Macbeth: Third Series

by William Shakespeare, Pamela Mason (Editor), Sandra Clark (Editor)

Overview

"A splendid edition: it incorporates the most recent modern scholarship ... and it does so within a compass and format that is both readable and usable." - Around the Globe

Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's most performed and studied tragedies. This Arden Shakespeare Third Series edition offers students detailed on-page commentary notes highlighting meaning and theatrical ideas and themes, as well as an illustrated, lengthy introduction setting the play in its historical, theatrical and critical context and outlining the recent debates about Middleton's possible co-authorship of some scenes.

A comprehensive and informative edition ideal for students and teachers seeking to explore the play in depth, whether in the classroom or on the stage.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781408153741
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	02/26/2015
Series:	The Arden Shakespeare Third Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	408
Sales rank:	463,196
File size:	828 KB

About the Author

Sandra Clark is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of English Studies and Professor Emeritus of Renaissance Literature at Birkbeck, University of London.

Pamela Mason has worked with the drama classes at Wroxton Theatre Arts School, Cardiff, UK since 1986, and for much of that time was also a lecturer in English and Fellow of the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, UK. She works extensively in Stratford, contributing to postgraduate courses, and she has initiated a postgraduate diploma in Shakespeare studies.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time.
PAMELA MASON is Fellow of the Shakespeare Institute and Lecturer in English as the University of Birmingham, UK.
Sandra Clark is Professor Emeritus of Renaissance Literature, Birkbeck, University of London, and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Table of Contents

Preface
List of Illustrations
Introduction
Macbeth
Appendices
Further Reading
Index

Editorial Reviews

A splendid edition: it incorporates the most recent modern scholarship ... and it does so within a compass and format that is both readable and usable.” —Neil Rhodes, University of St. Andrews, UK, Around the Globe

“A much needed third series edition of Macbeth, which provides the reader with a breath of fresh scholarship after over 30 years.” —Jarrod DePrado, Sacred Heart University, USA

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