Macbeth: William Shakespeare - Softcover

Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141396318 ISBN 13: 9780141396316

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2015

Synopsis

'A supreme theatrical poem that has a language that eats into the soul' Michael Billington, Guardian

Shakeapeare's blood-soaked drama of murder, madness and the uncanny begins as Macbeth is promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by supernatural forces. Spurred on by his wife, he murders the king to ensure his ambitions come true. But he soon learns the meaning of terror - killing once, he must kill again and again, while the dead return to haunt him. Macbeth is an anatomy of fear and a bleak portrayal of what some will do to achieve their desires.

General Introduction by STANLEY WELLS
Edited by GEORGE HUNTER
Introduction by CAROL CHILLINGTON RUTTER

About this title

Review:

"The explosive and overwhelming effect of a truck bomb...this horrific, riveting "Macbeth" ought to be seen by as many people as possible." -- Terry Teachout, "The Wall Street Journal"

""Macbeth" is a blast...ghoulish...beguiling...sardonic...an expression of how captivating an evening of crackling Shakespeare can be." -- Peter Marks, "The Washington Post"

About the Author:

William Shakespeare was born in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and died in 1616. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

Stanley Wells is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Honorary President of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

Carol Rutter is a Professor of English And Comparative Literature at Warwick University.

George K. Hunter was Professor of English Emeritus at Yale University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0141396318
• ISBN 13: 9780141396316
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Rutter Carol