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Item The First Quarto of Hamlet in Film: The Revenge Tragedies of Tony Richardson and Franco Zeffirelli(Publisher of original article: Brunel University West London. EnterText may be found online at: [LINK]http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sa/artresearch/entertext/issues[/LINK]., 2001-08) Bourus, TerriIn 1969, Tony Richardson released a filmed version of his acclaimed theatrical production of Hamlet. Twenty-one years, and many staged productions of Hamlet later, Franco Zeffirelli filmed yet another, and very different, Hamlet. Whereas Richardson’s is darkly minimal, Zeffirelli’s colourful and star-studded production is lavish in set and setting. Nicol Williamson’s intense portrayal of Hamlet is a far cry from that of Mel Gibson’s Hollywood-esque revenger. But together, these films, and other daring productions like them, demonstrated the actability of the first quarto of Hamlet as a performance text thereby helping to change its status among textual scholars as well, prompting them to reevaluate the 1603 quarto.Item Shakespeare and the London Publishing Environment: The Publisher and Prnters of Q1 and Q2 Hamlet(Northern Illinois University, Dept. of English, 2001) Bourus, TerriThe Worshipful Company of Stationers was the sole provider of books printed in England from its royal charter granted by Mary I on 4 May 1557 until the copyright acts of Anne in 1708-09. It controlled copyright through the entry of approved manuscripts; it printed the books; it vended the books; and it regulated its members' conduct of business. Since the Stationer's Company was also a craft/trade guild, much like the Butchers, Goldsmiths, Merchant Taylors, Cordwainers, and the like, it not only had commercial interests but fraternal ones as well. Odd as it may seem today, these companies were concerned with both the advancement of profit of entrepreneurs and working conditions of employees, all of whom were freemen of the company.