Macbeth (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical, stage and screen interpretations. This second edition of Macbeth provides a thorough reconsideration of one of Shakespeare's most popular plays. In his introduction, A. R. Braunmuller explores Macbeth's immediate theatrical and political contexts, particularly the Gunpowder Plot, and addresses such celebrated questions as: do the Witches compel Macbeth to murder; is Lady Macbeth herself in some sense a witch; is Macduff morally culpable? A new and well-illustrated account of the play in performance examines several cinematic versions, such as those by Kurosawa and Roman Polanski, as well as other dramatic adaptations. Several possible new sources are suggested and the presence of Thomas Middleton's writing in the play is also proposed.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The New Cambridge Shakespeare
Release date:	November 2008
First published:	2009
Authors:	William Shakespeare
Editors:	A. R. Braunmuller
Dimensions:	227 x 151 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	297
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-68098-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > 16th to 18th centuries > Shakespeare studies & criticism Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > 16th to 18th centuries > Shakespeare plays, texts Books > Varsity Textbooks Books > Academic & Education > Varsity Textbooks > Language & Literature Promotions
LSN:	0-521-68098-0
Barcode:	9780521680981

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