Macbeth: The State of Play

ISBN-13: 9781408159828 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 312 str.

Ann Thompson

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A "freeze frame" volume showcasing the range of current debate and ideas surrounding one of the most familiar of Shakespeare's tragedies. Each chapter has been carefully selected for its originality and relevance to the needs of students, teachers and researchers. Key themes and topics covered include: The Text and its Status
History and Topicality
Critical Approaches and Close Reading
Adaptation and Afterlife All the essays offer new perspectives and combine to give readers an up-to-date understanding of what's exciting and challenging about Macbeth. The approach based on an individual play, unlike that of topic-based series, reflects how Shakespeare is most commonly studied and taught.

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INTRODUCTION Ann Thompson THE TEXT AND ITS STATUS Notes and Queries Concerning the Text of Macbeth Anthony B. Dawson Dwelling 'in doubtful joy': Macbeth and the Aesthetics of Disappointment Brett Gamboa HISTORY AND TOPICALITY Politic Bodies in Macbeth Dermot Cavanagh 'To crown my thoughts with acts': Prophecy and Prescription in Macbeth Debapriya Sarkar Lady Macbeth, First Ladies and the Arab Spring: The Performance of Power on the Twenty-First Century Stage Kevin A. Quarmby CRITICAL APPROACHES AND CLOSE READING 'A walking shadow': Place, Perception and Disorientation in Macbeth Darlene Farabee Cookery and Witchcraft in Macbeth Geraldo U. de Sousa The Language of Macbeth Jonathan Hope and Michael Witmore ADAPTATION AND AFTERLIFE The Shapes of Macbeth: The Staged Text Sandra Clark Raising the Violence while Lowering the Stakes: Geoffrey Wright's Screen Adaptation of Macbeth Philippa Sheppard The Butcher and the Text: Adaptation, Theatricality and the 'Shakespea(Re)-Told' Macbeth Ramona Wray

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ANN THOMPSON is Emeritus Professor in English at King' s College London UK.