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Measure for Measure / William Shakespeare ; Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine, editors.
GIC Collection at Penn Libraries
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Language:
- English
- Summary:
- Folger Shakespeare Library
- The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies
- • Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
- • Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
- • Scene-by-scene plot summaries • A key to famous lines and phrases
- • An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language
- • An essay by leading Shakespeare scholar, Christy Desmet, providing a modern perspective on the play
- • Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books
- The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs.
- Contents:
- Genres and generations p. 2
- The morals of Measure for Measure p. 6
- Mortality p. 11
- Substitution p. 16
- Sexuality, law and marriage p. 24
- Consent p. 30
- Catholicism, Protestantism and Puritanism p. 32
- Love p. 36
- The ending p. 41
- The Duke p. 57
- Isabella p. 67
- Angelo p. 81
- Mariana p. 86
- Claudio p. 88
- Barnardine p. 89
- Lucio p. 93
- Literary and dramatic sources p. 95
- Cinthio p. 96
- Whetstone p. 99
- Lupton p. 103
- The repertoire of Shakespeare's company p. 106
- Some other possible literary sources p. 108
- King James p. 111
- Date p. 116
- Middleton p. 117
- First responses p. 123
- The play onstage: from prudery to politics p. 124
- Measure for Measure as golden meaning p. 130
- The Duke meets his maker p. 145
- Measure for Measure p. 149
- The prepublication history of Measure for Measure p. 361
- This edition p. 373
- 2 Prose and verse lining in F p. 375
- 3 Casting chart p. 377.
- ISBN:
- 9780743484909
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