The Jew of Malta: A Norton Critical Edition Tapa blanda -

Información de la editorial

This Norton Critical Edition includes:

• The 1633 quarto (Q) text--the only authoritative version--with modernized spelling and detailed explanatory annotations.

• An unusually rich selection of sixteenth- and seventeenth century contexts, thematically organized to promote classroom discussion. Topics include "Theater and Marlowe," "Machiavelli and Mediterranean Identities," and "Ideas of the Jew."

• Twenty-eight critical interpretations spanning three centuries, including several considerations of The Jew of Malta in performance and new scholarly perspectives on text and culture.

• Editorial prefaces and a Textual Notes section.

• Six illustrations and one map.

• A chronology and a selected bibliography.

About the Series

Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format--annotated text, contexts, and criticism--helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.