William Shakespeare's Macbeth: A Routledge Study Guide and Sourcebook

ISBN-13: 9780415238243 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 216 str.

Alexander Leggatt

Opis

William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" (c.1606) is a timeless tale of love, greed and power, which has given rise to heated debates around such issues as the representation of gender roles, political violence and the dramatisation of evil.
Taking the form of a sourcebook, this guide to Shakespeare's play offers:
- extensive introductory comment on the contexts, critical history and performance of the text, from publication to the present
- annotated extracts from key contextual documents, reviews, critical works and the text itself
- cross-references between documents and sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism
- suggestions for further reading.
Part of the "Routledge Guides to Literature," this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of "Macbeth "and seeking not only a guide to the play, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Shakespeare's text.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part 1: Contexts, Introduction, Chronology, Source  Part 2: Interpretations, Critical History, Early Critical Reception  Part 3: Key Passages  Part 4: Further Reading  Recommended Editions of Macbeth.  Contexts.  The Play in Performance.  Film Versions.  Criticism

O autorze

Alexander Leggatt is Professor of English at University College, University of Toronto. He has published many books and articles on Shakespeare and ahs won an Outstanding Teaching Award from the Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto.