measuring tape
measure for measure
the norton critical edition is based on the 1623 first folio text the only authoritative edition of the play . the editor has modernized spelling but preserves for the most part the original lineation and characteristically heavy punctuation . the text of measure for measure is accompanied by a full introduction a note on the text textual variants and related illustrations . sources considers the probable primary and analogous sources shakespeare drew upon while composing measure for measure including excerpts from g. b. giraldi cinthio s hecatommithi and the tragedy of epitia king james i s basilikon doron and most directly george whetstone s the history of promos and cassandra . criticism collects seventeen important commentaries on measure for measure spanning four centuries including among others those by alexander pope charlotte lennox samuel johnson elizabeth inchbald a. c. bradley g. wilson knight jonathan dollimore and marliss c. desens . adaptations and responses reprints alternative versions of the play william d avenant s the law against lovers 1662 charles gildon s measure of measure or beauty the best advocate 1700 and charles marowitz s postmodern version 1975 . a selected bibliography is also included .