This guide provides a survey of the wide range of responses to Macbeth, as well as the key debates and developments from the 17th century to the present day. Chronologically structured, the guide summarizes and assesses key interpretations, sets them in context and supplies extracts from criticism which exemplify critical positions.

Nicolas Tredell is an Associate Tutor at the University of Sussex, UK. His books include guides to The Great Gatsby and Heart of Darkness in the Reader's Guides to Essential Criticism series (Palgrave).

Acknowledgements
Note on the Text
Introduction
The Seventeenth to the Late Eighteenth Century: The Development of Macbeth Criticism
The Nineteenth Century: Romantic and Victorian Macbeth
The Early Twentieth Century: Tragedy, Psychoanalysis and Imagery
The Mid-Twentieth Century: History, Manhood, the Naked Babe, Nature and Evil
The Later Twentieth Century: History, Tragedy, Violence and Ideology
The Later Twentieth Century: Language, Subjectivity, and Subversion
The Later Twentieth Century: Men, Women and Witches
Conclusion: The Twenty-First Century: Future Directions
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