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The Oxford Shakespeare: Measure for Measure (Oxford World's Classics) Book

a new, modern-spelling text, collated and edited from all existing printings. on-page commentary and notes explain meaning, staging, allusions, and much else. detailed introduction considers composition, sources, performances, and changing critical attitudes to the play. includes extracts from the play's sources, illustrated with maps, production photographs, and related art. full index to introduction and commentary. durable sewn binding for lasting use. Format: 130 mm x 195 mm.Read More

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  • Foyles

    When Claudio breaks the new laws against vice in Vienna by getting his financee, Julietta, pregnant, a series of ethical issues is brought under scrutiny. His sister's virtue is held to ransom by the deputy rule of the city until justice is done, mercy shown, and order restored.This is among Shakespeare's most vivid dramatic projections of moral duplicity. The introduction discusses the origins of his treatment of the well-known story and examines his sources. The editor also sets the play in its historical context and offers the most comprehensive available account of the text's theatrical life from Restoration adaptations to present-day productions. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

  • BookDepository

    Measure for Measure: The Oxford Shakespeare : Paperback : Oxford University Press : 9780199535842 : 0199535841 : 29 Aug 2008 : When Claudio breaks the new laws against vice in Vienna by getting his fiancee, Julietta, pregnant, a series of ethical issues is brought under scrutiny. His sister's virtue is held to ransom by the deputy ruler of the city until justice is done, mercy shown, and order restored. This is among Shakespeare's most vivid dramatic projections of moral duplicity. The introduction discusses the origins of his treatment of the well-known story and examines his sources. The editor also sets the play in its historical context and offers the most comprehensive available account of the text's theatrical life form Restoration adaptations to present-day productions.

  • Blackwell

    Shakespeare's vivid dramatic projection of moral and ethical issues in Measure for Measure has given the play great appeal to both readers and theatergoers. Exploring the play's qualities as a complex work of art written specifically for the...

  • Pickabook

    William Shakespeare, N. W. Bawcutt (Editor)

  • 0199535841
  • 9780199535842
  • William Shakespeare
  • 17 April 2008
  • Oxford Paperbacks
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 272
  • New Ed. /
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