Macbeth (Paperback)


This is a useful guide to studying Shakespeare's enthralling tragedy. ""Macbeth"" is Shakespeare's stark tale of a tormented nobleman driven into a murderous plot by his ambition to assume the throne of Scotland. This new study guide to ""Macbeth"" includes a selection of the finest criticism from the 17th and 18th centuries up to the 21st, providing an essential resource for readers interested in one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. An introduction by Harold Bloom, an accessible summary, analysis of key passages, a comprehensive character list, and a biography of Shakespeare round out this in-depth study aid.It includes criticism from: Samuel Pepys (1664-1668); Samuel Johnson (1745); Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1818); Victor Hugo (1864); A.C. Bradley (1904); Sigmund Freud (1916); John Berryman (1976); and, William Empson (1986).

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This is a useful guide to studying Shakespeare's enthralling tragedy. ""Macbeth"" is Shakespeare's stark tale of a tormented nobleman driven into a murderous plot by his ambition to assume the throne of Scotland. This new study guide to ""Macbeth"" includes a selection of the finest criticism from the 17th and 18th centuries up to the 21st, providing an essential resource for readers interested in one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. An introduction by Harold Bloom, an accessible summary, analysis of key passages, a comprehensive character list, and a biography of Shakespeare round out this in-depth study aid.It includes criticism from: Samuel Pepys (1664-1668); Samuel Johnson (1745); Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1818); Victor Hugo (1864); A.C. Bradley (1904); Sigmund Freud (1916); John Berryman (1976); and, William Empson (1986).

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Chelsea HousePublishers

Country of origin

United States

Series

Bloom's Shakespeare Through the Ages

Release date

March 2008

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

March 2008

Editors

Volume editors

Dimensions

237 x 159 x 26mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

416

ISBN-13

978-0-7910-9842-4

Barcode

9780791098424

Categories

LSN

0-7910-9842-7



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