Research Catalog

Title

Measure for measure / William Shakespeare ; edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen ; introduced by Jonathan Bate.

Author

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Publication

New York, N.Y. : Modern Library, c2010.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Bate, Jonathan
• Rasmussen, Eric, 1960-
• Royal Shakespeare Company

Description

xxv, 187 p. : ill.; 21 cm.

Summary

Shakespeare's dark comedy about human sexuality, in which a woman is forced to choose between her brother's life and her chastity. This volume includes the full text of the play, plus an introduction to the play, a scene-by-scene analysis, commentary on past and current productions, photographs of key RSC productions, and an overview of Shakespeare's theatrical career and chronology of his plays.

Series Statement

• The RSC Shakespeare
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 2008. Modern Library

Subject

• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Dramatic production
• Chastity > Drama
• Siblings > Drama
• Vienna (Austria) > Drama

Genre/Form

• novels.
• Fiction
• Drama
• Novels
• Romans.
• Théâtre.

Note

• "The version of Measure For Measure and the corresponding footnotes that appear in this volume were originally published in William Shakespeare: Complete Works, edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen, published in 2007 by Modern Library"--T.p. verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

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.

ISBN

• 9780812969283 (pbk.)
• 0812969286 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 664811226
• SCSB-11836713

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library