Macbeth The State Of Play

A collection of newly commissioned essays on Macbeth, designed to showcase current debates and ideas surrounding the play from a range of international scholars.Key themes and approaches covered include The Text, History and Topicality, Current Critical perspectives and Adaptation and Afterlife. A "freeze frame" volume showcasing the range of current debate and ideas surrounding one of the most familiar of Shakespeare's tragedies. Each chapter has been carefully selected for its originality and relevance to the needs of students, teachers and researchers. Key themes and topics covered include:The Text and its Status History and TopicalityCritical Approaches and Close ReadingAdaptation and Afterlife All the essays offer new perspectives and combine to give readers an up-to-date understanding of what's exciting and challenging about Macbeth. The approach based on an individual play, unlike that of topic-based series, reflects how Shakespeare is most commonly studied and taught.