Shakespeare Macbeth / Nicolas Tredell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tredell, Nicolas.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Readers' guides to essential criticism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.

Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century--In literature.

Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century.

Regicides in literature.

Physical Description:

xi, 177 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Macbeth

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

Summary:

Macbeth is the most concentrated and intense of Shakespeare's tragedies. This dark, thrilling drama of intrigue, witchcraft and murder can be seen as a profound exploration of evil, a powerful study of psychological turmoil, a penetrating examination of urgent political issues and a searching enquiry into masculinity and femininity. Over four centuries the play has attracted a huge body of commentary, generated a wide range of fascinating interpretations and provoked vigorous controversy.

In this Reader's Guide, Nicolas Tredell considers the key critical responses to Macbeth from the early seventeenth to the twenty-first centuries. He provides concise accounts and assessments of the most vital commentaries and interpretations, setting them in their critical, theoretical and historical contexts. Lively and authoritative, this survey is an invaluable resource for students, teachers and all those who wish to deepen their grasp of the crucial concerns of Macbeth criticism and to engage in the ongoing critical debates about the play.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: The Development of Macbeth Criticism 6

Chapter 2 The Nineteenth Century: Romantic and Victorian Macbeth 28

Chapter 3 The Early Twentieth Century: Tragedy, Psychoanalysis and Imagery 43

Chapter 4 The Mid-Twentieth Century: History, Nature and Evil 68

Chapter 5 The Later Twentieth Century: Politics, Violence and Ideology 94

Chapter 6 The Later Twentieth Century: Language, Subjectivity and Subversion 119

Chapter 7 The Later Twentieth Century: Men, Women and Witches 130

Conclusion: The Twenty-first Century and Future Directions 150.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-166), filmography (pages 167-170) and index.

ISBN:

1403999244

1403999252

OCLC:

64314103

Publisher Number:

9781403999245 (hbk.)

9781403999252 (pbk.)

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