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The tragedy of Macbeth / William Shakespeare ; edited by Nicholas Brooke.
- Title
- The tragedy of Macbeth / William Shakespeare ; edited by Nicholas Brooke.
- Author
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
- Publication
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PR2823.A2 B76 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Brooke, Nicholas
- Description
- xii, 249 p. : ill.; 20 cm.
- Summary
- "Dark and violent, Macbeth is also the most theatrically spectacular of Shakespeare's tragedies. Indeed, for 250 years it was performed with grand operatic additions set to baroque music. In his introduction Nicholas Brooke relates the play's changing fortunes to changes within society and the theatre and investigates the sources of its enduring appeal. He examines its many layers of illusion and interprets its linguistic turns and echoes, arguing that the earliest surviving text is an adaptation, perhaps carried out by Shakespeare himself in collaboration with Thomas Middleton. This fully annotated edition reconsiders textual and staging problems, appraises past and present critical views, and represents a major contribution to our understanding of Macbeth."--Publisher description.
- Series Statement
- The Oxford Shakespeare
- Oxford world's classics
- Uniform Title
- Macbeth
- Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
- Alternative Title
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Tragedies
- Drama
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- ISBN
- 9780199535835 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2008275177
- OCLC
- 191752388
- SCSB-12331754
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library