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020			_a9780140707151
020			_a0140707158
082			_a822.33 _bSHA
100			_aShakespeare, William _eaut
245			_aMeasure for Measure
260			_aLondon: _bPenguin Books, _c1969.
300			_a189 pages
500			_aIndex
520			_aSince the rediscovery of Elizabethan stage conditions early this century, admiration for Measure for Measure has steadily risen. It is now a favorite with the critics and has attracted widely different styles of performance. At one extreme the play is seen as a religious allegory, at the other it has been interpreted as a comedy protesting against power and privilege. Brian Gibbons focuses on the unique tragi-comic experience of watching the play, the intensity and excitement offered by its dramatic rhythm, the reversals and surprises that shock the audience even to the end. The introduction describes the play's critical reception and stage history and how these have varied according to prevailing social, moral and religious issues, which were highly sensitive when
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