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Measure For Measure: Redressing The Balance: A Critical Reappraisal Of Shakespeare's Play

Measure For Measure: Redressing The Balance: A Critical Reappraisal Of Shakespeare's Play

Miller, P. S.

Paperback

Literary Criticism

ISBN13: 9798664911367
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 30 2020
Pages: 598
Weight: 1.50
Height: 1.21 Width: 5.51 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Measure for Measure has proved unusually controversial since its earliest recorded performance in 1604. Adverse critical judgements and heavily-censored performances established a deep-seated and unjustified prejudice against the play. When we redress the balance, however, we discover so much to admire that was disregarded or under-emphasized for so many years.This study deploys thorough, impartial analysis of texts and contexts (including detailed reference to the play in performance) to explore possibilities and to suggest alternative interpretations. It concludes that no play in the Shakespearian canon reflects the socio-political complexities of twenty-first century society more fully and faithfully.Readers eager to approach Measure for Measure with an open mind, thoroughly exploring its subtleties, challenges, and delights, will encounter plentiful materials here more fully to develop their own conclusions about the play. The eight chapters offer a comprehensive endorsement of Shakespeare's most frequently-and unfairly-maligned play.

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