Shakespeare studies & criticism books

For most of the twentieth century the exuberant fluency of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's art was not regarded as...  Read More >>

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Includes essay on Botticelli that traces the artist's sudden popularity in the nineteenth century for reasons that...  Read More >>

Original essays in this volume are a wide-ranging set of perspectives on one of Shakespeare's greatest works. Reprinted...  Read More >>

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The Halletts' investigation differs from anything that has been written about the relationship between Thomas More...  Read More >>

This Norton Critical Edition of one of Shakespeare's earliest and best-loved comedies is based on the First Folio...  Read More >>

The plays, theme or focus of this volume includes: < ul>< i>< li> Antony and Cleopatra< li> A Midsummer Night's...  Read More >>

This lively, lucid book undertakes a detailed and provocative study of Shakespeare's fascination with clowns, fools,...  Read More >>

"Pulitzer Prize winner and lifelong opera devotee Wills explores the writing and staging of Verdi's three triumphant...  Read More >>

What was worn on the Shakespearean stage and more importantly, how were articles of apparel understood when seen...  Read More >>

Honoring Shakespearean scholar Michael Neill, this eleventh issue of The Shakespearean International Yearbook assesses...  Read More >>

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First published in 1951, this book assesses the use of prose in Shakespeare's plays.  Read More >>

This Handbook provides an introductory guide to Much Ado About Nothing offering a scene-by-scene theatrically aware...  Read More >>

This book examines laughter in the Shakespearean theatre in the context of a cultural history of early modern laughter....  Read More >>

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Shakespeare s tragedy of one of the most famous assassinations in the world at an epoch-changing time in history....  Read More >>

"The known facts about the life of William Shakespeare are critically re-examined for evidence that is both necessary...  Read More >>

This book offers a comprehensive account of the methods and practice of learning modern languages, especially Italian,...  Read More >>

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First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

Metaphor and Shakespearean Drama explores the fruitful and potentially unruly nature of metaphorical utterances...  Read More >>