Critical, Modern-Spelling Edition of James Shirley's The Opportunity

Mary J. Mekemson- editor.

• Introduction.  1. Date and Stage History.  2. The Play.  2a. Critical Reception.  2b. El Castigo del Penséque and The Opportunity: Shirley's Adaptation of a Source.  2c. The Opportunity as a Social Comedy.  3. The 1640 Quarto.  4. History of Editions.  5. Editorial Practice.  Appendix A: Press Variations in the 1640 Quarto.  Appendix B: Alterations of Lineation.  Appendix C: A Summary of the Plot of El Castigo del Penséque.