Shakespeare's vivid dramatic projection of moral and ethical issues in Measure for Measure has given the play great appeal to both readers and theatergoers. Exploring the play's qualities as a complex work of art written specifically for the theater, the introduction to this new edition sets the play in its historical context, discussing the originality of Shakespeare's treatment of a well-known story. Bawcutt explains the obsolete marriage customs, and also offers a comprehensive account of the text's theatrical afterlife ...
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Shakespeare's vivid dramatic projection of moral and ethical issues in Measure for Measure has given the play great appeal to both readers and theatergoers. Exploring the play's qualities as a complex work of art written specifically for the theater, the introduction to this new edition sets the play in its historical context, discussing the originality of Shakespeare's treatment of a well-known story. Bawcutt explains the obsolete marriage customs, and also offers a comprehensive account of the text's theatrical afterlife from Restoration adaptations to recent productions.
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New York. 1964. June 1964. Signet/New American Library. 1st Signet Classic Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0451502337. Edited & With An Introduction and Notes By S. Nagarajan. 240 pages. paperback. CD233. Cover: Milton Glaser. keywords: Signet Classic Paperback Literature Drama England Shakespeare. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Measure for Measure's main themes include justice, morality and mercy in Vienna, and the dichotomy between corruption and purity: some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall. Mercy and virtue prevail, as the play does not end tragically, with virtues such as compassion and forgiveness being exercised at the end of the production. While the play focuses on justice overall, the final scene illustrates that Shakespeare intended for moral justice to temper strict civil justice: a number of the characters receive understanding and leniency, instead of the harsh punishment to which they, according to the law, could have been sentenced. Measure for Measure is often called one of Shakespeare's problem plays. It continues to be classified as a comedy, although its tone sometimes defies this classification. Unique Features Of The Signet Classic Shakespeare, MEASURE FOR MEASURE: Special Introduction to the play by the editor, S. Nagarajan, University of Poona, India. General discussion of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University. Special note on the sources from which Shakespeare derived MEASURE FOR MEASURE. Dramatic criticism from the past and present: commentaries by William Hazlitt, Walter Pater, G. Wilson Knight, R. W. Chambers, Mary Lascelles. Text and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable type. Name of each speaker given in full. Detailed footnotes at the bottom of each page of the play keyed to the numbered lines of the text. Textual note. Extensive bibliography. inventory #32845.
