Measure for Measure Ed3 Arden (Arden Shakespeare Third): Third Series (The Arden Shakespeare Third Series) - Softcover

SHAKESPEARE; BRAUNMULLER

Softcover

ISBN 10: 190427143X ISBN 13: 9781904271437

Publisher: Arden Shakespeare (Cengage Learning), 2015

Synopsis

Often described as one of Shakespeare's 'problem plays', Measure for Measure explores issues of mercy and justice in corrupt Vienna. The Duke makes his strict moralistic deputy, Angelo, temporary leader of Vienna, while he disguises himself as a friar to witness all that ensues.

In the comprehensive introduction to this new, fully-illustrated Arden edition, with commentary and notes from A. R. Braunmuller, Robert N. Watson explores the recent increased attention to the play and the shifting judgements of key characters such as the Duke and Isabella. He analyses the social foundations of these changes, their validity as readings of the text, and their manifestations in performance. It also explores the play's implications on topics including love, marriage, sexuality, consent, mortality, religion, statecraft, moderation, and theatre itself.

About this title

About the Author

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time.

A. R. Braunmuller is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at UCLA, USA

ANN THOMPSON is Professor of English and Director of the London Shakespeare Centre and King's College London

Ann Thompson is Professor of English Literature and Director of the London Shakespeare Centre at King's College London

Robert N. Watson is Distinguished Professor of English and Associate Dean of Humanities at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. He is the author of many award-winning books, including Back to Nature: The Green and the Real in the Late Renaissance (2006) and Shakespeare and the Hazards of Ambition (2004), and editor of several volumes of Ben Jonson's plays.

David Scott Kastan is the George M. Bodman Professor of English at Yale University, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arden Shakespeare (Cengage Learning)
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 190427143X
• ISBN 13: 9781904271437
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 440