These last eighteen editions I have not collated beyond referring to them in disputed passages, and recording, here and there in the Commentary, the views of their editors. Within the last thirty-five years-indeed, since the appearance, in 1864, of the Globe Edition-the text of Shakespeare is become so settled that to collate word for word the text of editions which have appeared within this term would be a fruitless task. When, however, within recent years an editor revises his text in a second or third edition, the case is different; it then becomes interesting to mark the effect of maturer judgment. The present TEXT is that of the First Folio of 1623. In the TEXTUAL NOTES the symbol Ff indicates the agreement of the Second, Third, and Fourth Folios. I have not called attention to every little misprint in the Folio. The Textual Notes will show, if need be, that they are misprints by the agreement of all the Editors in their corrections. Nor is notice taken of the first editor who adopted the modern spelling, or who substituted commas for parentheses, or changed? to !. The sign indicates the agreement of RoWE, POPE, THEOBALD, HANMER, WARBURTON, JOHNSON, and the Variorum of 1773. When in the Textual Notes WARBURTON precedes HANMER, it indicates that HANMER has followed a suggestion of WARBURTON. The words 'Mnemonic Pope, Warb., Han.' in the Textual Notes signify that the passage indicated is marked by those editors as especially worthy of attention or memorising. The words et cet. after any reading indicate that it is the reading of all other editions. The words et seq. indicate the agreement of all subsequent editions. The abbreviation (subs.) indicates that the reading is substantially given, and that immaterial variations in spelling, punctuation, or stage-directions are disregarded. When Varr. precedes Steev. or Mal., it includes the Variorums of 1773, 1778, and 1785; when it follows Steev. or Mal., it includes the Variorums of 1803, 1813, and 1821. An emendation or correction given in the Commentary is not repeated in the Textual Notes unless it has been adopted by an editor in his text; nor is conj. added in the Textual Notes to the name of the proposer of the conjecture unless the conjecture happens to be that of an editor, in which case its omission would lead to the inference that such was the reading of his text. COLL. MS. refers to COLLIER'S copy of the Second Folio, bearing in its margin manuscript annotations. In citing plays or quoting from them, the Acts, Scenes, and Lines of the Globe Edition are followed, unless otherwise noted. Of course, all references to King John refer to the present text. LIST OF BOOKS To economise space in the foregoing pages, as a general rule merely the name of an author has been given, followed, in parentheses, by the number of volume and page. In the following LIST, arranged alphabetically, enough of the full titles is set forth to serve the purposes of either identification or reference. Be it understood that this LIST does not include those books which have been consulted or used in verifying references; were these included, the list would be many times longer. ABBOTT, E. A.: Shakespearian Grammar... ARROWSMITH, W. R.: Editor of Notes & Queries and Singer (ed. iii.). BATHURST, C.: Differences of Shakespeare's Versification BIRCH, W. J.: Inquiry into the Religion and Philosophy of Shakespeare.. BOADEN, J.: Life of J. P. Kemble.. London, 1870 Berlin, 1904 London, 1858 66 1862 New York, 1907 BOAS, F. S.: Shakespeare and His Predecessors... BOWDEN, H. S.: Religion of Shakespeare. BRINK, B. TEN: Five Lectures on Shakespeare (translated . Oldenburg & Leipzig, 1903 BULLOCH, J.: Studies on the Text of Shakespeare. CAMDEN, W.: Remains Concerning Britain (Library of Old Authors). . . . . . CAMPBELL, JOHN LORD: Shakespeare's Legal Acquirements CAMPBELL, L.: Tragic Drama in Eschylus, Sophocles, and Shakespeare. CAMPBELL, T.: Life of Mrs Siddons.. 