{"product_id":"ncsq-first-quarto-romeo-and-juliet-9780521821216","title":"Ncsq: First Quarto Romeo and Juliet","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lukas Erne\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Shakespeare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo different versions of Romeo and Juliet were published during Shakespeare's lifetime: the second quarto of 1599, on which modern editions are usually based, and the first quarto of 1597. The latter version was long denigrated as a 'bad' quarto', but recent scholarship sees in it a crucial witness for the theatrical practices of Shakespeare and his company. The shorter of the two versions by about one quarter, the first quarto has high-paced action, fuller stage directions than the second quarto, and fascinating alternatives to the famous speeches in the longer version. The introduction to this edition provides a full discussion of the origins of the first quarto, before analysing its distinguishing features and presenting a concise history of the 1597 version. The text is provided with a full collation and commentary which alert the reader to crucial differences between the first and the second quartos.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46891249205399,"sku":"9780521821216","price":10424.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780521821216.webp?v=1770272776","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ncsq-first-quarto-romeo-and-juliet-9780521821216","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}