William Shakespeare's Macbeth: A Sourcebook

Alexander Leggatt

Taylor & Francis, 2006 - 197 σελίδες

William Shakespeare’s Macbeth 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 presents:

• extensive introductory comment on the contexts, critical history and performance of the text, from publication to 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 series, 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.

Περιεχόμενα

• List of Illustrations: 5
• Contextual Overview: 7
• Source: 15
• Contemporary Documents: 25
• Critical History: 39
• Modern Criticism: 58
• The Work in Performance: 89
• From Peter Thomson Shakespeares Theatre 1983: 96
• From David Garricks adaptation of Macbeth 1744: 106
• Trevor Nunns Macbeth for Television: 113
• Introduction: 123
• Further Reading: 189
• Index: 195

Σχετικά με τον συγγραφέα

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.

Πληροφορίες βιβλιογραφίας

• Τίτλος: William Shakespeare's Macbeth: A Sourcebook; Routledge guides to literature
• Επιμελητής: Alexander Leggatt
• Έκδοση: εικονογραφημένη, επισημειωμένη
• Εκδότης: Taylor & Francis, 2006
• ISBN: 0415238250, 9780415238250
• Μέγεθος: 197 σελίδες