Measure for Measure (Modern Library Royal Shakespeare Company Series)

ISBN-13:	9780812969283
Publisher:	Random House Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/14/2010
Series:	Modern Library Classics
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.50(d)

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.