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Edited by A. R. Braunmuller

This is the most extensively annotated edition of Macbeth currently available, offering a thorough reconsideration of one of Shakespeare's most popular plays.

A full and accessible introduction studies the immediate theatrical and political contexts of Macbeth's composition, especially the Gunpowder Plot and the contemporary account of an early performance at the Globe. It treats such celebrated issues as whether the Witches compel Macbeth to murder; whether Lady Macbeth is herself in some sense a witch; whether Banquo is Macbeth's accomplice in crime; and what criticism is levelled against Macduff. A well-illustrated account of the play in performance examines several cinematic versions, such as those by Kurosawa and Roman Polanski, and other dramatic adaptations.

Several possible new sources are suggested, and the presence of Thomas Middleton's writing in the play is proposed. Appendixes contain additional text and accompanying music.

About The New Cambridge Shakespeare Series

The New Cambridge Shakespeare is an edition of Shakespeare's works, consisting of a separate volume for each play, and a volume each for the Sonnets and the narrative poems. The texts have been prepared by an international team of the very best scholars, who provide in each case a freshly-considered and modernised text, a substantial introduction and commentary at the foot of the page. The series pays particular attention to the play in performance, commenting on the stage action and offering a performance history with illustrations. It is aimed at students of Shakespeare from A level or its equivalent, and onwards, including undergraduates, graduates and teachers.

An international team of scholars offers:modernized, easily accessible texts

ample commentary and introductions

attention to the theatrical qualities of each play and its stage history

informative illustrationsContents

& 8220;List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations and Conventions

Introduction

 Macbeth in legend, Macbeth in history

  Topical Macbeth

  Occasional Macbeth

  Documents

 Macbeth in the mind

  Succession, time, and families

  Master of his time: 'doubly redoubled strokes'

  Prospect of belief: witches, women, and mediated knowledge

  'What do you mean?': the languages of Macbeth

 Macbeth in performance

  Performance and adaptation before 1800

  Later stagings and versions

  Further variations: Kurosawa, Polanski, Ninagawa

 Macbeth in the mind and in performance: Act 4, Scene 3

Map: Scotland, showing place names mentioned in the text of Macbeth

Note on the text

Note on the Commentary

List of characters

The Play

Supplementary notes

Textual analysis

 General editorial procedures

 Copy for the Folio

 Scene division in the Folio

 Compositors and the printing of the Folio

 Lineation in the Folio

 Thomas Middleton's contribution to the Folio

 Revision in the Folio

Appendix 1: Casting Macbeth

Appendix 2: Additional text and music

Appendix 3: Relineation of the Folio

Reading list& 8221;

Tags: qShakespeare, qDrama, qLiterature, qLiteraryCriticism

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