Measure for Measure (York Notes Advanced series) by William Shakespeare, Emma Smith (2003) Paperback

by Emma Smith

York Notes Advanced offer a fresh and accessible approach to English Literature.  This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students.  Written by established literature experts, York Notes Advanced intorduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

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Emma Smith is Professor of Shakespeare Studies at the University of Oxford. She has lectured widely in the UK and beyond on the First Folio and on Shakespeare and early modern drama. Her research interests include the methodology of writing about theatre, and developing analogies between cinema, film theory and early modern performance. Her recent publications include Macbeth: Language and Writing (2013), The Cambridge Shakespeare Guide (Cambridge, 2012) and Shakespeare's First Folio: Four Centuries of an Iconic Book (2016).

Reviews

[Tim Palfreman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short, accessible guide to Measure for Measure. It includes a scene by scene commentary, a discussion of the main characters and themes, brief discussion of the play’s critical history and stage history, and a brief summary of Elizabethan theatre and Shakespeare’s life.

The book really helped me to understand the main characters and themes, all of which are ambiguous.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This guide saved my A Level grade!! Thank you, York Notes! I consulted this religiously - it gives snippets of context informaiton that can easily be incorporated into essays and the whole guide is of a very high standard.

[Khethiwe Munyimanzi]

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