| Description |
xxi, 297 pages : illustrations, maps, music ; 24 cm |
| Series |
New Cambridge Shakespeare |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Works. 1984. Cambridge University Press.
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New Cambridge Shakespeare
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Macbeth in legend, Macbeth in history -- Topical Macbeth -- Occasional Macbeth -- Documents -- Macbeth in the mind -- Succession, time, and families -- Master of his time: 'doubly redoubled strokes' -- Prospect of belief: witches, women, and mediated knowledge -- 'What do you mean?': the languages of Macbeth -- Macbeth in performance -- Performance and adaptation before 1800 -- Later stagings and versions -- Further variations: Kurosawa, Polanski, Ninagawa -- Macbeth in the mind and in performance: Act 4, Scene 3 -- Recent performances and adaptations -- Macbeth filmed -- Recent criticism and scholarship -- Macbeth in its time and just after -- Macbeth since about 1700 -- Note on the text -- Note on the Commentary -- List of characters -- The Play -- Supplementary notes -- Textual analysis -- App. 1. Casting Macbeth -- App. 2. Additional text and music -- App. 3. Relineation of the Folio |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1997 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century -- Drama.
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Kings and rulers -- Succession -- Drama.
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Regicides -- Drama.
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| SUBJECT |
Scotland -- Drama.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116913
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| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Author |
Braunmuller, A. R., 1945-
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| LC no. |
2008015484 |
| ISBN |
9780521862400 (hardback) |
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9780521680981 (paperback) |
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