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The Witches: A Book About Macbeth
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About the book
The Witches
Francine Prose, one of our greatest writers and critics, takes on the most urgent and vital of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies in a brilliant, penetrating work.
Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most darkly compelling, permanently alive works. In this dazzling work of criticism, Francine Prose—obsessed with the play since childhood—casts new light on this shortest, swiftest, and bloodiest of Shakespeare’s tragedies, a play whose perpetual timeliness may be its most tragic quality. Macbeth remains relevant in a world where power is inherently murderous, and ambition can come at a terrible cost. It is a play that contains some of the most beautiful poetry Shakespeare ever wrote, yet it is a story fundamentally about violence, guilt, and torment.
Macbeth is also perhaps the bleakest portrait of a marriage ever presented, but one in which Lady Macbeth is far from the simplistic caricature of evil she is often considered to be. It is also a play haunted from the first instant by the supernatural in a way that reverberates in our culture to this day. In her inimitable style, Francine Prose focuses her keen, perceptive eye on this classic work, the play of Shakespeare’s that has most bedeviled and consumed her.
A Brilliant New Take on Shakespeare’s Macbeth: Acclaimed writer and critic Francine Prose delivers a sharp, illuminating exploration of one of Shakespeare’s most powerful and enduring tragedies.
Fresh Insight into a Timeless Classic: Reveals why Macbeth remains urgently relevant today, exploring themes of ambition, power, violence, and moral consequence.
A Deep Dive into Shakespeare’s Darkest Work: Examines the shortest yet most intense of Shakespeare’s tragedies, celebrated for its haunting atmosphere and unforgettable poetry.
A Complex Portrait of Marriage and Power: Reconsiders Lady Macbeth, moving beyond stereotype to present a nuanced understanding of one of literature’s most fascinating characters.
The Enduring Power of the Supernatural: Highlights the play’s eerie, otherworldly elements and their lasting influence on culture and storytelling.
Written with Passion and Authority: Drawing on a lifelong fascination with the play, Francine Prose brings clarity, insight, and elegance to her analysis, making this a must-read for literature lovers.
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- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Author
- Francine Prose
- Format
- Hardcover
- Release date
- Jun 15, 2027
- ISBN-13
- 9780063411869
- ISBN-10
- 0063411865
- Pages
- 160
- Carton quantity
- 52 copies
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