The Royal Shakespeare Companys choice of The Two Noble Kinsmen to open the Swan Theatre in 1986 demonstrated that this longneglected play has at last come into its own as a stageworthy, humorous, and moving dramatization of the conflicting claims of love and friendship. It was first published in 1634 as by the memorable worthies of their time, Mr John Fletcher, and Mr William Shakespeare, Gent and was probably first performed soon after the wedding of Princess Elizabeth, daughter of the companys patron James I, to the Elector Palatine in February 1613. The exceptionally full introduction to this edition explains the relevance to the play of ideas of chivalry and of the classical idea of friendship. The edition (which is illuminatingly illustrated) also offers a discussion of the centurieslong debate about the plays authorship and a clarification of its stage action.

Binding: Paperback;256 pages; Publisher: Oxford University Press; Classification: DDS; Weight: 390 g; Dimensions: 195 x 130 x 14

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