Completely re-edited,the New Folger Library edition of Shadespeare's plays puts readers in touch with current ways of thinking about Shadespeare.Each freshly edited text is based directily on what the editors consider the best early printed version of the play.Each volume contain full explanatory notes on pages facing the text of the play,as well as a helpful introduction to Shadespeare's life,his theater,and the publication of his plays present the latest scholarship,and the annotated reading lists sugest sources of further informa-tion.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 ourstanding scholar who assesses the play in the light of today's interests and concerns.