Shakespeare studies & criticism books

Far from being three-hour marathons of unintelligible rubbish, Shakespeare's plays are in fact exciting, tragic,...  Read More >>

Grammar-school students in Shakespeare's time were taught to recognise the two hundred figures of speech that Renaissance...  Read More >>

Shakespeare's sonnets and poems are perhaps the most precious lines of verse in English. This edition contains his...  Read More >>

Shakespeare was not, strictly speaking, a philosopher. That is, he did not write essays or treatises arguing philosophical...  Read More >>

Shows the reader how Shakespeare's manuscript of the play, upon which the second quarto (Q2) is based, was adapted...  Read More >>

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

Shakespeare was not, strictly speaking, a philosopher. That is, he did not write essays or treatises arguing philosophical...  Read More >>

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each...  Read More >>

This student-friendly introduction to Shakespeare offers a balanced editorial approach, expanded coverage of stage...  Read More >>

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each...  Read More >>

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each...  Read More >>

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each...  Read More >>

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In 1612, Shakespeare gave evidence at the Court of Requests in Westminster - it is the only occasion his spoken...  Read More >>

Contents: concerning other lives of Shakespeare; John Shakespeare in the records; William Shakespeare in the records;...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

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In a respectful, but not reverent, adaptation, Kenneth Cavander reimagines Timon of Athens for the twenty-first...  Read More >>

Comedy Matters traces the long tradition of the expansive comic embrace of cultural difference and diversity that...  Read More >>

To know Shakespeare is to know his plays, not just one by one but all together—or what T. S. Eliot calls """"the...  Read More >>

Examines how the persistent indigenization of Shakespeare complicates the traditional vision of his work as a voice...  Read More >>