The Oxford Shakespeare General Editor: Stanley Wells

The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the plays for modern readers.

A new, modern-spelling text, collated and edited from all existing printings

Extensive introduction gives full attention to the play's bold treatment of racial themes, gender, and social relations

Detailed performance history designed to meet the needs of theatre professionals

On-page commentary and notes explain language, word-play, and staging

Appendices on music in the play and a full translation of the Italian novella from which the story derives

Illustrated with production photographs and related art

Full index to introduction and commentary

Durable sewn binding for lasting use

"not simply a better text but a new conception of Shakespeare. This is a major achievement of twentieth-century scholarship."

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