New Readings in Shakespeare: Volume 1, Introduction; The Comedies; The Poems

Originally published in 1956 as part of the Shakespeare Problems series, this two-volume work contains a survey of contemporary proposals for the restoration of the 'true text' of Shakespearean plays. This first volume assesses various points of contention in the Comedies and in Shakespeare's poems The Rape of Lucrece, Venus and Adonis, A Lover's Complaint, The Passionate Pilgrim and the well-known Sonnets. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the reconstruction of Shakespeare's plays and in the history of Shakespearean textual criticism.

Introduction; Part I. The Comedies: 1. The Tempest; 2. The Two Gentlemen of Verona; 3. The Merry Wives of Windsor; 4. Measure for Measure; 5. The Comedy of Errors; 6. Much Ado about Nothing; 7. Love's Labours Lost; 8. A Midsummer Night's Dream; 10. The Merchant of Venice; 11. As You Like It; 12. The Taming of the Shrew; 13. All's Well that Ends Well; 14. Twelfth Night; 15. The Winter's Tale; Part II. The Poems: 1. Venus and Adonis; 2. The Rape of Lucrece; 3. Sonnets; 4. A Lover's Complaint; 5. The Passionate Pilgrim.