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The Works of Mr. William Shakepear. Volume the Seventh. Containing, Venus & Adonis. Tarquin & Lucrece and his Miscellany Poems
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Though this volume of Shakespeare’s poetry was printed on its own, its title (“Volume the Seventh”) and layout were designed to invite the owner to add it to Rowe’s 6-volume edition of Shakespeare’s plays.
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The volume reprinted…
Though this volume of Shakespeare’s poetry was printed on its own, its title (“Volume the Seventh”) and layout were designed to invite the owner to add it to Rowe’s 6-volume edition of Shakespeare’s plays.
Excerpt
The volume reprinted…
Thomas and Harriet Bowdler, The Family Shakespeare (Tempest)
The Tempest, Pages 18-19 (Act I, Scene II)
Thomas and Harriet Bowdler, The Family Shakspeare (Preface)
Preface to The Family Shakespeare (pages xvi-xix) xvi: Bowdler’s preface balances praise for Shakespeare with acknowledgment that much of his content is “so indecent” as to make Bowdler desire to erase it. Bowdler speculates that Shakespeare catered…
Thomas and Harriet Bowdler, The Family Shakspeare (Twelfth Night)
Twelfth Night, Pages 280-281 (Act II, Scene V)
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