"Two thousand copies printed, of which 26 lettered copies are bound in quarter leather & signed by the authors, and 100 are signed by the authors & numbered."--Colophon. Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-319).
Contents:
Part one. The romance, or, How to start a case for Shakespeare's dictionary: Prologue -- A few thoughts on old books -- Early modern dictionaries -- Shakespeare goes to London -- A heavily annotated copy -- Personal markers -- Paleography -- Shakespeare on handwriting -- Shakespeare as reader -- Becoming a believer. Part two. The evidence : the annotations as they relate to the works: Hamlet -- The narrative poems -- The sonnets -- The early comedies -- The early histories -- Falstaff -- The trailing blank -- Baret as Shakespeare's beehive -- What's in a name? -- "My darling."
Summary:
An examination of a heavily annotated copy of John Baret's "An Alvearie, or, Quadruple Dictionarie," published in 1580, which, the authors speculate, may have been owned and annotated by William Shakespeare.
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