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An edition of Measure for Measure (1700)

Measure for measure

Washington Square Press new Folger ed.

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An edition of Measure for Measure (1700)

Measure for measure

Washington Square Press new Folger ed.

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Presents Shakespeare's dark comedy about a young woman forced to sacrifice her virtue to save her brother. Includes explanatory notes, historical background, and information about Shakespeare.

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Pocket Books
Language
English
Pages
281

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Drama Chastity Brothers and sisters Comedy Problems, exercises Bibliography English drama Brothers and sisters in literature English literature Plays Chastity in literature English Young adult drama Fiction Classic Literature Law and legislation History and criticism Criticism and interpretation Corruption Concordances English drama (Comedy) Dramatic production Measure for measure (Shakespeare, William) British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author) Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, measure for measure Drama (dramatic works by one author) Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616 Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, juvenile literature Continental european drama (dramatic works by one author) Siblings Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, concordances Comedy - drama Family/domestic drama Siblings in literature History Sources Justice Mercy Adaptations Comedies Siblings -- Drama Chastity -- Drama Vienna (Austria) -- Drama

People

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Guy de Pourtalès comte (1881-1941) Ernst Leisi (1918-)

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Vienna (Austria)

Times

17th century

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1967, blaisdell publishing company
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1964, New American Library
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Measure for measure
1964, A signet classic new american library
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Measure for measure (The Laurel Shakespeare)
1962-01-01, Dell Pub. Co
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1911, J.M. Dent
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1905-01-01, American book Co
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measure for measure
1890, london
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-278).
"Edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Westine ; illustrated with material in the Folger Library collections"--Cover.

Published in
New York
Series
The new Folger Library Shakespeare
Genre
Drama.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
822.3/3
Library of Congress
PR2824.A2 M69 1997, PR2824.A2M69 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
liv, 281 p. :
Number of pages
281

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL67659M
ISBN 10
067172276X
LCCN
99166275
OCLC/WorldCat
41039984
LibraryThing
4888
Goodreads
1167562

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL259017W

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Work Description

This play examines the nature of mercy and justice, proposing that a good government is one that is flexible and based on common sense.

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Measure for Measure is one of the best of Shakespeare's plays, though it has not always received the appreciation it deserves.
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