Macbeth

by Shakespeare, William

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Title Statements

Full title :Macbeth / edited by A.R. Braunmuller.

Summary

This is the most extensively annotated edition of Macbeth currently available, offering a thorough reconsideration of one of Shakespeare's most popular plays. A full and accessible introduction studies the immediate theatrical and political contexts of Macbeth's composition, especially the Gunpowder Plot and the contemporary account of an early performance at the Globe. It treats such celebrated issues as whether the Witches compel Macbeth to murder; whether Lady Macbeth is herself a witch; whether Banquo is Macbeth's accomplice in crime and what criticism is levelled against Macduff. An extensive, well-illustrated account of the play in performance examines several cinematic versions, such as those by Kurosawa and Roman Polanski, and other dramatic adaptations. Several possible new sources are suggested, and the presence of Thomas Middleton's writing in the play is proposed. Appendixes contain additional text and accompanying music.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2008.
Edition:Updated edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:2008.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource : : illustrations, map, portraits

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781775412120, 1775412121, 9781139812382, 1139812386
oclc:on1100683725
LC Classification:PR2823.A2
Dewey Decimal:822.33

Introduction. Macbeth in legend, Macbeth in history -- Macbeth in mind -- Macbeth in performance -- Macbeth in the mind and in performance : Act 4, Scene 3 -- Recent performances and adaptations -- Recent criticism and scholarship -- Note on the text -- Note on the commentary -- List of characters -- The play -- Supplementary notes -- Textual analysis -- Appendix 1: Casting Macbeth -- Appendix 2: Additional text and music -- Appendix 3: Relineation of the folio -- Reading list.

Subjects

Drama Kings and rulers -- Drama. -- Succession Kings and rulers -- Succession Macbeth (Shakespeare, William) Macbeth,, King of Scotland Regicides Regicides -- Drama Scotland Scotland -- Drama Shakespeare, William Theatre