Macbeth: The New Oxford Shakespeare - Shakespeare William
OUP Oxford
Will all great Neptunes ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?
Dark and violent, Macbeth is a restless, haunting exploration of the human costs of violence and power. One of the most theatrically spectacular of Shakespeares plays, Macbeth has endured as a psychologically and supernaturally sinister work. Emma Smiths introduction considers the historical and contemporary contexts of the play, f...
Dark and violent, Macbeth is a restless, haunting exploration of the human costs of violence and power. One of the most theatrically spectacular of Shakespeares plays, Macbeth has endured as a psychologically and supernaturally sinister work. Emma Smiths introduction considers the historical and contemporary contexts of the play, from the influence of the Gunpowder Plot as an act of domestic terrorism, to the combination of banal domesticity and pure horror in the plays setting and events.
The New Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative editions of Shakespeares works with introductory materials designed to encourage new interpretations of the plays and poems. Using the text from the landmark The New Oxford Shakespeare Complete Works: Modern Critical Edition,