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Hudson, Benjamin T.,

Macbeth before Shakespeare / Benjamin Hudson. - 1 online resource (xvi, 291 pages) : illustrations (black and white). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Macbeth before Shakespeare' is a history of the medieval King Macbeth and his legend that was the basis for William Shakespeare's 'Tragedie of Macbeth'. It traces the life of the real man and his important innovations, while showing how different legends were created in subsequent eras.

Specialized.

ISBN: 9780197567562 No price

Subjects--Personal Names:
Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century.
Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century --In literature.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Kings and rulers in literature.
Biography.
Biography & non-fiction prose.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Scotland--History--Historiography.--To 1057
Scotland--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Scotland--History--To 1057.
Scotland--In literature.

LC Class. No.: DA778.8 / .H83 2023

Dewey Class. No.: 941.101092