
Shakespeare's Macbeth
The Manga Edition
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-470-09759-5 (ISBN)
Description
Shakespeare's Macbeth
Witches and prophesies. Fate and fortune. Murders and atrocities. Insomnia and insanity. Unchecked aspirations and even decapitation. Power-crazed and convinced of his own invincibility, Macbeth, the Scottish war hero, turns into a serial killer, annihilating anybody who gets in his way.
This fast-paced manga edition gets you quickly engrossed in Macbeth's blood-soaked path to power and Shakespeare's timeless themes.
Witches and prophesies. Fate and fortune. Murders and atrocities. Insomnia and insanity. Unchecked aspirations and even decapitation. Power-crazed and convinced of his own invincibility, Macbeth, the Scottish war hero, turns into a serial killer, annihilating anybody who gets in his way.
This fast-paced manga edition gets you quickly engrossed in Macbeth's blood-soaked path to power and Shakespeare's timeless themes.
More details
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Target group
Interest Age: From 12 to 17 years
Illustrations
chiefly col. ill
Dimensions
Height: 19.1 cm
Width: 12.8 cm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
163 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-09759-5 (9780470097595)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Adam Sexton is the author of Master Class in Fiction Writing and the editor of the anthologies Love Stories, Rap on Rap, and Desperately Seeking Madonna. He has written on art and entertainment for The New York Times and The Village Voice, and he teaches fiction writing and literature at New York University and critical reading and writing at Parsons School of Design. A graduate of Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son.
Eve Grandt works in an animal shelter by day and draws comics by night. She lives in New York City with her roommate, two cats, and two rabbits. This is her first published work, and you can e-mail her about it or anything else at eve@inuwashi.net. To see more of her comics and illustrations please visit www.bloodandtheartofbaking.com.
Candice Chow has always had an interest in anime and manga. She started pursuing animation and eventually graduated with a degree from the School of Visual Arts. After college, Candice found herself heading toward the field of comics and manga. Besides her love for Japanese animations and manga, Candice's other hobbies include video games, piano, and shopping.
Eve Grandt works in an animal shelter by day and draws comics by night. She lives in New York City with her roommate, two cats, and two rabbits. This is her first published work, and you can e-mail her about it or anything else at eve@inuwashi.net. To see more of her comics and illustrations please visit www.bloodandtheartofbaking.com.
Candice Chow has always had an interest in anime and manga. She started pursuing animation and eventually graduated with a degree from the School of Visual Arts. After college, Candice found herself heading toward the field of comics and manga. Besides her love for Japanese animations and manga, Candice's other hobbies include video games, piano, and shopping.
Content
Suiting the Action to the Word: Shakespeare and Manga.
Act I.
Act II.
Act III.
Act IV.
Act V.
Act I.
Act II.
Act III.
Act IV.
Act V.