Synopses & Reviews
A "freeze frame" volume showcasing the range of current debate and ideas surrounding this most familiar of Shakespeare's tragedies. Each chapter has been carefully selected for its originality and relevance to students' needs. Key themes and topics covered include, The Text, History and Topicality, Current Critical Perpecitves and Adaptation and Afterlife. All the essays offer new views and combine to give readers an up-to-date understanding of what's exciting and challenging about the play. The text-based approach, unlike that of topic based series, reflects how Shakespeare is most commonly studied and taught.
Synopsis
A collection of newly commissioned essays on Macbeth, designed to showcase current debates and ideas surrounding the play from a range of international scholars.Key themes and approaches covered include The Text, History and Topicality, Current Critical perspectives and Adaptation and Afterlife.
About the Author
The Series Editors are Professor Ann Thompson, King's College London and Professor Lena Orlin, Georgetown University. Ann Thompson is a Proffessor of English and Director of the London Shakespeare Centre, King's College London. She is a General Editor of the Arden Shakespeare Third Series. Lena Orlin is Chief Executive of the Shakespeare Association of America.
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 Wrights Screen Adaptation of
Macbeth Philippa Sheppard
The Butcher and the Text: Adaptation, Theatricality and the ‘Shakespea(Re)-Told
Macbeth Ramona Wray