Details

Subject(s)

• Macbeth King of Scotland active 11th century [Browse]
• Macbeth King of Scotland active 11th century—In literature [Browse]
• Scotland—History—To 1057—Historiography [Browse]
• Shakespeare, William 1564-1616—Macbeth [Browse]
• Scotland—Kings and rulers—Biography [Browse]
• Kings and rulers in literature [Browse]
• Scotland—History—To 1057 [Browse]
• Scotland—In literature [Browse]

Series

Oxford scholarship online [More in this series]

Summary note

'Macbeth before Shakespeare' is a history of the medieval King Macbeth and his legend that was the basis for William Shakespeare's 'Tragedie of Macbeth'. It traces the life of the real man and his important innovations, while showing how different legends were created in subsequent eras.

Notes

Also issued in print: 2023.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 24, 2022).

ISBN

9780197567562 (ebook)

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