Understanding Macbeth: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents

by Faith Nostbakken

Book Overview

This rich interdisciplinary collection of primary materials and commentary about Shakespeare's Macbeth will help student and teacher explore historical, literary, theatrical, social, and political issues related to the play. Bringing together past and present in its approach to Macbeth, the guide explores topics ranging from Shakespeare's stage to modern political events--from historical focus on the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313296308
• ISBN13: 9780313296307
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.5"