Focus on Macbeth

Informationen zum Autor John Russell Brown Zusammenfassung Many kinds of study are needed in order to understand the tragedy of Macbeth and this book provides a wide range of studies that respect the individuality of the text and examine it from different viewpoints. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part 1 Themes and structure; Chapter 1 Images of death: ambition in Macbeth, R. A. Foakes; Chapter 2 The kingdom, the power and the glory in Macbeth, Brian Morris; Chapter 3 ‘A new Gorgon’: visual effects in Macbeth, D.J. Palmer; Part 2 The play in the theatre; Chapter 4 Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Marvin Rosenberg; Chapter 5 Macbeth: 1946–80 at Stratford-upon-Avon, Gareth Lloyd Evans; Part 3 Enacting the text; Chapter 6 ‘Multiplying villainies of nature’, Robin Grove; Chapter 7 Language and action in Macbeth, Michael Goldman; Part 4 Special studies; Chapter 8 History, politics and Macbeth, Michael Hawkins; Chapter 9 Macbeth and witchcraft, Peter Stallybrass; Chapter 10 Hurt minds, Derek Russell Davis; Part 5 A director's view of the play; Chapter 11 Directing Macbeth, Peter Hall, John Russell Brown; afterwOrd Afterword, John Russell Brown;

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Russell Brown
• Con la collaborazione di: John Russell Brown (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.12.2010
• EAN: 9780415612173
• ISBN: 978-0-415-61217-3
• Pagine: 268
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, REFERENCE / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays