Shakespeare studies & criticism books

A facsimile edition of John Fletcher and William Shakespeare's ""The Two Noble Kinsmen"" (1634), taken from the...  Read More >>

One of the most admired lecturers at Columbia University looks at the year 1599 in William Shakespeare's life--one...  Read More >>

The commentary leads the reader through the text, showing how the dialogue can come alive in performance and what...  Read More >>

Marries a theoretical analysis of the issues underlying the role of the dramaturg with a thorough sense of the material...  Read More >>

Shakespeare Well Versed will enchant readers with clever, rhyming synopses of all of the bard's plays. James Muirden...  Read More >>

What accounts for Shakespeare's transformation from talented poet and playwright to one of the greatest writers...  Read More >>

This book combines London historiography, close reading, and recent theories of citizen subjectivity to demonstrate...  Read More >>

Almost 400 years after his death, William Shakespeare is still acclaimed as the world's greatest writer, and yet...  Read More >>

Doren deftly guides the reader though the sometime labyrinthine intricacies of Shakespeare's rich and strange language,...  Read More >>

With a raging bear, the figure of Time, and a statue that turns out to be a living woman, The Winter's Tale is one...  Read More >>

This volume, while it raises all the questions appertaining to the cultural, historical and critical contexts of...  Read More >>

Rodney Bolt's delightful life of Marlowe plays out a surprising solution to an enduring literary mystery, bringing...  Read More >>

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

In the board game 'Othello', players must turn double-sided counters to their advantage. This doubleness is shared...  Read More >>

Spiritual Shakespeares is the first book to explore the scope for reading Shakespeare spiritually in the light...  Read More >>

From Alexandre Duval's Shakespeare (1804) to Anthony Burgess's """"The Muse,"""" this is an anthology of 19 fictional...  Read More >>

Edward de Vere's life and letters indicate that he was the true author of the works of Shakespeare. Weaving together...  Read More >>

'The greatest literary scholar of his generation' (Independent) explains how the history of the Elizabethan era...  Read More >>

Resulting from workshops at Shakespeare's Globe between leading critics, performance theorists and theatre practitioners...  Read More >>

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* Contains original essays on Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure, All's Well That Ends Well, Venus and Adonis,...  Read More >>

Examines each of Shakespeare's plays and major poems, using various resources of contemporary criticism, from performance...  Read More >>

Shakespeare was not a citizen of London. But the language of his plays is shot through with the concerns of London...  Read More >>

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The commentary at the centre of this Handbook introduces students to the play as it would be experienced in performance....  Read More >>