"A splendid edition: it incorporates the most recent modern scholarship ... and it does so within a compass and format that is both readable and usable." - Around the Globe
Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's most performed and studied tragedies. This Arden Shakespeare Third Series edition offers students detailed on-page commentary notes highlighting meaning and theatrical ideas and themes, as well as an illustrated, lengthy introduction setting the play in its historical, theatrical and critical context and outlining the recent debates about Middleton's possible co-authorship of some scenes.
A comprehensive and informative edition ideal for students and teachers seeking to explore the play in depth, whether in the classroom or on the stage.
Recenzijas
A splendid edition: it incorporates the most recent modern scholarship ... and it does so within a compass and format that is both readable and usable. -- Neil Rhodes, University of St. Andrews, UK * Around the Globe * A much needed third series edition of Macbeth, which provides the reader with a breath of fresh scholarship after over 30 years. * Jarrod DePrado, Sacred Heart University, USA *
Papildus informācija
A major new edition of one of Shakespeare's greatest and most enduring tragedies, including a highly detailed and illustrated introduction by leading Shakespeare scholars, as well as on-page commentary and textual notes.
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| Preface |
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| Introduction |
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13 | (25) |
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Macbeth in its historical moment |
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20 | (6) |
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26 | (2) |
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The realization of Scotland in Macbeth |
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28 | (7) |
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35 | (3) |
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38 | (24) |
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62 | (20) |
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64 | (5) |
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69 | (9) |
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78 | (4) |
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82 | (15) |
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The pre-eminence of the Witches |
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Macbeth and his Lady: the relationship of power |
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103 | (13) |
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116 | (5) |
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History vs. contemporaneity: setting and location |
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121 | (4) |
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Part 2 The Folio text and its integrity |
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2 Simon Forman, Bocke of Plaies (?1611) |
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339 | (1) |
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340 | (4) |
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Abbreviations and references |
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Abbreviations used in notes |
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Works by and partly by Shakespeare |
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Editions of Macbeth consulted |
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Other works cited or used |
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Sandra Clark is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of English Studies and Professor Emeritus of Renaissance Literature at Birkbeck, University of London.
Pamela Mason has worked with the drama classes at Wroxton Theatre Arts School, Cardiff, UK since 1986, and for much of that time was also a lecturer in English and Fellow of the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, UK. She works extensively in Stratford, contributing to postgraduate courses, and she has initiated a postgraduate diploma in Shakespeare studies.
