MHRA Publication

‘Along with Alex Davis’ General Introduction, appearing in the first volume, [the introductions to each text] are an edifying delight: concise yet comprehensive, capturing the sweep of religious history and the fine grain of philological insight, they exude an infectious enthusiasm for the material while managing to report both basic facts and the latest scholarship.’ — David Currell, Translation and Literature 32, 2023, 237-44 (full text online)

‘Along with Alex Davis’ General Introduction, appearing in the first volume, [the introductions to each text] are an edifying delight: concise yet comprehensive, capturing the sweep of religious history and the fine grain of philological insight, they exude an infectious enthusiasm for the material while managing to report both basic facts and the latest scholarship.’ — David Currell, Translation and Literature 32, 2023, 237-44 (full text online)

‘Mercier was a highly experienced playwright, and his adaptations offer readers a chance both to see Shakespeare through Mercier’s eyes and to appreciate Mercier’s own understanding of national culture, dramatic heroes, stagecraft, and the French Revolution. It is all the easier for readers to do this in Harris’s edition, which includes a wealth of helpful footnotes and a well-judged introduction that touches upon many important points without overwhelming the reader.’ — James Harriman-Smith, Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies 46.3, 2023, 311-97 (full text online)
‘In the Introduction, Harris locates the two plays within the author’s career, and associates them with the cultural, literary, and political issues of late eighteenth-century France. The Notes register in detail the numerous parallels as well as the differences between Shakespeare’s and Mercier’s plays, thus inviting and generously anticipating the comparative study of both... It is to be hoped that with this new edition of a moving and politically interesting play, Mercier’s Timon d’Athènes, hitherto largely ignored, will re-enter the collective memory of French and English readers.’ — Ina Schabert, Translation and Literature 32, 2023, 379-83 (full text online)