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Sir Thomas Hanmer, 4th Baronet (24 September 1677 – 7 May 1746) was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1714 to 1715, discharging the duties of the office with conspicuous impartiality. He is, however, perhaps best remembered as being one of the early editors of the works of William Shakespeare. He was one of the founding governors of the Foundling Hospital, a charity set up for London's abandoned children in 1739, which also became a centre for the arts.〔R.H. Nichols and F A. Wray, ''The History of the Foundling Hospital'' London: Oxford University Press, 1935, p. 347.〕 Hanmer's ''Shakespeare'' was published at Oxford in 1743-44, with nearly forty illustrations by Francis Hayman and Hubert Gravelot.〔Information from (''Washington University in St. Louis University Libraries'' Website article ) on special collections containing Shakespearean illustrations, accessed November 9, 2006.〕 ''The Cambridge History of English and American Literature'' states that "The print and binding were magnificent, and caused its value to rise to nine guineas, when Warburton’s edition was going for eighteen shillings."〔A.W. Ward, et al., ''The Cambridge history of English and American literature: An encyclopedia in eighteen volumes.'' ("XI. The Text of Shakespeare. § 13. Hanmer’s edition." ) New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons; Cambridge, England: University Press, 1907–21. Accessed at (bartleby.com ) on November 9, 2006.〕 Hanmer's editing, however, was based on his own selection of emendations from the Shakespeare editions of Alexander Pope and Lewis Theobald, along with his own conjectures, without indicating for the reader what was in his source texts and what was editorially corrected.〔Thomas Hubeart, ("Shaking Up Shakespeare," ) accessed on November 9, 2006.〕 Therefore, Hanmer's edition is not highly regarded today, with the editors of ''The Oxford Shakespeare'' assessing it in ''William Shakespeare: A Textual Companion'' as "one of the worst in the eighteenth century."〔Stanley Wells & Gary Taylor, et al., ''William Shakespeare: A Textual Companion'' (NY: Norton, 1997 (of Oxford University Press ed., 1987 )), p. 54. ISBN 0-393-31667-X.〕 Also, Hamner became the target of ridicule by Pope, who in his ''Dunciad'' lampoons him under the name Montalto (Book IV, 105ff.) and refers to him in a note (IV 113) as "An eminent person, who was about to publish a very pompous Edition of a great Author, ''at his own expense''" (emphasis original).〔Quoted from John Butt, ed., ''The Poems of Alexander Pope.'' New Haven: Yale UP, 1963, p. 772. ISBN 0-300-00030-8.〕 However, there are some emendations of value that were made by Hanmer which have been accepted into later editions of Shakespeare.〔 He died in 1746. He had married in 1697 Isabella FitzRoy, Duchess of Grafton, the widow of Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Grafton.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= SELECTED BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES )〕 There was no heir and so the baronetcy became extinct. ==See also== *Shakespeare's editors 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sir Thomas Hanmer, 4th Baronet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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