Measure for Measure (Penguin Popular Classics) - Tapa blanda

Shakespeare, William

 
9780140622560: Measure for Measure (Penguin Popular Classics)
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ISBN 10: 014062256X ISBN 13: 9780140622560
Editorial: Penguin Books Ltd, 1997

Sinopsis

While temporarily governing Vienna, Angelo sentences Claudio to death for making his betrothed Julietta pregnant. When Claudio's sister Isabella - a novice nun - begs for his release, the seemingly virtuous Angelo offers to spare his life only if Isabella will consent to be his mistress.

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Críticas

"Professor Bawcutt has produced an edition that should flourish in the classroom. The introduction is both thorough and user-friendly, while the notes consistently promote clear explication. Overall the edition is crisp, efficient, and illuminating."--Ronald J. Boling, Lyon College

Reseña del editor

Since the rediscovery of Elizabethan stage conditions early this century, admiration for Measure for Measure has steadily risen. It is now a favorite with the critics and has attracted widely different styles of performance. At one extreme the play is seen as a religious allegory, at the other it has been interpreted as a comedy protesting against power and privilege. Brian Gibbons focuses on the unique tragi-comic experience of watching the play, the intensity and excitement offered by its dramatic rhythm, the reversals and surprises that shock the audience even to the end. The introduction describes the play's critical reception and stage history and how these have varied according to prevailing social, moral and religious issues, which were highly sensitive when

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Editorial
Penguin Books Ltd
Año de publicación
1997
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
014062256X
ISBN 13 
9780140622560
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
128
Contacto del fabricante
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Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9780143131731: Measure for Measure (The Pelican Shakespeare)

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  0143131737 ISBN 13:  9780143131731
Editorial: Penguin Publishing Group, 2017
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