Macbeth : the state of play
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Macbeth : the state of play
(The Arden Shakespeare, . The Arden Shakespeare state of play series)
Bloomsbury, 2014
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A "freeze frame" volume showcasing the range of current debate and ideas surrounding one of the most familiar of Shakespeare's tragedies. Each chapter has been carefully selected for its originality and relevance to the needs of students, teachers and researchers. Key themes and topics covered include:
The Text and its Status
History and Topicality
Critical Approaches and Close Reading
Adaptation and Afterlife
All the essays offer new perspectives and combine to give readers an up-to-date understanding of what's exciting and challenging about Macbeth. The approach based on an individual play, unlike that of topic-based series, reflects how Shakespeare is most commonly studied and taught.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Ann Thompson
THE TEXT AND ITS STATUS
Notes and Queries Concerning the Text of Macbeth
Anthony B. Dawson
Dwelling 'in doubtful joy': Macbeth and the Aesthetics of Disappointment
Brett Gamboa
HISTORY AND TOPICALITY
Politic Bodies in Macbeth
Dermot Cavanagh
'To crown my thoughts with acts': Prophecy and Prescription in Macbeth
Debapriya Sarkar
Lady Macbeth, First Ladies and the Arab Spring: The Performance of Power on the Twenty-First Century Stage
Kevin A. Quarmby
CRITICAL APPROACHES AND CLOSE READING
'A walking shadow': Place, Perception and Disorientation in Macbeth
Darlene Farabee
Cookery and Witchcraft in Macbeth
Geraldo U. de Sousa
The Language of Macbeth
Jonathan Hope and Michael Witmore
ADAPTATION AND AFTERLIFE
The Shapes of Macbeth: The Staged Text
Sandra Clark
Raising the Violence while Lowering the Stakes: Geoffrey Wright's Screen Adaptation of Macbeth
Philippa Sheppard
The Butcher and the Text: Adaptation, Theatricality and the 'Shakespea(Re)-Told' Macbeth
Ramona Wray
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