Shakespeare studies & criticism books

Tolstoy on Shakespeare is a classic work of literary criticism on the subject of Shakespeare by Leo Tolstoy. My...  Read More >>

This book examines Yeats's writing about Shakespeare in the contexts of his work on behalf of the Irish Literary...  Read More >>

This book presents a detailed consideration of aspects of Shakespeare’s writing style in his plays. Each chapter...  Read More >>

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Kurt A. Schreyer explores the relationship between Shakespeare's plays and a tradition of late medieval English...  Read More >>

How do the elements of swearing and perjury work in Shakespeare's plays? What effect did Shakespeare intend when...  Read More >>

Contents include: Shakespeare's Characters and Truth to Life; Shakespeare and the Order-Disorder Antithesis; Comedy;...  Read More >>

What is the relation between the language being heard and the picture being exhibited on the stage ? Typically there...  Read More >>

Critiquing the critics, and examining the vocabulary of twentieth century criticism of the Shakespearean tragedies,...  Read More >>

This study argues that the plays of Shakespeare must be studied by comparison with each other and not as separate...  Read More >>

Papers from the 1991 International Shakespeare Association meeting, regarded as a milestone in terms of the extent...  Read More >>

Abridged specially for teachers and students of English and drama, this is a pacy and engaging version of A Midsummer...  Read More >>

Drawing on a range of case studies, including analysis of the reality of work in the creative industries, urban...  Read More >>

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This GoReader comes preloaded with 1 audiobook title: Twelfth Night. Designed for the struggling reader, the titles...  Read More >>

This Norton Critical Edition of one of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies is based on the First Quarto text with...  Read More >>

Employing psychoanalysis, trauma theory, and materialist perspectives, this book examines Shakespeare's appropriations...  Read More >>

From the INTRODUCTION: THE expression on our title page Text of Shakespeare is at best a vague and often a very...  Read More >>

The quintessential Shakespearean tragedy, whose highly charged confrontations and anguished soliloquies probe depths...  Read More >>

First published in 1990, this title explores the nature of the interaction between Shakespeare and American culture....  Read More >>

This fascinating title, first published in 1922, presents a detailed overview of the life and works of Shakespeare....  Read More >>

An entertaining and erudite guide to Shakespeare's great sequence of history plays, culminating in Henry V, and...  Read More >>

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An illustrated, abridged version of the Shakespeare tragedy with background information and explanatory stage directions....  Read More >>