Textual Performances by Lukas Erne, Margaret Jane Kidnie - 9780521830959

Textual PerformancesThe Modern Reproduction of Shakespeare's Drama\nAuthor(s): Lukas Erne, Margaret Jane Kidnie\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521830959, 978-0521830959\nSynopsis\nThis important collection brings together leading scholars to examine crucial questions regarding the theory and practice of editing Shakespeare's plays. In particular, the essays look at how best to engage editorially with evidence provided by historical research into the playhouse, author's study and printing house. How are editors of playscripts to mediate history, in its many forms, for modern users? Considering our knowledge of the past is partial (in the senses both of incomplete and ideological) where are we to draw the line between legitimate editorial assistance and unwarranted interference? In what innovative ways might current controversies surrounding the mediation of Shakespeare's drama shape future edi.