Macbeth

English

Series: Folger Shakespeare Library

ISBN: 0743482794

EAN: 9780743482790

Category: Drama / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Release Date: 08/31/2004

Synopsis: The Folger Shakespeare Library offers the definitive, updated edition of Macbeth, with newly edited text, explanatory notes, scene summaries, and more. Macbeth, one of Shakespeares most popular plays, is among the most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language. Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches, Macbeth murders the king in order to succeed to the throne. Tortured by his conscience and fearful of discovery, he becomes fatally enmeshed in a web of treachery and deceit. This authoritative edition of Macbethfeatures: ? Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play ? Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play ? Scene-by-scene plot summaries ? A key to famous lines and phrases ? An introduction to reading Shakespeares language ? Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Librarys vast holdings of rare books ? An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play

Macbeth

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.6 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.44 inches

Weight: 11.01 oz

Pages: 272