Shakespeare studies & criticism books

This behind-the-scenes account analyzes the evolution of the premier classical theatre company in the U.S. against...  Read More >>

This edition is the first that treats Hamlet as the work of a philosophical poet concerned with knowing the nature...  Read More >>

The Tragedy of Macbeth is the shortest tragedy written by William Shakespeare. Macbeth, the protagonist of the play,...  Read More >>

Explores how perceptions of rivers shaped identity and culture in Shakespeare's Britain  Read More >>

The book focuses on language in colonization,Renaissance poetry and Shakespeare, concentrating on text in context,...  Read More >>

Part literary mystery, part an examination of what constitutes fiction versus reality, Ghostwriter is based on the...  Read More >>

Discover the real Judi Dench through a series of intimate conversations about the love of her life - Shakespeare...  Read More >>

A light-stepping, illuminating study of words and characters in Shakespeare's plays that pertain to the idea of...  Read More >>

Through analysis of 5 plays by Shakespeare, Paul Raffield examines what it meant to be a ‘stranger’ to English law...  Read More >>

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"Based on solid research and clear explanations, this book provides a thorough and up-to-date analysis of 10 key...  Read More >>

Explores how stones, rocks, and the broader mineral realm played a role in early modern England's religious and...  Read More >>

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Drawing on both historical analysis and theories from the modern affective sciences, Shakespeare and Disgust argues...  Read More >>

From their inception, ‘low culture’ comics have intersected with the ‘high culture’ of Shakespeare. This is the...  Read More >>

Tom Rutter examines how Shakespeare made use in his writings of the knowledge and theories of the cosmos, the natural...  Read More >>

This book is envisaged as an intervention in the ongoing explorations in social and cultural history, into questions...  Read More >>

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William Shakespeare has undergone psychological analyses ever since Freud diagnosed Hamlet with an Oedipus complex....  Read More >>

Traces the history of Othello's contemporary citations, adaptations, and appropriations across genres?  Read More >>

How does our understanding of early modern performance, culture and identity change when we decentre Shakespeare?...  Read More >>

Tom Rutter examines how Shakespeare made use in his writings of the knowledge and theories of the cosmos, the natural...  Read More >>

This book examines the work of acclaimed director Tina Packer, founder of Shakespeare & Company, whose ground-breaking...  Read More >>

This analysis of the Stratford Festival examines the full history of one of the largest and oldest dedicated centres...  Read More >>

This behind-the-scenes account analyzes the evolution of the premier classical theatre company in the U.S. against...  Read More >>