Aspects of Macbeth [Paperback]

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