ISBN: 2940149223749

Marstonâ??s Works were edited in 1856 by Mr. Halliwell (3 vols. 8vo.) for Mr. Russell Smithâ??s Library of Old Authors. I yield to none in my admiration for the best and the most accurate… More...

Marstonâ??s Works were edited in 1856 by Mr. Halliwell (3 vols. 8vo.) for Mr. Russell Smithâ??s Library of Old Authors. I yield to none in my admiration for the best and the most accurate of living Shakespearean scholars; but I am sure that Mr. Halliwell-Phillipps, who in his Outlines of the Life of Shakespeare has set so singularly high a standard of excellence, would be the first to acknowledge that his edition of Marstonâ??s Works needs revision.In the present volumes I have done my best to regulate the text, which is frequently very corrupt; but I am painfully conscious that I have left plenty of work for future editors.A valuable edition of Marstonâ??s poems was published in 1879, for private circulation, by Dr. Grosart. I have availed myself freely of the results of Dr. Grosartâ??s biographical researches; and I am indebted to his edition for the text of the Entertainment in vol. iii.Dr. Brinsley Nicholson, whose recently published edition of Reginald Scotâ??s Discovery of Witchcraft met with the enthusiastic welcome that it deserved, has helped me liberally with advice and suggestions; and I have to thank Mr. P. A. Daniel, whose scholarship is as sound as it is acute, for his kindness in reading my Introduction.In deference to friendly criticism, I have prefixed to each play a brief summary of the plot.18th March 1887. Digital Content>E-books>Classics>Coll Classics>Coll Classics, Lost Leaf Publications Digital >16<

ISBN: 2940149223749

Marston’s Works were edited in 1856 by Mr. Halliwell (3 vols. 8vo.) for Mr. Russell Smith’s Library of Old Authors. I yield to none in my admiration for the best and the most accurate of … More...

Marston’s Works were edited in 1856 by Mr. Halliwell (3 vols. 8vo.) for Mr. Russell Smith’s Library of Old Authors. I yield to none in my admiration for the best and the most accurate of living Shakespearean scholars; but I am sure that Mr. Halliwell-Phillipps, who in his Outlines of the Life of Shakespeare has set so singularly high a standard of excellence, would be the first to acknowledge that his edition of Marston’s Works needs revision.In the present volumes I have done my best to regulate the text, which is frequently very corrupt; but I am painfully conscious that I have left plenty of work for future editors.A valuable edition of Marston’s poems was published in 1879, for private circulation, by Dr. Grosart. I have availed myself freely of the results of Dr. Grosart’s biographical researches; and I am indebted to his edition for the text of the Entertainment in vol. iii.Dr. Brinsley Nicholson, whose recently published edition of Reginald Scot’s Discovery of Witchcraft met with the enthusiastic welcome that it deserved, has helped me liberally with advice and suggestions; and I have to thank Mr. P. A. Daniel, whose scholarship is as sound as it is acute, for his kindness in reading my Introduction.In deference to friendly criticism, I have prefixed to each play a brief summary of the plot.18th March 1887. Digital Content>E-books>Literature>Literature>Literature, Lost Leaf Publications Digital >16<