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Measure for Measure: The Oxford Shakespeare - Oxford World's Classics
William Shakespeare
Measure for Measure: The Oxford Shakespeare - Oxford World's Classics
William Shakespeare
When Claudio breaks the new laws against vice in Vienna by getting his fiancee, Julietta, pregnant, a series of ethical issues is brought under scrutiny. His sister's virtue is held to ransom by the deputy ruler of the city until justice is done, mercy shown, and order restored. This is among Shakespeare's most vivid dramatic projections of moral duplicity. The introduction discusses the origins of his treatment of the well-known story and examines his sources. The editor also sets the play in its historical context and offers the most comprehensive available account of the text's theatrical life form Restoration adaptations to present-day productions.
272 pages, halftones
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 15, 2008 |
ISBN13 | 9780199535842 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 272 |
Dimensions | 196 × 129 × 17 mm · 290 g |
Language | English |
Editor | Bawcutt, N. W. (Reader in English Literature, Reader in English Literature, University of Liverpool) |
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