William Shakespeare and Others

Developed in partnership with The Royal Shakespeare Company, this is the first edition for over a hundred years of the fascinatingly varied body of plays that has become known as `The Shakespeare Apocrypha . As a companion to their award-winning The RSC Shakespeare: Complete Works, renowned scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen, supported by a dynamic team of co-editors, now provide a fascinating insight into ten plays in which Shakespeare may have had a hand. A magisterial essay by Will Sharpe provides a comprehensive account of the Authorship and Attribution of each play.

Combining outstanding textual scholarship with elegant writing and design, this unique collection allows us to revisit the question of what is Shakespearean. It is an indispensable book for students, teachers, performers, scholars and lovers of Shakespeare everywhere.

General Introduction; J.Bate.- SHAKESPEARE AND OTHERS: COLLABORATIVE PLAYS.- For each play:Individual introduction by J.Bate.- On-page footnote gloss which explains unfamiliar or obsolete words and classical, biblical or contemporary references where WS assumes audience knowledge.- 'Key Facts' box with: plot summary, major roles, date, linguistic medium, sources, textual notes.- Arden of Faversham.- Locrine.- Edward III.- The Spanish Tragedy (with Additions).- Thomas Lord Cromwell.- Sir Thomas More.- The London Prodigal.- A Yorkshire Tragedy.- Mucedorus (with Additions).- Double Falsehood; or The Distressed Lovers.- Cardenio: The Source.- Authorship and Attribution; W. Sharpe.- From Script to Stage: Interviews with actors and directors; P. Kirwan.