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Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)DSH18
TitleEditorial Material for the New Penguin Edition of 'King John', 1974
Extent3 boxes
Date1970s
DescriptionNotes, drafts and proofs used in editing ‘King John’ by William Shakespeare, edited by R.L. Smallwood, Penguin 1974.
ArrangementOriginal arrangement retained
LocationThis collection is held at the Shakespeare Institute Library, Stratford-upon-Avon
Access ConditionsAccess to all registered researchers.
CopyrightPermission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Director of Special Collections (email: special-collections@contacts.bham.ac.uk). Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Special Collections will assist where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material.
LanguageEnglish
Finding AidsPaper catalogue available upon request
Access StatusOpen
Administrative History‘King John’ edited by Robert L. Smallwood was part of the New Penguin edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare published between 1967 and 1987. The general editor was T.J.B. Spencer, Director of the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon until his death in 1978. The associate editor was Stanley Wells, also on the staff and later Director of the Shakespeare Institute, 1988-1997. Robert Smallwood was a Fellow of the Shakespeare Institute from 1966 until 1989.
Related MaterialDSH40 Records of the Editorial Procedures for the New Penguin Shakespeare
Publication Note'King John', by William Shakespeare. Edited by R. L. Smallwood (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1974)
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