UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE SIGNET CLASSIC SHAKESPEARE
*Extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barnet
*Special introduction to the play by the editor, Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University
*Source from which Shakespeare derived Macbeth— selections from Raphael Holinshed's The Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland
*Dramatic criticism from the past and present: commentaries by A.C. Bradley, Elmer Edgar Stoll, Mary McCarthy, Joan Larsen Klein, Alan Sinfield
*Comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of Macbeth, then and now
*Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable type
*Up-to-date list of recommended readings