Dimensions
130 x 216 x 30mm
This Norton Critical Edition includes:
The 1633 quarto (Q) text?the only authoritative version?with modernized spelling and detailed explanatory annotations.
An unusually rich selection of sixteenth- and seventeenth century contexts, thematically organized to promote classroom discussion. Topics include ?Theater and Marlowe,? ?Machiavelli and Mediterranean Identities,? and ?Ideas of the Jew.?
Twenty-eight critical interpretations spanning three centuries, including several considerations of The Jew of Malta in performance and new scholarly perspectives on text and culture.
Editorial prefaces and a Textual Notes section.
Six illustrations and one map.
A chronology and a selected bibliography.
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About the Series
Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format?annotated text, contexts, and criticism?helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.
