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xii, 339 pages : 24 cm An examination of a heavily annotated copy of John Baret's "An Alvearie, or, Quadruple Dictionarie," published in 1580, which, the authors speculate, may have been owned and annotated by William Shakespeare "Two thousand copies printed, of which 26 lettered copies are bound in quarter leather & signed by the authors, and 100 are signed by the authors & numbered."--Colophon Grolier Club copy inscribed by the authors to the Grolier Club (April 29, 2014) Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-319) Part one. The romance, or, How to start a case for Shakespeare's dictionary: Prologue -- A few thoughts on old books -- Early modern dictionaries -- Shakespeare goes to London -- A heavily annotated copy -- Personal markers -- Paleography -- Shakespeare on handwriting -- Shakespeare as reader -- Becoming a believer Part two. The evidence : the annotations as they relate to the works: Hamlet -- The narrative poems -- The sonnets -- The early comedies -- The early histories -- Falstaff -- The trailing blank -- Baret as Shakespeare's beehive -- What's in a name? -- "My darling."

Author

Koppelman, George; Wechsler, Daniel

Publisher

New York: Axletree Books

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780991573004

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Humanities