Shakespeare studies & criticism books

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Shakespeare and the Idea of Western Civilization

Shakespeare and the Idea of Western Civilization

Author: RV Young
ISBN: 9780813235240
Format: Paperback
$62.70

Offers an unprecedented account of Shakespeare draws upon his civilization's unique culture and illuminates its...  Read More >>

Shakespeare and Reception Theory

Shakespeare and Reception Theory

Author: Nigel Wood (Loughborough University, UK) ,  Dr Evelyn Gajowski (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA)
ISBN: 9781350200906
Format: Paperback
$61.99

Arden Shakespeare and Theory provides a comprehensive analysis of the theoretical developments that have dominated...  Read More >>

The Winter’s Tale: Language and Writing

The Winter’s Tale: Language and Writing

Author: Mario DiGangi (Lehman College and the Graduate Center, CUNY, USA) ,  Prof. Dympna Callaghan (Syracuse University, USA)
ISBN: 9781350175549
Format: Hardback
$140.00

Through expert guidance on understanding, interpreting, and writing about Shakespeare’s language, this book makes...  Read More >>

Shakespeare's Rise to Cultural Prominence: Politics, Print and Alteration, 1642–1700

Shakespeare's Rise to Cultural Prominence: Politics,...

Author: Emma Depledge (Université de Fribourg, Switzerland)
ISBN: 9781108447669
Format: Paperback
$62.10

Combining scholarly methodologies of book and theatre history this book argues that the watershed moment in Shakespeare's...  Read More >>

Shakespearean Arrivals: The Birth of Character

Shakespearean Arrivals: The Birth of Character

Author: Nicholas Luke (University of Queensland)
ISBN: 9781108433822
Format: Paperback
$62.10

This book provides a novel account of how Shakespeare creates his great tragic characters. It examines Shakespeare's...  Read More >>

Paper Crusade

Paper Crusade

Author: Michelle Penn
ISBN: 9781913665678
Format: Paperback
$25.85

aper Crusade is a bold reinvention of Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest. Michelle Penn’s vivid imagery and startling,...  Read More >>

Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays & Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations

Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism...

Author: Gale Research Inc
ISBN: 9780028673851
Format: Hardback
$1790.58

""This detailed series provides comprehensive coverage of critical interpretations of the plays of Shakespeare....  Read More >>

Shakespeare and the Actor

Shakespeare and the Actor

Author: Lois Potter (Ned B. Allen Professor of English Emerita, Ned B. Allen Professor of English Emerita, University of Delaware)
ISBN: 9780198852629
Format: Paperback
$45.95

A history of acting Shakespeare that explores the ways in which the lives and careers of actors have been shaped...  Read More >>

The Anatomy of Insults in Shakespeare’s World

The Anatomy of Insults in Shakespeare’s World

Author: Dr Nathalie Vienne-Guerrin (University of Montpellier III Paul Valery, France)
ISBN: 9781350055490
Format: Hardback
$170.00

The Anatomy of Insults in Shakespeare’s World explores Shakespeare’s complex art of insults and shows how the playwright...  Read More >>

Shakespeare in Elizabethan Costume: 'Period Dress' in Twenty-First-Century Performance

Shakespeare in Elizabethan Costume: 'Period Dress' in...

Author: Ella Hawkins (University of Birmingham, UK)
ISBN: 9781350234420
Format: Hardback
$170.00

The meanings originally communicated by Elizabethan and Jacobean dress have long been confined to history. Why,...  Read More >>

How to Do Things with Dead People: History, Technology, and Temporality from Shakespeare to Warhol

How to Do Things with Dead People: History, Technology,...

Author: Alice Dailey
ISBN: 9781501763656
Format: Hardback
$79.25

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Shakespeare's Sceptered Isle: Finding English National Identity in the Plays

Shakespeare's Sceptered Isle: Finding English National...

Author: Brian Carroll
ISBN: 9781476685823
Format: Paperback
$108.90

Explores Shakespeare’s history and Roman plays to find the raw materials of English national consciousness and identity....  Read More >>

TL;DR Shakespeare: Dynamically Illustrated Plot and Character Summaries for 12 of Shakespeare's Greatest Plays

TL;DR Shakespeare: Dynamically Illustrated Plot and...

Author: SparkNotes
ISBN: 9781411480612
Format: Hardback
$24.99

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