@article{Abbate_2022, title={How to Erase Shakespeare: The Troubling History of "Pericles"}, volume={7}, url={https://yourreview.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/yourreview/article/view/40607}, abstractNote={<p>Why do we know Shakespeare plays like <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>, but not <em>Pericles</em>? This article explores the reasons why the popular Shakespeare play <em>Pericles</em> was targeted and erased by editors throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. From marketing strategies to concern for Shakespeare’s reputation, I contend that the play was intentionally discarded by those who owned the copyright. This paper focuses on the tough and competitive printing market after Shakespeare’s death in 1616. I explore how Shakespeare’s business partners, Henry Condell and John Heminge, attempted to find literary success in 1623 by erasing what they thought was Shakespeare’s failure: <em>Pericles</em>.</p>}, journal={Revue YOUR Review (York Online Undergraduate Research)}, author={Abbate, Tyler}, year={2022}, month={Feb.} }