66 Life and Writings of Shakespeare.. CANNING, A. S. G.: Thoughts on Historic Plays.. Shakespeare Studied in Eight Plays. CAPELL, E.: Notes, etc... " 66 CARTER, T.: Shakespeare, Puritan and Recusant.. 66 CHALMERS, G.: Supplemental Apology.. CIBBER, C.: Papal Tyranny in the Reign of King John.. CLARKE, C. C.: Shakespeare Characters.... CLARKE, C. and M. COWDEN: Shakespeare Key. COLERIDGE, H.: Essays and Marginalia. COLERIDGE, S. T.: Notes and Lectures... COLLIER, J. P.: Kynge Johan by John Bale. 66 " Notes & Emendations to the Text of Shake- History of Dramatic Literature (ed. ii.)... of Shakespeare.... CREIZENACH, W.: English Drama in Age of Shakespeare CUNLIFFE, J. W.: Influence of Seneca on Elizabethan DANIEL, P. A.: Shakespeare Notes. DANTE ALIGHIERI: La Divina Commedia (translated by H. F. Cary).... DAVIES, T.: Dramatic Miscellanies.. Memoirs of the Life of David Garrick... DAVIS, C. K.: Law in Shakespeare... DELIUS, N.: Shakspere Werke.. DENNIS, J.: Letters, Familiar, Moral, and Critical.... ments. DOUCE, F.: Illustrations of Shakespeare.. DOWDEN, EDWARD: Shakespeare: His Mind and Art.. DRAKE, N.: Shakespeare and His Times. 66 Memorials of Shakespeare... DUCIS, J. F.: Euvres... DUPORT, PAUL: Essais Littéraires sur Shakspeare.. Tell.... DYCE, A.: Remarks on Collier's and Knight's Editions... DYER, T. F. T.: Folk-Lore of Shakespeare.. EDWARDS, T.: Canons of Criticism (Seventh Edition)... FLEAY, F. G.: Shakespeare Manual. FONTANE, T.: Aus England: Studien und Briefe über Londoner Theater... FORSYTH, E.: Some Notes on Shakespeare. FRENCH, G. R.: Shakespeareana Geneologica.. VON FRIESEN, H.: Shakespeare Studien. Edinburgh, 1867 London, 1869 FROUDE, J. A.: Reign of Elizabeth... FULLOM, S. W.: History of William Shakespeare... steller..... GARNETT, R., and Gosse, E.: Illustrated History of Eng lish Literature... GENÉE, R.: Ueber Shakespeare's Dramen.. GENEST, J.: The English Stage 1660-1832... GENTLEMAN, F.: Dramatic Censor... GERVINUS, G. G.: Commentaries (translated by Bunett) Bath, 1832 London, 1770 1863 GILDEMEISTER, Orro: Shakspeare's Werke (ed. Bodenstedt) vii. of Rowe's 2d ed.).... GILES, HENRY: Human Life in Shakespeare... Wright, 1809)... GREEN, H.: Shakespeare and the Emblem-writers. GREG, W. W.: List of English Plays written before 1643 66 GREY, Z.: Critical, Historical, and Explanatory Notes on GRIFFITH, MRS: Morality of Shakespeare's Dramas.. GUIZOT, M.: Historical and Critical Notices on the Principal HAGENA: Berichtigungen der Schlegelschen Sh. Uebersetzung HALLAM, H.: View of the State of Europe during Middle HALLIWELL-PHILLIPS, J. O.: Memoranda on Love's Lab., King John, Othello, and London, 1879 HARDING, S. and E.: Whole Historical Dramas of Shake 66 Hazlitt, W. C.: Shakespeare: Himself and His Work HEARD, F. F.: Shakespeare as a Lawyer.. HERAUD, J. A.: Shakespeare's Inner Life. HILGERS, PROFESSOR DR: Der Dramatische Vers Shake- HUDSON, H. N.: Shakespeare: His Life, Art, and Characters HUNTER, JOSEPH: New Illustrations of Shakespeare.. INGLEBY, C. M.: The Still Lion.. IRELAND, JOSEPH N.: Records of the New York Stage.. JERVIS, S.: Emendations of the Text of Shakespeare.... |