Measure For Measure (New Penguin Shakespeare S.) - Softcover

Nosworthy, J. M.; Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140707158 ISBN 13: 9780140707151

Verlag: Penguin Classics, 1980

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RO60122244. MEASURE FOR MEASURE. 1980. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 189 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

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Reseña del editor:

Since the rediscovery of Elizabethan stage conditions early this century, admiration for Measure for Measure has steadily risen. It is now a favorite with the critics and has attracted widely different styles of performance. At one extreme the play is seen as a religious allegory, at the other it has been interpreted as a comedy protesting against power and privilege. Brian Gibbons focuses on the unique tragi-comic experience of watching the play, the intensity and excitement offered by its dramatic rhythm, the reversals and surprises that shock the audience even to the end. The introduction describes the play's critical reception and stage history and how these have varied according to prevailing social, moral and religious issues, which were highly sensitive when

Biografía del autor:

William Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced, including Romeo and Juliet (1595), Henry V (1599), Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1606) and Macbeth (1606), as well as a collection of 154 sonnets, which number among the most profound and influential love poetry in English. Shakespeare died in Stratford in 1616.

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• Verlag: Penguin Classics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0140707158
• ISBN 13: 9780140707151
• Einband: Libro de bolsillo
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192