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Macbeth - The True Story (Paperback)
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Macbeth - The True Story (Paperback)
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List price R400
Loot Price R325
Discovery Miles 3 250
You Save R75 (19%)
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A respected historian of medieval Scotland releases the authentic
historical Macbeth from a prison of literary and folkloric myth
Thanks to Shakespeare, the name Macbeth has become a byword for
political ambition realized by bloody violence. Fiona Watson has
uncovered, buried beneath the layers of myth, a history that is
entirely different from, but just as extraordinary as, that
recounted by Shakespeare. As ruler of Alba (Scotland) Macbeth sat
on one of the longest-established thrones in Western Europe. It is
true that he killed Duncan, the previous king, but this was the
normal, if brutal, method of regime change in Dark Age Scotland.
The reality is that Macbeth quickly established himself as an
effective and popular ruler. As a Celtic warrior-king, he was
responsible for the maintenance of his people's dominance of
northern Britain. A friend to the Church and valiant protector of
his people, the real Macbeth epitomized the contemporary model of
vigorous medieval kingship. His fascinating story, long overdue in
the telling, is done full justice in this authoritative and
compelling narrative.
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