William Shakespeare'S Macbeth

<P>William Shakespeare¿s <EM>Macbeth </EM>is a timeless tale of love, greed and power, which has given rise to heated debates around such issues as the representation of gender roles, political violence and the dramatisation of evil.</P><P>Taking the form of a sourcebook, this guide to Shakespeare¿s play presents:</P><UL><LI>extensive introductory comment on the contexts, critical history and performance of the text, from publication to present</LI><LI>annotated extracts from key contextual documents, reviews, critical works and the text itself</LI><LI>cross-references between documents and sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism</LI><LI>suggestions for further reading.</LI></UL><P>Part of the <EM>Routledge Guides to Literature</EM> series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of Macbeth and seeking not only a guide to the play, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surroun