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Macbeth / William Shakespeare

By: Shakespeare, William [author]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, c2013Description: liv, 249 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmISBN: 9780743477109Subject(s): SCOTLAND -- DRAMA | REGICIDES -- DRAMA | MACBETH, -- KING OF SCOTLAND, -- ACTIVE 11TH CENTURY -- DRAMALOC classification: .S53 2013

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books - Fiction	LRC - Annex	National University - Manila	Fiction	Fiction	FIC .S53 2013 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000010774

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.

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