Dark and violent, Macbeth is also the most theatrically spectacular of Shakespeare's tragedies. Indeed, for 250 years - until early this century - it was performed with grand operatic additions set to baroque music. In his introduction Nicholas Brooke relates the play's changing fortunes to changes within society and the theatre and investigates the sources of its enduring appeal. He examines its many layers of illusion and interprets its linguistic turns and echoes, arguing that the earliest surviving text is an adaptation, perhaps carried out by Shakespeare himself in collaboration with Thomas Middleton. This fully annotated edition reconsiders textual and staging problems, appraises past and present critical views, and represents a major contribution to our understanding of Macbeth. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

シェイクスピア悲劇の中で最も濃密で血塗られた本作の本質は、言葉が現実を侵食する幻惑の美学にあります。野心という毒に冒された英雄が、魔女の託宣により自ら破滅の螺旋へ突き進む。比類なき詩的表現は人間の内なる暗黒面を抉り出し、読む者の魂を激しく揺さぶります。 特に本エディションは共作の変遷を紐解き、祝祭的なスペクタクル性を浮かび上がらせます。劇空間に響く重層的なメタファーや、幻影と現実が交錯する緻密な言語表現は芸術的深淵を感じさせます。文字という舞台で繰り広げられる、悪夢のように美しい幻視体験をぜひ堪能してください。