Shakespeare studies & criticism books

In the patriarchal society of Renaissance England women played an important role in male self-definition. Since...  Read More >>

Helps students contextualize Renaissance drama, while providing explanatory notes to the play.  Read More >>

This annotated version of As you Like It provides a detailed guide to its Elizabethan language and its references....  Read More >>

Helps students contextualize Renaissance drama, while providing explanatory notes to the play.  Read More >>

Surveying the complex field of Shakespeare studies today, this book argues that a return to original practices wouldrevive...  Read More >>

A revealing examination of an under-explored area of Shakespeare studies, this work looks at the evidence for the...  Read More >>

Shakespeare's delightful fantasy-comedy explained in clear and simple prose.  Read More >>

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books...  Read More >>

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Lorna Hutson argues that changes in the English justice system in the sixteenth century towards greater participation...  Read More >>

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Matthew Bayfield (1852–1922), classical scholar and educator, argues passionately against the contractions used...  Read More >>

While acknowledging that dramatic experiences for theatre and cinema audiences are significantly different, this...  Read More >>

Capturing the unbelievable scope of Shakespeare's influence, this book covers the little-known details of Shakespeare's...  Read More >>

Tracing the changing speech patterns of confession and absolution in Shakespeare's work.  Read More >>

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This new edition of Shakespeare's anarchic comedy, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed...  Read More >>

This collection of essays offers a vital contribution to this critical debate, and examines its wider implications...  Read More >>

Larry S. Champion examines Shakespeare’s English history plays and describes the structural devices through which...  Read More >>

Cymbeline, The Winter’s Tale, and The Tempest—three of Shakespeare’s final plays diverge from his usual standards....  Read More >>

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An ideal reference companion for students and enthusiasts of Shakespeare, this informative and entertaining Miscellany...  Read More >>

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Outlaws, irreverent humorists, political underdogs, authoritarians... these are the images of Australians as revealed...  Read More >>