Measure for measure / edited by A.R. Braunmuller and Robert N. Watson.

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Often described as one of Shakespeare's 'problem plays', Measure for Measure explores issues of mercy and justice in corrupt Vienna. The Duke makes his strict moralistic deputy, Angelo, temporary leader of Vienna, while he disguises himself as a friar to witness all that ensues. In the comprehensiv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (Author)
Other Authors: Braunmuller, A. R., 1945- (Editor)
Watson, Robert N. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: London, UK ; New York, NY : The Arden Shakespeare, 2020.
Series:Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 1995.
Subjects:
Siblings > Drama.
Chastity > Drama.
Vienna (Austria) > Drama.
Chastity.
Austria > Vienna.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Physical Description:xix, 416 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Genres and generations
  • The morals of Measure for Measure
  • Mortality
  • Substitution
  • Sexuality, law and marriage
  • Consent
  • Catholicism, Protestantism and Puritanism
  • Love
  • The ending
  • Characters
  • The Duke
  • Isabella
  • Angelo
  • Mariana
  • Claudio
  • Barnardine
  • Lucio
  • Literary and dramatic sources
  • Cinthio
  • Whetstone
  • Lupton
  • The repertoire of Shakespeare's company
  • Some other possible literary sources
  • King James
  • Date
  • Middleton
  • First responses
  • The play onstage: from prudery to politics
  • Measure for Measure as golden meaning
  • The Duke meets his maker
  • Measure for Measure
  • Appendices. Note on the text. The prepublication history of Measure for Measure. This edition ; Prose and verse lining in F ; Casting chart.