The Oxford Shakespeare: Measure for Measure Condition:Very Good As the cops close in

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there is no longer any need to debate whether poetry is a luxury we cannot afford

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living with her lover Percy Shelley on Lake Geneva

a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales

The Oxford Shakespeare: Measure for Measure Condition:Very Good As the cops close inShakespeare's vivid dramatic projection of moral and ethical issues in Measure for Measure has given the play great appeal to both readers and theatergoers. Exploring the play's qualities as a complex work of art written specifically for the theater, the introduction to this new edition setsthe play in its historical context, discussing the originality of Shakespeare's treatment of a well known story. Bawcutt explains the obsolete marriage customs,