Macbeth: A Guide to the PlayThough written nearly 400 years ago, Shakespeare's Macbeth continues to capture the interest of modern audiences. Laden with political intrigue, supernatural elements, and complex psychological issues, Macbeth is a play of contemporary relevance, despite its tale of witches and ancient Scottish kings. While the play reflects seventeenth-century theological and political concerns, it also explores enduring themes, such as fate and free will, appearance and reality, order and disorder, ambition and obedience, and madness and sanity. Macbeth has been staged countless times, and it has also been produced for film and television. Numerous editions of the play exist, it is one of the most widely taught dramatic works, and scholars have written an enormous amount of criticism about it. This reference book is a comprehensive guide to the play. |
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... Books edition , edited by Maynard Mack and Robert Boynton , claims that " reading Shakespeare is not a poor substitute for seeing Shakespeare well performed , but rather a different arena of experience with its own demands and rewards ...
... book format with succinct translations : " I am sorry to say that the boy has escaped . " " Well , " says Mac- beth , " the main job is done . We'll take care of Fleance another time . " The Folio Shakespeare ( London , Ravette Books ) ...
... Books . Campbell , O. J. , Alfred Rothschild , and Stuart Vaughan , eds . 1961. Macbeth . New York : Bantam Books . Davidson , Diane , ed . 1986. ' Macbeth ' for Young People . Fair Oaks , Calif .: Swan Books . Dent , R. W. , ed . 1969 ...
Contents
Critical Approaches | 117 |
The Play in Performance | 139 |
Selected Bibliography | 199 |
Copyright | |
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Shakespeare's Visual Theatre: Staging the Personified Characters Frederick Kiefer Limited preview - 2003 |