Macbeth
Critical Essays
Published on 10. April 2015
416 pages
978-1-317-48545-2 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1991. Collecting together commentary and critique on 'the Scottish play', this book showcases varied discussions of the text and the theatrical productions. From Samuel Johnson's brief 1765 comment to the editor's own piece on the Porter's scene, the texts included here are popular important accounts of thoughts and scholarship on the play over the years. Some pieces address the most famous early Lady Macbeth - Mrs Siddons, while others look at a theme or specific issue such as Lady Macbeth's children. This is a great sample of the voluminous body of work looking at the tragedy, considering its images, symbols, meanings and its challenges for the stage.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
12,86 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-317-48545-2 (9781317485452)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Person
S. Schoenbaum
Content
General Editor's Preface, Joseph G. Price; Introduction, S. Schoenbaum; Chapter 1 From The Plays of William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson; Chapter 2 From Characters of Shakespear's Plays, William Hazlitt; Chapter 3 On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth, Thomas De Quincey; Chapter 4 From Life of Mrs. Siddons, Thomas Campbell; Chapter 5 Contemporary Notes on Sarah Siddons as Lady Macbeth, Joseph G. Price; Chapter 6 From Shakespearean Tragedy, A. C. Bradley; Chapter 7 From Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist, Richard G. Moulton; Chapter 8 From Shakspere, G. L. Kittredge; Chapter 9 From The Imperial Theme, G. Wilson Knight; Chapter 10 From How Many Children Had Lady Macbeth?, L. C. Knights; Chapter 11 From Shakespeare's Imagery and What It Tells Us, Caroline F. E. Spurgeon; Chapter 12 From An Approach to Shakespeare, Derek Traversi; Chapter 13 From Shakespeare, Mark Van Doren; Chapter 14 From The Well Wrought Urn, Cleanth Brooks; Chapter 15 From Shakespeare's World of Images, Donald A. Stauffer; Chapter 16 From The Meaning of Shakespeare, Harold C. Goddard; Chapter 17 The Tragic Curve, Richard David; Chapter 18 From The Story of the Night, John Holloway; Chapter 19 The Spectacle of Deterioration: Macbeth and the "Manner" of Tragic Imitation, Julian Markels; Chapter 20 Hell-Castle and Its Door-Keeper, Glynne Wickham; Chapter 21 Image and Symbol in Macbeth, Kenneth Muir; Chapter 22 From The Masks of Macbeth, Marvin Rosenberg; Chapter 23 Enter a Porter (Macbeth, 2.3), S. Schoenbaum; Chapter 24 "Be bloody, bold and resolute":Tragic Action and Sexual Stereotyping in Macbeth, Carolyn Asp;
