Lies like truth : Shakespeare, Macbeth, and the cultural moment / Arthur F. Kinney

Author(s): Kinney, Arthur F., 1933-
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Subjects: Macbeth
Literature and society--England--History--17th century
Literature and history--England--History--17th century
English language--Early modern, 1500-1700--Semantics
Theater audiences--England--History--17th century
Culture in literature
Historicism
Shakespeare, William, Macbeth
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--To 1625
Macbeth, King of Scotland, 11th cent.--In literature
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Language
Formats: Print
Material Type: Books
Language: English
Audience: Unspecified
Published: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, c2001
LC Classification: P, PR
Table of Contents: Preface 11
Acknowledgments 17
A Note on the Text 21
Ch. 1. Macbeth and the Cultural Moment 23
Ch. 2. Cultural Practices 59
A World of Bytes and Lexias 63
Theatrical Lexias 68
Royal Lexias 74
Political Lexias 86
Lexias of Resistance 103
Lexias of Justice 124
Economic Lexias 130
Social Lexias 136
Lexias of Lineage and Honor 142
Military Lexias 155
Lexias of Family 163
Lexias of Household 173
Medical Lexias 183
Lexias of Disease 193
Eschatological Lexias 200
Religious Lexias 205
Puritan Lexias 216
Catholic Lexias 230
Lexias of Witchcraft 242
Ch. 3. Shakespeare, Macbeth, and the Common Understanding 259
App. A. The Text of Macbeth 277
App. B. Gutenberg and Hypertext 285
App. C. Literary Criticism and Hypertext 291
Notes 295
Index 319
Notes: LCCN: 00012159
ISBN: 0814329659 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0814329667 (paper : alk. paper)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description: 341 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
OCLC Number: 47725712
ISBN/ISSN: 0814329659
0814329667

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