Aspects of Macbeth

Aspects of Macbeth, with its companion volume, Aspects of Othello, brings together authoritative articles by distinguished Shakespeare scholars.

Kenneth Muir (Edited by), Philip Edwards (Edited by)

9780521291767, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 9 June 1977

116 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm, 0.18 kg

Aspects of Macbeth, with its companion volume, Aspects of Othello, brings together authoritative articles by distinguished Shakespeare scholars. In making their selections from the entire range of Shakespeare Survey volumes, Professors Kenneth Muir and Philip Edwards have borne the interests of general readers in mind as well as the needs of teachers and students. In each volume the plate section includes both the articles' original illustrations and new material and there are specially written prefaces by the editors.

List of plates
Preface
Macbeth in the twentieth century G. K. Hunter
The sources of Macbeth M. C. Bradbrook
The criminal as tragic hero: dramatic methods Robert B. Heilman
Hell-castle and its door-keeper Glynne Wickham
'His fiend-like Queen' Moelwyn Merchant
The fiend-like Queen: a note on Macbeth and Seneca's Medea Inga-Stina Ewbank
Image and symbol in Macbeth Kenneth Muir
An approach to Shakespearian tragedy: the 'actor' image in Macbeth V. Y. Kantak.

Subject Areas: Shakespeare studies & criticism [DSGS]