Macbeth /
Shakespeare, William.
Macbeth / William Shakespeare - New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, c2013 - liv, 249 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Editors' preface -- Shakespeare's Macbeth -- Reading Shakespeare's language: Macbeth -- Shakespeare's Life -- Shakespeare's theater -- The publication of Shakespeare's plays -- An introduction to this text -- The tragedy of Macbeth.
In 1603, James VI of Scotland ascended the English throne, becoming James I of England. London was alive with an interest in all things Scottish, and Shakespeare turned to Scottish history for material. He found a spectacle of violence and stories of traitors advised by witches and wizards, echoing James’s belief in a connection between treason and witchcraft.
9780743477109
SCOTLAND -- DRAMA
FIC .S53 2013
Macbeth / William Shakespeare - New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, c2013 - liv, 249 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Editors' preface -- Shakespeare's Macbeth -- Reading Shakespeare's language: Macbeth -- Shakespeare's Life -- Shakespeare's theater -- The publication of Shakespeare's plays -- An introduction to this text -- The tragedy of Macbeth.
In 1603, James VI of Scotland ascended the English throne, becoming James I of England. London was alive with an interest in all things Scottish, and Shakespeare turned to Scottish history for material. He found a spectacle of violence and stories of traitors advised by witches and wizards, echoing James’s belief in a connection between treason and witchcraft.
9780743477109
SCOTLAND -- DRAMA
FIC .S53 2013