Shakespeare studies & criticism books

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Henry IV Part One (Barnes & Noble Shakespeare)

Henry IV Part One (Barnes & Noble Shakespeare)

Author: David Scott Kastan ,  Matthew Dimmock
ISBN: 9781411499706
Format: Paperback
$20.99

"Depicts a span of history that begins late in 1402 and follows part of Henry IV's reign as King. Part of the ""Barnes...  Read More >>

Henry V (Barnes & Noble Shakespeare)

Henry V (Barnes & Noble Shakespeare)

Author: William Shakespeare ,  David Scott Kastan
ISBN: 9781411499966
Format: Paperback
$11.99

Part of the ""Barnes & Noble Shakespeare"" series, this play sees the metamorphosis of Henry V from a wild and wayward...  Read More >>

Hamlet: Character Studies

Hamlet: Character Studies

Author: Dr Michael Davies (University of Liverpool, UK)
ISBN: 9780826495921
Format: Paperback
$44.99

Grappling with the characters of ""Hamlet"" - how they are formed, how they function in the play, and how we read...  Read More >>

Theatre and Relationships in Shakespeare’s Later Plays

Theatre and Relationships in Shakespeare’s Later Plays...

Author: Roger Grainger
ISBN: 9783039111251
Format: Paperback
$102.98

Shakespeare’s plays present the dynamics of personal relationships in a way that is direct and unambiguous, and...  Read More >>

Hamlet: Character Studies

Hamlet: Character Studies

Author: Dr Michael Davies (University of Liverpool, UK)
ISBN: 9780826495914
Format: Hardback
$80.00

Arguably Shakespeare's famous play, few works have commanded so much critical attention in relation to 'character'...  Read More >>

Richard III

Richard III

Author: William Shakespeare ,  Burton Raffel
ISBN: 9780300122022
Format: Paperback
$8.95

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Shakespeare the Thinker

Shakespeare the Thinker

Author: A. D. Nuttall
ISBN: 9780300136296
Format: Paperback
$30.95

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As You Like It; A Pleasant Comedy

As You Like It; A Pleasant Comedy

Author: William Shakespeare
ISBN: 9781409700005
Format: Paperback
$71.15

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

Anthony and Cleopatra: The Oxford Shakespeare

Anthony and Cleopatra: The Oxford Shakespeare

Author: William Shakespeare ,  Michael Neill (Associate Professor of English, Associate Professor of English, University of Auckland)
ISBN: 9780199535781
Format: Paperback
$17.95

In its towering central characters, vast geographical and historical sweep, and its variety of style and mood, Anthony...  Read More >>

Romeo and Juliet: The Oxford Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet: The Oxford Shakespeare

Author: William Shakespeare ,  Jill L. Levenson (Professor of English, Professor of English, Trinity College, University of Toronto)
ISBN: 9780199535897
Format: Paperback
$28.91

The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate...  Read More >>

Much Ado About Nothing: The Oxford Shakespeare

Much Ado About Nothing: The Oxford Shakespeare

Author: William Shakespeare ,  Sheldon P. Zitner (Professor Emeritus, Trinity College, Professor Emeritus, Trinity College, University of Toronto)
ISBN: 9780199536115
Format: Paperback
$21.95

Sparkling with the witty dialogue between Beatrice and Benedicts, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's...  Read More >>

A Midsummer Night's Dream: The Oxford Shakespeare

A Midsummer Night's Dream: The Oxford Shakespeare

Author: William Shakespeare ,  Peter Holland (Director of the Shakespeare Institute, Director of the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon)
ISBN: 9780199535866
Format: Paperback
$22.95

A Midsummer Night's Dream is perhaps the best loved of Shakepeare's plays.  It brings together aristocrats, workers,...  Read More >>

King Lear: New Critical Essays

King Lear: New Critical Essays

Author: Jeffrey Kahan (University of La Verne, USA)
ISBN: 9780415775267
Format: Hardback
$315.00

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Shakespeare and Masculinity in Southern Fiction: Faulkner, Simms, Page, and Dixon

Shakespeare and Masculinity in Southern Fiction: Faulkner,...

Author: J. Keener
ISBN: 9780230603202
Format: Paperback
$116.41

The book advances the idea that American, Southern, white, planter class authors have appropriated models and modes...  Read More >>

The Culture of Obesity in Early and Late Modernity: Body Image in Shakespeare, Jonson, Middleton, and Skelton

The Culture of Obesity in Early and Late Modernity:...

Author: E. Levy-Navarro
ISBN: 9780230601239
Format: Hardback
$224.40

This book offers the first sustained examination of fatness in the early modern period.  Using readings of such...  Read More >>

Shakespeare’s As You Like It: Late Elizabethan Culture and Literary Representation

Shakespeare’s As You Like It: Late Elizabethan Culture...

Author: M. Hunt
ISBN: 9780230603318
Format: Hardback
$224.40

This book is a study of As You Like It , which shows how the play represents issues of interest to literate playgoers...  Read More >>

Shakespeare in Theory and Practice

Shakespeare in Theory and Practice

Author: Catherine Belsey (Swansea University, UK)
ISBN: 9781281785824
Format: Electronic book text
$247.10

In these essays, brought together here for the first time, world-renowned critic Catherine Belsey puts theory to...  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: Michelle Lee
ISBN: 9780787688493
Format: Hardback
$823.68

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

Shakespeare

Shakespeare

Author: Bill Bryson
ISBN: 9780007197903
Format: Paperback
$19.99

From bestselling author Bill Bryson comes this compelling short biography of William Shakespeare, our greatest dramatist...  Read More >>

Shakespeare, Persia and the East

Shakespeare, Persia and the East

Author: Cyrus Ghani
ISBN: 9781933823249
Format: Hardback
$79.20

To illuminate the creative uses Shakespeare made of the East, this book looks at the life of the playwright himself,...  Read More >>

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