Reviews for Macbeth

The average rating for Macbeth based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-10-25 00:00:00 Carol Schultz Sutton-Spence wrote my thesis better than and before I could! This is the most comprehensive method I know of for analyzing Sign Language Poetry. She carefully describes every poetic technique identified up 'til now, and adds a very valuable set of her own. She's the first I've seen to stop using all the linguistic features just to prove that something is sign language poetry, but to figure out what the poem actually means. So really, she's the first to situate sign language poetry amidst poetry in general. It's a bit tedious for all its detail, and probably not too interesting for someone from outside the field, but it has opened the door for scholars to pay attention to the poems as poems rather than linguistic fascinations.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-10-05 00:00:00 Curt Bergeest What an absolute delight! Twenty-two of our best English speaking mystery writers accepted Penzler's invitation to pen a short piece on his/her most celebrated detective. Do read Penzler's intro to find out why. Some of my favorites made the list but there are others I haven't read. Some of the latter made the cut with me based on their submissions, others didn't. The only entry I thought about skipping entirely turned out to be one of the most interesting--Rambo, no less. The joy of this collection is that each author chose his or her unique approach to the subject. Some told us exactly how they came up with their detective; others carefully obscured it in a flurry of words. Most entries were interesting; some induced sleep. The way that they told their tales was every bit as revealing as the tales themselves. At the risk of being a spoiler, I was astounded at how many of these fictional detectives write their own stories and direct the authors to set them down exactly as revealed. Clearly, there needs to be a Volume 2. I'll send my recommendations to Penzler ASAP.