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.
Product code: 9780393643350
| ISBN |
9780393643350 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD in mm) |
H216xW130xS30 |
| Series |
Norton Critical Editions |
| Edition |
Critical edition |
| No. Of Pages |
576 |
| Publisher |
WW Norton & Co |
| On Sale Date |
01/02/2021 |