
Measure for Measure
Texts and Contexts
Bedford/Saint Martin's (Publisher)
Published on 28. May 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
1 pages
978-0-312-39506-3 (ISBN)
Description
This edition of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure reprints the Bevington edition of the play, accompanied by four sets of thematically arranged primary documents and illustrations designed to facilitate many different approaches to Shakespeare's play and contextualise the early modern culture out of which the play emerges.
Editorial features designed to help students read the play in light of the historical documents include an engaging general introduction, introductions to each thematic group of documents, thorough headnotes and glosses for the primary documents (presented in modern spelling) and an extensive bibliography.
Editorial features designed to help students read the play in light of the historical documents include an engaging general introduction, introductions to each thematic group of documents, thorough headnotes and glosses for the primary documents (presented in modern spelling) and an extensive bibliography.
More details
Series
Edition
1st ed. 2004
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Macmillan Learning
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
1 p.
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-312-39506-3 (9780312395063)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
IVO KAMPS is Associate Professor of English at the University of Mississippi
KAREN RABER is Associate Professor of English at the University of Mississippi
KAREN RABER is Associate Professor of English at the University of Mississippi
Content
About the Series.- About this Volume.- Introduction.- PART I: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, MEASURE FOR MEASURE.- PART II: CULTURAL CONTEXTS.- Governance.- Sex, Marriage, and Society.- Religion and Geography.- The Underworld.- List of Illustrations.