< center> < P> < font size=+1> FOLGER Shakespeare Library< /font> < P> < P> < b> The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies< P> < P> Each edition includes: < /b> < P> < P> & #149; Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play< P> & #149; Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play< P> & #149; Scene-by-scene plot summaries< P> & #149; A key to famous lines and phrases< P> & #149; An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language< P> & #149; An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play< P> & #149; Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books< P> < P> Essay by David McCandless< P> < P> The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.< P> < /center> < P> < P>

Completely re-edited, the New Folger Library editions of Shakespeare's plays put readers in touch with current ways of thinking about Shakespeare. Each freshly edited text is based directly on what the editors consider the best early printed version of the play. Each volume contains full explanatory notes on pages facing the text of the play, as well as a helpful introduction to Shakespeare's language. The accounts of William Shakespeare's life, his theater, and the publication of his plays present the latest scholarship, and the annotated reading lists suggest sources of further information. The illustrations of objects, clothing, and mythological figures mentioned in the plays are drawn from the Library's vast holdings of rare books. At the conclusion of each play there is a full essay by an outstanding scholar who assesses the play in light of today's interests and concerns.

Contents

Editors' Preface

Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well

Reading Shakespeare's