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Author:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.

Title:

Measure for measure / William Shakespeare ; edited by Jonathan Crewe.

Publisher:

Penguin Books,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xlviii, 109 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Chastity--Drama.
Siblings--Drama.
Vienna (Austria)--Drama.
DRAMA--Shakespeare.
DRAMA--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
FICTION--Classics.
Chastity--Drama.
Brothers and sisters--Drama.
Vienna (Austria)
Austria--Vienna.
Siblings.
Chastity.
Austria--Vienna.
Comedy plays.
Drama.
Comedies.
Drama.
Comedy plays.

Other Authors:

Crewe, Jonathan V., editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Publisher's note -- The theatrical world -- The texts of Shakespeare -- Introduction -- Notes on the text -- Measure for Measure.

Summary:

"Human nature and the law often collide in Measure for Measure. As the play begins, the duke of Vienna announces he is going away and puts his deputy Angelo in charge of the state. Angelo immediately enforces a law prohibiting sex outside of marriage, sentencing Claudio to death for sleeping with Juliet, Claudio's now-pregnant fiancée. Claudio's sister Isabella, a novice nun, appeals to Angelo to save her brother. But the supposedly pure Angelo demands that Isabella sleep with him to save Claudio. To Claudio's dismay, Isabella refuses."--Folger Shakespeare Library website.

Series:

The Pelican Shakespeare.

ISBN:

0143131737
9780143131731

LCCN:

2017004383

Locations:

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)