Measure for measure

Author(s)

• Shakespeare, William
• Nosworthy, J. M.
• Briggs, Julia

Bibliographic Information

Measure for measure

William Shakespeare ; edited with a commentary by J.M. Nosworthy ; revised and with an introduction by Julia Briggs

（Penguin classics, . Penguin literature）（Penguin Shakespeare）

Penguin Classics/Penguin, 2015, c2005

• : [pbk.]

Note

"This edition first published in Penguin books 1969. Reissued, with small revisions, in the Penguin Shakespeare series 2005"--T.p. verso

"Penguin Shakespeare"--Publisher's listing

"The chronology of Shakespeare's works": p. [xvii]-xix

Includes bibliographical references (p. [lxxi]-lxxvii)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

'Language is his power. His characters are precisely the words they speak' A. S. Byatt A young man is condemned to death for breaking a law forbidding sex outside marriage. When his sister pleads with the Lord Angelo to save him, he offers her a bargain - her brother's life in exchange for her virginity. One of Shakespeare's most enigmatic plays, Measure for Measure is a morally complex drama of intricate moves and countermoves that explores falsehood, justice and humanity's best and basest instincts. Used and Recommended by the National Theatre General Editor Stanley Wells Edited by J. M. Nosworthy Introduction by Julia Briggs

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Details

• NCID: BB19432012
• ISBN:
  • 9780141396552
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: [London]
• Pages/Volumes: lxxvii, 140 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 822.33
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Measure for measure
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00305646
  • BA72622360