Voyager’s Macbeth Cd-Rom

Synopsis: A multimedia presentation of Macbeth. The text of the play is supplemented with an introduction, information on the characters, scene by scene commentaries, and a selection of essays. In addition, there are excerpts from the films of Akira Kurosawa, Roman Polanski, and Orson Welles. The tools section includes a record of the editorial changes made whilst preparing this edition of Macbeth, and a concordance index of the spoken words. The text is supplemented by a complete audio performance of the RSC production of Macbeth directed by Trevor Nunn with which the text scrolls synchronously. Includes the Macbeth Karaoke (two scenes, playing either Lady Macbeth or Macbeth).
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Multimedia
Year of release: 1994
Availability: No distributor found (5/2008).

Textual information: The text used is the New Cambridge Edition edited by A.R. Braunmuller. Commentary by David S. Rodes.
Reviews: Kenneth C. Holvig. ‘Macbeth’ (The Voyager Shakespeare), The English Journal, Vol. 85, No. 4, Literary Festival (April 1996), pp. 85-85.

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