PLAN OF THE WORK, ETC. In this edition the attempt is made to give, in the shape of TEXTUAL Notes, on the same page with the Text, all the VARIOUS READINGS of Richard III. from the Second Folio down to the latest critical edition of the play; then, as COMMENTARY, follow the Notes which the Editor has thought worthy of insertion, not only for the purpose of elucidating the text, but at times as illustrations of the History of Shakespearian criticism. In the APPENDIX will be found criticisms and discussions which, on the score of length, could not be conveniently included in the Commentary. CAMBRIDGE (First Edition, W. G. CLARK and W. A. WRIGHT)... [Cam. i] 1865 618 These last twelve 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 twenty-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 a third edition, the case is different; it then becomes interesting to mark the effect of maturer judgement. The present TEXT is that of the FIRST FOLIO of 1623. Every word, I might say almost every letter, has been collated with the original. In the TEXTUAL NOTES the symbol Ff indicates the agreement of the Second, Third, and Fourth Folios. In the enumeration of the Quartos, instead of printing out in full Q1Q2QQ, etc., the form Q1 is used. 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 !. For all readings from Q6-8 I gratefully acknowledge my indebtedness to THE CAMBRIDGE Editors. 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 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 Richard III. 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. ALGER, W. R.: Life of Edwin Forrest.... ALLEN, C.: Notes on Bacon-Shakespeare Question London, 1870 Philadelphia, 1877 Boston, 1900 London, 1835 ARROWSMITH, W. R.: Shakespeare's Editors and Commentators BAKER, H. B.: Cibber vs Shakespeare (Gentlemen's Maga., BAKER, H. B.: Our Old Actors.... 1891 BALDWIN, T., & Sackville, R.: Mirrour for Magistrates (ed. BATHURST, C.: Differences of Shakespeare's Versification...... BAYLEY, J.: History and Antiquities of the Tower of London... BEWLEY, E. D.: Richard III. (Noctes Shaksperianæ, Win- BIRCH, W. J.: Inquiry into the Religion and Philosophy of Shakespeare..... BOADEN, J.: Life of J. P. Kemble.. BOAS, F. S.: Shakespeare and his Predecessors. BOOTH, EDWIN: Prompt-book to Richard III. (ed. Winter) BREWER, E. C.: Reader's Hand-book.. BROOKE, STOPFORD: On Ten Plays of Shakespeare.. CARTER, T.: Shakespeare and Holy Scripture.. CHURCHILL, G. B.: Richard III. up to Shakespeare. CIBBER, C.: Apology, etc. COLERIDGE, H.: Essays and Marginalia.......... Coleridge, S. T.: Notes and Lectures upon Shakespeare COLLIER, J. P.: History of Dramatic Literature ........... Notes & Emendations to the Text of Shakes COLLIER, J. P.: Ghost of Richard the Third (Shakespeare Soc.) by Coleridge.. COLLINS, J. C.: Studies in Shakespeare. COURTENAY, T. P.: Sh.'s Historical Plays, Historically Con sidered (Colbourn's New Monthly Maga.).... COURTENAY, T. P.: Commentaries on the Historical Plays of DANIEL, P. A.: Introduction to Griggs' Facsimile. DAVIS, C. K.: Law in Shakespeare. DELIUS, N.: Shakspere Werke.... Ueber der urspringlichen Text Richard III. (Sh. Jahrbuch, vol. vii)... Shakespeare Society Pub........ Remarks on Collier's and Knight's Editions. EDWARDS, T.: Canons of Criticism (seventh edition) FARMER, R.: Essay on the Learning of Shakespeare........... FIELD, BARRON: The True Tragedie of Richard the Third, FITZGERALD, P.: Life of David Garrick.... FLEAY, F. G.: Life and Work of Shakespeare. 1886 History of the Worthies of England (ed. P. A. FURNIVALL, F. J.: Introduction to Leopold Shakspere Hist. Review, July) GARDINER, W.: Music of Nature.. GAYLEY, C. M.: Plays of Our Forefathers... GERVINUS, G. G.: Commentaries (trans. Bunnett)........ GOULD, T. R.: The Tragedian.. GREEN, H.: Shakespeare and the Emblem-writers. GREENOUGH, J. B., & KITTREDGE, J. L.: Words and their Ways in English Speech..... GREY, Z.: Critical, Historical, and Explanatory Notes on Shakespeare.. GRIFFITHS, MRS: Morality of Shakespeare's Dramas. GUEST, E.: History of English Rhythms..... 1869 པ 1837 1840 1877 1891 Boston, n. d. GUIZOT, M.: Euvres Completes de Shakespeare........ HALL: Chronicles of England.... HALL, H. T.: Shakespeare Fly-leaves.. HALLIWELL, J. O.: Letters of Kings of England. HALSTED, CAROLINE: Life of Richard III.... HAWKINS, F. W.: Life of Edmund Kean.. HALLIWELL-PHILLIPS, J. O.: Outlines of Life of Shakespeare HARE, J. C. & A. W.: Guesses at Truth.. HAZLITT W C.: English Stage...... Paris, 1821 London, 1809 Cambridge, 1869 London, 1848 Brighton, 1882 Philadelphia, 1844 Boston, 1861 London, 1869 1818 |