Measure for Measure

Name: Measure for Measure
Brand: Recyclivre
Author: William Shakespeare
ISBN: 9780199535842

William Shakespeare

01/04/2008
Oxford University Press

NC (0 avis)

Couverture de Measure for Measure par William Shakespeare

Résumé

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. Published On: 2023-04-18