Download or read book The First Sketch of Shakespeare s Merry Wives of Windsor Classic Reprint written by James Orchard Halliwell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-06-23 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The First Sketch of Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor When I first communicated the design which I had of altering this comedy of Shakespear, I found that I should have two sorts of people to deal with, who would equally endeavour to obstruct my success. The one believed it to be so admirable, that nothing ought to be added to it; the others fancied it to be so despicable, that any one's time would be lost upon it. That this comedy was not despi cable. I gosse'd for several reasons; First, I knew very well that it had pleas'd one of the greatest queens that ever was in the world, great not only for her wisdom in the arts of government, but for her knowledge of polite learning, and her nice taste of the drama, for such a taste we may be sure she had, by the relish which she had of the ancients. T7iis comedy was written at her command, and by her direction, and she was so eager to see it acted, that she commanded it to be finished in fourteen days and was afterwards, as tradition tells us, very well pleas'd at the representation. In the second place, in the reign of King Charles the Second, when people had an admirable taste of comedy, all those men of extraordinary parts, who were the ornaments of that court, as the late Duke of Buckingham, my Lord Normandy, my Lord Dorset, my late Lord Rochester, Sir Charles Sidley, Dr. Frazer, Mr. Savil, Mr. Buckley, were in love with the beauties of this comedy. In the third place, I thought that after so long an acquaintance as I had with the best comic poets, among the ancients and moderns, I might depend in some measure upon my own judgment, and I thought I found here three or four extraordi nary characters, that were exactly drawn, and truly comical; and that I saw besides in it some as happy touches as ever were in comedy. Besides I had observed what success the character of Fal staff had had in the First Part of Harry the Fourth.' And as the Falstaff in the Merry Wives' is certainly superior to that of the Second Part of Harry the Fourth, ' so it can hardly be said to be inferior to that of the First. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The First Sketch of Shakespeare s Merry Wives of Windsor written by William Shakespeare and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a unique look into the early process of Shakespeare's writing and provides insight into the creative mind of one of the greatest playwrights in history. The First Sketch of Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor offers a glimpse into the rough draft of this classic comedy, revealing the evolution of characters, plot, and language. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Shakespeare s Merry Wives of Windsor written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The First Sketch of Shakespeare s Merry Wives of Windsor written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The First Sketch of Shakespeare s Merry Wives of Windsor written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The First Sketch of Merry Wives of Windsor written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The First Sketch of Shakespeare s Merry Wives of Windsor written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Download or read book Shakespeare s Merry Wives of Windsor 1602 Classic Reprint written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor, 1602 The following entries relating to the Merry Wives appear on the Registers of the Stationers Company: 18 Ianuarij [1602] ... John Busby Entred for his copie vnder the hand of master Seton /A booke called An excellent and pleasant conceited commedie of Sir Iohn ffaulstof and the merry wyves of Windesor Arthure Iohnson Entred for his Copye by assignement from John Busbye, A booke Called an excellent and pleasant conceyted Comedie of Sir Iohn ffaulstafe and the merye wyves of Windsor ... I do not propose to discuss in this place the significance of the transactions here recorded, since to do so at all adequately would involve a considerable excursion into a difficult region of Shakespearian bibliography. Suffice it to say that while the entry implies that the publication of the play was in more or less immediate projection, the transfer does not imply, as some have thought, that publication had already taken place. It followed, however, with no long delay, for the date 1602 on the title-page of the quarto shows that the volume was issued in any case before 25 March 1603, most probably before the end of December 1602. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The First Sketch of Shakespeare s Merry Wives of Windsor written by James Orchard Halliwell and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shakespeare s written by William J. Rolfe and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Shakespeare's: Comedy of the Merry Wives of Windsor A second quarto was published in 1619. These edi tions appear to be a pirated version of the play as first written, probably in 1599. This early sketch was afterward revised and enlarged to about twice the original length and this is the form in which it appears in the folio of 1623. Internal evi dence Shows that this revision was made after James came to the throne, and probably about 1605. In i. 1. 110 king is substituted for the council of the quarto. These knights will hack, in ii. I. 50, is sup posed to allude to the 237 knights created by James in 1603. When the court lay at Windsor, in ii. 2. 62, may refer to July, 1603 the court was usually held at Greenwich in the winter. The mention of coach after coach, in ii. 2. 66, is not likely to have been made much before coaches came into general use, which, according to Howe's Continuation of St'owe's was in 1605. Outrun on Gotsall, i. I. 89, appears to allude to the reviving of the Cotswold games about 1603. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Merry Wives of Windsor written by William Shakespeare and published by Standard Ebooks. This book was released on 2019-08-13T16:56:49Z with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1602 by William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor features the popular figure Sir John Falstaff, who first appeared in Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2. Some speculate that Merry Wives was written at the behest of Queen Elizabeth I, who wanted to see Falstaff in love; and that Shakespeare was forced to rush its creation as a result, and so it remains one of Shakespeare’s lesser-regarded plays. The play revolves around two intertwined plots: the adventures of the rogue Falstaff who plans to seduce several local wives, and the story of young Anne Page who is being wooed by prominent citizens while she has her sights set on young Fenton. The wives come together to teach Falstaff a lesson, and in the end love triumphs. The Merry Wives of Windsor is believed to have been first performed in 1597 and was subsequently published in quarto in 1602, in a second quarto in 1619, and then in the 1623 First Folio. Despite holding a lesser place in Shakespeare’s canon, it was one of the first Shakespearean plays to be performed in 1660, after the reinstatement of Charles II and theatre once again was permitted to be performed in London. This Standard Ebooks edition is based on Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch and John Dover Wilson’s 1923 Cambridge edition. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Download or read book The First Sketch of Shakespeare s Merry Wives of Winsdor written by James Orchard Halliwell and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Merry Wives of Windsor Classic Reprint written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-30 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Merry Wives of Windsor All his successors gone before him hath done't; and all his ancestors that come after him may: they may give the dozen white luces in their coat. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Merry Wives of Windsor Illustrated Classic Edition written by William Shakespeare and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-02-21 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. It features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff, and is Shakespeare's only play to deal exclusively with contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life. It has been adapted for the opera on occasions.
Download or read book The First Sketch of His Merry Wives of Windsor Ed by James Orchard Halliwell written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Merry Wives of Windsor written by H. S. Mosenthal and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-24 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Merry Wives of Windsor: Comic Opera in Three Acts, Adapted From Shakespeare's Comedy Your blood is far from staid Now is it strange one's wrath should rise, When such a beast extols one's eyes? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Merry Wives of Windsor written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
