Shakespeare studies & criticism books

Why do Shakespeare's works continue to exert so strong an influence and have such lasting appeal? What do they have...  Read More >>

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Graham Holderness takes a refreshing look at 'bardolatry' and the birth of the Shaskespeare industry in these ground...  Read More >>

Shakespeare's sexuality has always been an ambiguous concept. Keevak examines sources such as anecdotes, imitations,...  Read More >>

Contains the novel's complete text and a glossary with coordinating numbered lines to assist in understanding unusual...  Read More >>

The true biography of Shakespeare is in the plays. The great English tragedies were all written in the first decade...  Read More >>

An intelligent introduction to the wondrous works of William Shakespeare.  Read More >>

This volume traces the Folio's sales and prices from one pound in the seventeenth century to over half a million...  Read More >>

William Shakespeare was England's greatest bard. Yet who was this sublime genius? Where did this universal talent...  Read More >>

This work explores Shakespeare's deep fascination with dangerous and disorderly forms of speaking - especially rumour,...  Read More >>

The Shakespeare-in-Essence Series: The essence of the dialogue interspersed with brief comments for comprehension...  Read More >>

An introduction to all of Shakespeare's tragedies, comedies, and histories: brief narrations of the story, highlights,...  Read More >>

The Shakespeare-in-Essence Series: The essence of the dialogues interspersed with brief comments for comprehension...  Read More >>

Includes The Shakespeare-in-Essence Series : The essence of the dialogue interspersed with brief comments for comprehension...  Read More >>

This edition recognizes the play's pre-eminence as a performance work. The text is based on the 1597 Quarto which,...  Read More >>

William Shakespeare: A Popular Life gives an entirely fresh spin to the bard's life and work. O'Connor presents...  Read More >>

This work explores Shakespeare's deep fascination with dangerous and disorderly forms of speaking - especially rumour,...  Read More >>

A study of the Italian settings in 11 of Shakespeare's plays. It examines the essential characteristics of 16th-century...  Read More >>

The claim that virtually nothing is known about Shakespeare's life is dispelled in this text. It confirms that a...  Read More >>

Scenes from lesser-known plays and extracts from poems are introduced with comprehensive introductions by a scholar...  Read More >>

The zenith of Shakespeare's genius is his poetry, perhaps the finest written in any language, so a proper examination...  Read More >>

This text is a one-stop reference to Shakespeare's world - his biography, literary criticism, plot summaries and...  Read More >>

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Provides students and teachers with short books on important aspects of Shakespeare criticism and scholarship. Each...  Read More >>

This study is a work of detection and reappraisal. Each tragedy is considered both as a text and as a play to experience...  Read More >>