Shakespeare at Work in Bloomington, MN

Why did Shakespeare revise his plays? In a brilliant and pioneering analysis, the distinguished critic John Jones explores the critical and dramatic significance of Shakespeare's revisions. Analyzing such plays as
Hamlet
,
Othello
King Lear
, and
Troilus and Cressida
, he reveals the artistic impact of the revisions and their importance for our understanding of each play's moral and metaphysical foundations.