Shakespeare studies & criticism books

Returning to Shakespeare addresses two broad areas of Shakespeare criticism: the unity of form and meaning, and...  Read More >>

"First published in 1926, this title was edited from a series of lectures the author gave to raise money for her...  Read More >>

What does it signify when a Shakespearean character forgets something or when Hamlet determines to 'wipe away all...  Read More >>

This collection brings together emerging and established scholars to explore fresh approaches to Shakespeare’s best-known...  Read More >>

The Arden Research Handbook of Shakespeare and Contemporary Performance is a wide-ranging, authoritative guide to...  Read More >>

At the same time as it demonstrates how the theater transformed early modernity's crisis of uncertainty into stage...  Read More >>

Writing on the cusp of modern botany and during the heyday of English herbals and garden manuals, Shakespeare references...  Read More >>

Investigates Shakespeare's mode of composition and the way contemporary psychology informs dramatic representation...  Read More >>

HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: STRATFORD-UPON-AVON takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Stratford-upon-Avon...  Read More >>

Shakespeare, memory, and modern Irish literature explores the intertextual connections between early modern English...  Read More >>

What part did Shakespeare play in the construction of a ‘white people’ and how has his work been enlisted to define...  Read More >>

These thirty-eight short essays show how Shakespearean drama stages virtue as a capacity for connection within and...  Read More >>

This book explores how they have been treated and staged over the past four hundred years. As part of this exploration,...  Read More >>

Performing Restoration Shakespeare embraces the performative and musical qualities of Restoration Shakespeare (1660–1714),...  Read More >>

What does it mean for early modern theatre to be ‘live’? How have audiences over time experienced a sense of ‘liveness’?...  Read More >>

This book is the first monograph to study the rich correspondences between the works of William Shakespeare and...  Read More >>

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

What part did Shakespeare play in the construction of a ‘white people’ and how has his work been enlisted to define...  Read More >>

Appreciating Shakespeare makes easily available the essential tools for understanding and enjoying Shakespeare's...  Read More >>

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This volume addresses topics such as trans-and intermedia performances; Shakespearean utopias and dystopias; the...  Read More >>

This is a collection of a few narrative poems and sonnets that have shaped the language of love from the body of...  Read More >>

Macbeth before Shakespeare is a history of the medieval King Macbeth and his legend that was the basis for William...  Read More >>

Unpicking the ecopolitics of Shakespeare's plays at the Stuart court, this book establishes that the playwright...  Read More >>

"Using a combination of original prose and erasure poetry, The Woman's Part reimagines the lives and desires of...  Read More >>