03536cam a2200529 a 4500 2541044 BJBSDDR 20241202121342.0 ta 940315s1995 nyu b 001 0 eng 94014201 0195088794 9780195088793 DLC DLC DLC eng eng e-uk-en e-uk-st PR 2823 W741w 1995 822.3/3 Wills, Garry, 1934- 10217 Witches and Jesuits : Shakespeare's Macbeth / Garry Wills. Witches & Jesuits New York : New York Public Library ; Oxford University Press, 1995. ix, 223 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Based on a series of lectures. Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-202) and indexes. Introduction: The trouble with Macbeth Gunpowder Witches Male witch Lady Macbeth Jesuits Malcolm Macbeth Conclusion: The test of performance Appendix I: Date of the play Appendix II: Text of the play Key to brief citations In Witches and Jesuits, Wills focuses on a single document to open up a window on an entire society. He begins with a simple question: If Macbeth is such a great tragedy, why do performances of it so often fail? Wills maintains that the fault lies not in Shakespeare's play, but in ourselves. Drawing on his intimate knowledge of the vivid intrigue and drama of Jacobean England, Wills restores Macbeth's suspenseful tension by returning it to the context of its own time, recreating the burning theological and political crises of Shakespeare's era, such as the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when a small cell of Jesuits came within a hairsbreadth of successfully blowing up not only the king, but the prince his heir, and all members of the court and Parliament. Wills likens their shock to that endured by Americans following Pearl Harbour or the Kennedy assassination. In this new light, Macbeth is transformed. Wills presents a drama that is more than a well-scripted story of a murderer getting his just penalty, it is the struggle for the soul of a nation. Rich in insight and a joy to read, Witches and Jesuits is a tour de force of scholarship and imagination by one of our foremost writers, essential reading for anyone who loves the language. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Macbeth 39707 Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century In literature. Macbeth, Rey de Escocia Siglo XI 39708 Jesuits In literature. Jesuitas en la literatura 39709 Literature and history England History 17th century. Literatura e historia Inglaterra Siglo XVII 3769 Gunpowder Plot, 1605 Historiography. Witchcraft in literature. Brujería en la literatura 39711 Tragedy. Teatro inglés 147 Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0640/94014201-d.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0726/94014201-b.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 19 y-gencatlg lcc BK dpf 122465 122465 0 0 lcc 0 0 APT BJB BJB APT 2024-11-26 0 PR2823 W741w 1995 00000186826 2024-11-26 00:00:00 1 2024-11-26 BK