Shakespeare for the age of reason

List of illustrations Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Jean-François Ducis: a chronology Introduction 1. Hamlet 2. Roméo et Juliette 3. Le Roi Léar 4. Macbeth 5. Jean Sans-Terre 6. Othello Conclusion Appendices A: Cast-lists for the first performances and major revivals of Ducisâs Shakespearean plays between 1769 and 1813 B: The early manuscript versions of Macbeth C: Ducisâs lost Shakespearean play: Timon le misanthrope Selective bibliography Index