Bad Quarto

Bad Quarto

Bad or pirated quarto is a term and concept developed by twentieth-century Shakespeare scholars to explain some problems in the early transmission of the texts of Shakespearean works. It has subsequently been used for other playtexts unrelated to Shakespeare.

Read more about Bad Quarto:  Origins of The Bad Quarto Theory, Criticism and Alternate Hypotheses, Bad Quartos of Other Playwrights

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