wolf, Legacies of Genius, 36.
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"I feel that I have spent half my career with one or another Pelican Shakespeare in my back pocket. Convenience, however, is the least important aspect of the new Pelican Shakespeare series. Here is an elegant and clear text for either the study or the rehearsal room, notes where you need them and the distinguished scholarship of the general editors, Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller who understand that these are plays for performance as well as great texts for contemplation." (Patrick Stewart)The distinguished Pelican Shakespeare series, which has sold more than four million copies, is now completely revised and repackaged.Each volume features:* Authoritative, reliable texts* High quality introductions and notes* New, more readable trade trim size* An essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare and essays on Shakespeare's life and the selection of texts
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- Bookseller
- Donald Heald Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39556
- Title
- Measure for Measure
- Author
- SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616)
- Format/Binding
- Folio
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed by Tho. Cotes
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1632
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