Shakespeare studies & criticism books

In this study, Shakespeare's own life story and the development of English theatrical history are placed in the...  Read More >>

Twenty-seven soliloquies are examined in this work, illustrating how the spectator or reader is led to the soliloquy...  Read More >>

By selective study of certain of the comedies, tragedies and sonnets, Philip Edwards views Shakespeare's work as...  Read More >>

The only substantial text of a series of lectures on Shakespeare by S T Coleridge is that provided by J P Collier's...  Read More >>

This collection of essays by the first General Editor of the New Arden Shakespeare brings together the best of Ellis-Fermor's...  Read More >>

This volume explains and analyses the last plays of Shakespeare as dramatic structures. A major part of the book...  Read More >>

This collection of essays focuses on the ways in which our society 'processes' Shakespeare and the purposes for...  Read More >>

This collection of essays discusses some of the central works and areas of literature in the Renaissance period...  Read More >>

Recognized as one of the leading books in its field, The English History Play in the Age of Shakespeare presents...  Read More >>

Old Vic Prefaces is a collection of the author's talks to the actors on those plays which he produced, while a Director...  Read More >>

The emphasis of this book is that each of Shakespeare's tragedies demanded its own individual form and that although...  Read More >>

When originally published this book was the first to treat at full length the contribution which music makes to...  Read More >>

When first published this book quickly established itself as the standard survey of Shakespeare's imagery considered...  Read More >>

This study analyses Shakespeare's treatment of the universal themes of Beauty, Love and Time. He compares Shakespeare...  Read More >>

Discussing Shakespeare's sonnets in relation to sonnets by Italian, French and English poets, Kenneth Muir shows...  Read More >>

This book ascertains what sources Shakespeare used for the plots of his plays and discusses the use he made of...  Read More >>

The Artistry of Shakespeare's Prose is the first detailed study of the use of prose in the plays. It begins by defining...  Read More >>

The essays in Shakespeare Reproduced offer a political critique of Shakespeare's writings and the uses to which...  Read More >>

Power on Display considers Shakespeare's progression from romantic comedies and history plays to tragedy and romance...  Read More >>

G B Harrison here recognizes that Shakespeare's tragedies were intended for performance in a theatre and that the...  Read More >>

Published to critical acclaim, the central argument of this book is that the historical play must be studied as...  Read More >>

This is a comprehensive reference guide to Shakespeare's literary knowledge. An A-Z of nearly 200 entries covers...  Read More >>

The law is a central theme in many of Shakespeare's plays and every play in the canon makes reference to legality...  Read More >>

More than just a book of definitions, this dictionary provides a comprehensive account of Shakespeare's portrayal...  Read More >>

This volume is the extraordinary story of the impact Shakespeare had on France.  Read More >>