Measure For Measure Nce Pa

by Shakespeare,William

• ISBN13: 9780393931716
• ISBN10: 0393931714
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-06
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) is the most influential writer in English history. Shakespeare has been called The Barb of Avon and England's national poet. There are 2 narrative poems, 154 sonnets and 38 plays in his collected works. He began work as an actor and writer in London first writing comedies and historic plays. He later wrote tragedies. Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Othello are some of his more famous plays. Measure for Measure was written around 1603 and is considered to be one of Shakespeare's problem plays. When Vincentio leaves the city government in the hands of judge Angelo the laws against fornication, which had been loosely enforced would now be more strictly observed. When a young couple is caught expecting a child out of wedlock the man is sentenced to death. Vincentio is disguised as a friar to spy on the doings in his city and aids in a plan to stop Angelo.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Introduction

The Text of Measure for Measure

A Note on the Text

Textual Variants

Sources

Probable Sources

Giraldi Cinthio: From Hecatommithi

From The Tragedy of Epitia

Primary Sources

From Promos and Cassandra

From Basilikon Doron [The King's Gift]

Analogues

From The Second Part of Too Good to Be True

From The Adventures of Brusanus

Criticism

From Preface to The Works of Shakespear

From Shakespear Illustrated

From Preface to The Plays of William Shakespeare and Comments on Measure for Measure

From Remarks on Measure for Measure

From Characters of Shakespear's Plays

From Table Talk

From Literary Remains

The Problem: Plays and Measure for Measure

From Shakespearean Tragedy

From Shakespeare

From The Wheel of Fire

The Date of Measure for Measure

From The Problem of Measure for Measure

Transgression and Surveillance in Measure for Measure

From The Patriarchal Bard: Feminist Criticism and Shakespeare: King Lear and Measure for Measure

The Duke in Measure for Measure

From The Bed-Trick in English Renaissance Drama

Adaptations and Responses

From The Law against Lovers

From Measure for Measure, or, Beauty the Best Advocate

From Measure for Measure

Selected Bibliography

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