Macbeth (Signet Classic Shakespeare Series)

Unique features of the Signet Classic Shakespeare

• An extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barnet
• A 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
• A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of Macbeth, then and now
• Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable type
• Up-to-date list of recommended readings