The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 21.0032  Thursday, 14 January 2010

From:       John Briggs <
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Date:       Wednesday, 13 Jan 2010 22:02:48 +0000
Subject: 21.0012 Shakespeare's Literary "Intentions"
Comment:    Re: SHK 21.0012 Shakespeare's Literary "Intentions"

Since Steve Roth hasn't defended the following statement, shall we 
attack it a little further?

 >(As Erne points out, prior to 1603, every one of
 >his plays that was not somehow constrained -- by a competing/preceding
 >stationer's registration or the like -- was in fact published, generally
 >within a year or two of staging.)

In what way were the following plays "constrained" -- and what is 
special about 1603 anyway?

Two Gentlemen of Verona
Henry VI, Part One
The Comedy of Errors
Julius Caesar
Twelfth Night

Every one?

John Briggs

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