A Concise Companion to Shakespeare and the Text

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"As the concept of authorship continues to deconstruct itself inthe wake of postmodernism, the volume is an indispensable additionto the bookshelves of both students and academics." (Notes andQueries, December 2009) "The essays offer a good balance of general history, theoreticalissues, and individual case studies, such that, as a whole, thecollection will be a valuable resource for those new tobook-history studies, while also advancing ongoing debates througha series of thoughtful reflections on the state of the field."(Archiv, 2009) "This collection is more than a companion. It is a superlativeguide to the current crisis surrounding the editing of the complexShakespearean text ... .Essential" (CHOICE) "Andrew Murphy's ably edited Concise Companion to Shakespeareand Text ... constitutes an appropriate consecration for anarea in Shakespeare studies whose vast importance has becomeincreasingly obvious. [This book] provides an authoritativeintroduction to the field and full coverage of it, with a usefuldivision into three main parts: 'Histories of the Book' (I),'Theories of Editing' (II), and 'Practicalities' (III) ... afine achievement." (Around the Globe)"Andrew Murphy's superb collection brings together a group ofexpert scholars who are also gifted expositors. This volumeconcisely and eloquently surveys the whole field of Shakespearestudies, and will be invaluable both to specialists and to thegeneral reader." --Stephen Orgel, Stanford University