Macbeth / John Russell Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, John Russell.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Shakespeare handbooks (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

Shakespeare handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.

Shakespeare, William.

Physical Description:

viii, 172 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Summary:

This Handbook guides readers of "Macbeth" through the text, showing how the dialogue can come alive in performance and what needs to happen on stage. This central feature is preceded by an account of the play's first publication, early performances and the probable additions to an original version. It is followed by an introduction to the social and cultural context for the play's composition, that uses quotations from contemporary works and extracts from Shakespeare's sources. Studies of landmark productions and films, together with a wide sampling of critical writings, complete an innovative and instructive guide to this truly awesome tragedy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-169) and index.

ISBN:

1403933855

1403920931

OCLC:

60320511

Publisher Number:

9781403933850 (hbk.)

9781403920935 (pbk.)