The Tragedy of Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

Overview

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781458329806
Publisher:	Lulu.com
Publication date:	03/20/2022
Pages:	94
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.23(d)

About the Author

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) is arguably the most famous playwright to ever live. Born in England, he attended grammar school but did not study at a university. In the 1590s, Shakespeare worked as partner and performer at the London-based acting company, the King’s Men. His earliest plays were Henry VI and Richard III, both based on the historical figures. During his career, Shakespeare produced nearly 40 plays that reached multiple countries and cultures. Some of his most notable titles include Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar. His acclaimed catalog earned him the title of the world’s greatest dramatist.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Editorial Reviews

"A superb edition of the play that offers original and much-needed commentary on its political and historical setting and the complex psychological and philosophical questions that arise from the question of succession, the history of Scotland, and most of all the tension between the old heroic virtues and the new Christian dispensation that comes to a crisis in Macbeth’s murder of King Duncan and his defeat by Malcolm, Duncan’s eldest son. This is the first edition I’ve encountered whose notes proved to be a fascinating read in themselves. With the illuminating Introduction, they provide helpfully compendious aid for accurate reading as well as a context-specific commentary on vital aspects of the drama rarely addressed and typically neglected, insufficiently developed, or unrecognized.
       "Rather than making narrow probes into the plot’s politics and history, Blits opens unexplored chambers of implication and significance that affect the complex emotional load of the drama as well as its particular significance. And that significance is both historical and contemporary in the sense that it looks back to a turning point in Scotland’s history with important implications for King James I, the play’s patron and, in terms of its substance, its inheritor. Blits shows just how important that turning point is, not merely as a defeat of a bewitched tyrant but as an arduous, not fully complete transition from one way of being kind (and being human) to another."
—John C. Briggs, Professor, Department of English, University of California Riverside

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