Measure for Measure

✍ Scribed by Shakespeare, William

• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group;Modern Library
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 310 KB
• Edition: 2010 Modern Library pbk. ed
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of this powerful play that explores sexual hypocrisy and questions morality at all levels of society. This volume also includes more than a hundred pages of exclusive features, including: an original Introduction to Measure for Measure incisive scene-by-scene synopsis and analysis with vital facts about the work commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers photographs of key RSC productions an overview of Shakespeare's theatrical career and chronology of his plays Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century. From the Trade Paperback edition.;Introduction -- About the text -- Key facts -- Measure For Measure -- Textual notes -- Scene-by scene analysis -- Measure For Measure in performance: the RSC and beyond -- Shakespeare's career in theater -- Shakespeare's works: a chronology -- Further reading and viewing -- References -- Acknowledgments and picture credits.