Title; Copyright; Contents; Index; References; Notes; Resources Christy Desmet; 4 Macbeth in the Present Terence Hawkes; 3 Unsexing Macbeth, 1623-1800 Dale Townshend; 2 Rooting for Macbeth: Parable Ethics in Scotland Adrian Streete; 1 Macbeth and 'Sovereign Process' John Drakakis; Macbeth: The State of the Art Lauren Shohet; Performance History Laury Magnus; The Critical Backstory Sandra Clark; Introduction John Drakakis; Timeline; Notes on Contributors; Series Introduction; New Directions; Arden Early Modern Drama Guides.
Summary
ARDEN RENAISSANCE DRAMA GUIDES offer students and academics practical and accessible introductions to the critical and performance contexts of key Elizabethan and Jacobean plays. Essays from leading international scholars provide invaluable insights into the text by presenting a range of critical perspectives, making the books ideal companions for study and research. Key features include: Essays on the play's critical and performance history - A keynote essay on current research and thinking about the play - A selection of new essays by leading scholars - A survey of resources to direct students' further reading about the play in print and online.
