{"product_id":"measure-for-measure-the-new-oxford-shakespeare-paperback","title":"Measure for Measure: The New Oxford Shakespeare - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmma Whipday\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTerri Bourus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan one life be measured against another? Can a woman's body be measured against a man's life? Can consensual sex be measured against rape? \u003cem\u003eMeasure for Measure\u003c\/em\u003e explores these questions through a series of substitutions: Angelo deputises for the Duke, who disguises himself to spy on his subjects; corrupt Angelo demands that almost-nun Isabella gives her body in exchange for her brother's life; and the Duke substitutes living bodies and decapitated heads to bring about a 'happy ending' in this problematic comedy. Exploring corrupt power, state surveillance, and the silencing of women by powerful men, \u003cem\u003eMeasure for Measure\u003c\/em\u003e continues to resonate today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New Oxford Shakespeare\u003c\/em\u003e offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed to encourage new interpretations of the plays and poems. Using the text from the landmark \u003cem\u003eThe New Oxford Shakespeare Complete Works: Modern Critical Edition\u003c\/em\u003e, these volumes offer readers the latest thinking on the authentic texts (collated from all surviving original versions of Shakespeare's work) alongside innovative introductions from leading scholars. The texts are accompanied by a comprehensive set of critical apparatus to give readers the best resources to help understand and enjoy Shakespeare's work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Shakespeare \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmma Whipday is Lecturer in Renaissance Literature at Newcastle University. She studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, and UCL; has taught at King's College London, Shakespeare's Globe, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and Brasenose College, Oxford; and held a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship at UCL and Newcastle. Her publications include \u003cem\u003eShakespeare's Domestic Tragedies\u003c\/em\u003e (2019; co-winner of Shakespeare's Globe Book Award 2020); \u003cem\u003eTeaching Shakespeare and His Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e (2023); the co-edited essay collection \u003cem\u003ePlaying and Playgoing\u003c\/em\u003e (2022); and the play \u003cem\u003eShakespeare's Sister\u003c\/em\u003e (2016). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTerri Bourus is Professor of Theatre and Professor of English at Florida State University. She is a General Editor of the four-part \u003cem\u003eNew Oxford Shakespeare\u003c\/em\u003e (2016-2017), and the author of \u003cem\u003eYoung Shakespeare's Young Hamlet\u003c\/em\u003e (2014). She has written essays on stage directions, the performance of religious conversion, Shakespeare and Fletcher's \u003cem\u003eCardenio\u003c\/em\u003e, the role of Alice in \u003cem\u003eArden of Faversham\u003c\/em\u003e, and Middleton's female roles. Bourus is an Equity actor, and has directed and acted in, two very different productions of \u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e, both based on Q1.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892880404582,"sku":"9780192865861","price":17.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/prvPV1Cw4p9780192865861.webp?v=1772924720","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/measure-for-measure-the-new-oxford-shakespeare-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}