Macbeth (Signet Classic, Newly Revised Edition)

Here are extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barnet. Special introduction to the play by the editor, Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University. Source from which Shakespeare derived Macbeth-selections from Raphael Holinshed's the Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Dramatic criticism from the past and present: commentaries by A.C. Bradley, Elmer Edgar Stoll, Mary McCarthy, Joan Larsen Klein, Alan Sinfield. Comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of Macbeth, than and now. Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable type. Up-to-date list of recommended readings.