{"product_id":"macbeth-9780300106541","title":"Macbeth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"To be able to read \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e with the eye of one of our profession's top linguists and scholars is a treat for the heart as well as the mind.\"--Tita French Baumlin, Southwest Missouri State University\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Perhaps no other Shakespearean drama so engulfs its readers in the ruinous journey of surrender to evil as does \u003ci\u003eMacbeth. \u003c\/i\u003eA timeless tragedy about the nature of ambition, conscience, and the human heart, the play holds a profound grip on the Western imagination. This extensively annotated edition makes \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e completely accessible to twenty-first century readers and provides a rich resource for students, teachers, and general readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Burton Raffel's on-page annotations offer generous help with vocabulary and usage of Elizabethan English, pronunciation, prosody, and alternative readings of phrases and lines. And in his introduction he provides religious and social contexts that increase the reader's understanding of the play. In a concluding essay, Harold Bloom argues that \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e--his favorite of Shakespeare's high tragedies--is the playwright's most internalized drama. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300106541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2005 pg. 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 1 - Strongly Recommended\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William Shakespeare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916812619957,"sku":"9780300106541","price":7.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_525af78d-14b2-4ddc-8663-bc4cc4a9fd27.jpg?v=1687271386","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/macbeth-9780300106541","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}