Measure for Measure

Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of this powerful play that explores sexual hypocrisy and questions morality at all levels of society. This volume also includes more than a hundred pages of exclusive features, including:

- an original Introduction to Measure for Measure
- incisive scene-by-scene synopsis and analysis with vital facts about the work
- commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers
- photographs of key RSC productions
- an overview of Shakespeare's theatrical career and chronology of his plays

Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century.

Author: William Shakespeare
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 09/14/2010
Series: Modern Library Classics
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780812969283
Critical Edition