In their book Shakespeare Reshaped, 1606–1623, Gary Taylor and John Jowett argue that part of the text of Measure that survives is not in its original form, but rather the product of a revision by Thomas Middleton after Shakespeare's death. They present stylistic evidence that patches of writing are by Middleton, and argue that Middleton changed the setting to Vienna from the original Italy.Gary Taylor and John Jowett, Shakespeare Reshaped, 1606–1623 (Oxford University Press, 1993). See also: "Shakespeare's Mediterranean Measure for Measure", in Shakespeare and the Mediterranean: The Selected Proceedings of the International Shakespeare Association World Congress, Valencia, 2001, ed. Tom Clayton, Susan Brock, and Vicente Forés (Newark: University of Delaware Press, 2004), 243–269. Braunmuller and Watson say their suggestion should be seen as "an intriguing hypothesis rather than a fully proven attribution". David Bevington suggests an alternate theory: that the text can be stylistically credited to the professional scrivener Ralph Crane, who is usually credited for some of the better and unchanged texts in the Folio, including The Tempest.
in their book shakespeare reshaped 1606–1623 gary taylor and john jowett argue that part of the text of measure that survives is not in its original form but rather the product of a revision by thomas middleton after shakespeare's death they present stylistic evidence that patches of writing are by middleton and argue that middleton changed the setting to vienna from the original italygary taylor and john jowett shakespeare reshaped 1606–1623 (oxford university press 1993) see also "shakespeare's mediterranean measure for measure" in shakespeare and the mediterranean the selected proceedings of the international shakespeare association world congress valencia 2001 ed tom clayton susan brock and vicente forés (newark university of delaware press 2004) 243–269 braunmuller and watson say their suggestion should be seen as "an intriguing hypothesis rather than a fully proven attribution" david bevington suggests an alternate theory that the text can be stylistically credited to the professional scrivener ralph crane who is usually credited for some of the better and unchanged texts in the folio including the tempest