Shakespeare studies & criticism books

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Shakespeare’s Knowledge of Astronomy and the Birth of Modern Cosmology

Shakespeare’s Knowledge of Astronomy and the Birth of...

Author: Peter D. Usher
ISBN: 9781433191701
Format: Hardback
$264.13

""Hamlet"" and other plays by Shakespeare are allegories for the major theories of cosmology extant during the poet’s...  Read More >>

The Diva's Gift to the Shakespearean Stage: Agency, Theatricality, and the Innamorata

The Diva's Gift to the Shakespearean Stage: Agency,...

Author: Pamela Allen Brown (Professor of English, University of Connecticut)
ISBN: 9780198867838
Format: Hardback
$200.95

Explores the extent to which the early modern English stage came to reflect the presence and performances of Italian...  Read More >>

Take Arms Against a Sea of Troubles: The Power of the Reader's Mind over a Universe of Death

Take Arms Against a Sea of Troubles: The Power of the...

Author: Harold Bloom
ISBN: 9780300261530
Format: Paperback
$41.95

The last book written by the most famous literary critic of his generation, on the sustaining power of poetry  Read More >>

Shakespeare's Resources

Shakespeare's Resources

Author: John Drakakis
ISBN: 9781526157867
Format: Hardback
$185.00

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Shakespeare and the Denial of Territory: Banishment, Abuse of Power and Strategies of Resistance

Shakespeare and the Denial of Territory: Banishment,...

Author: Pascale Drouet
ISBN: 9781526144041
Format: Hardback
$160.00

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Citation and Examination of William Shakspeare

Citation and Examination of William Shakspeare

Author: Walter Savage Landor
ISBN: 9789355396945
Format: Paperback
$55.84

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Hamlet Translations: Prisms of Cultural Encounters across the Globe

Hamlet Translations: Prisms of Cultural Encounters across...

Author: Márta Minier ,  Lily Kahn
ISBN: 9781781889237
Format: Hardback
$303.60

This interdisciplinary collection discusses how Shakespeare's Hamlet has been translated into different languages...  Read More >>

Childhood in Contemporary Performance of Shakespeare

Childhood in Contemporary Performance of Shakespeare...

Author: Gemma Miller (King’s College London, UK)
ISBN: 9781350239470
Format: Paperback
$61.99

Child characters feature more numerously and prominently in the Shakespearean canon than in that of any other early...  Read More >>

Shakespeare in the Theatre: Sir William Davenant and the Duke’s Company

Shakespeare in the Theatre: Sir William Davenant and...

Author: Amanda Eubanks Winkler (Syracuse University, USA) ,  Professor Richard Schoch (Queen’s University Belfast, UK)
ISBN: 9781350130579
Format: Hardback
$160.00

Eubanks Winkler and Schoch reveal how – and why – the first generation to stage Shakespeare after Shakespeare’s...  Read More >>

Culinary Shakespeare: Staging Food and Drink in Early Modern England

Culinary Shakespeare: Staging Food and Drink in Early...

Author: David B. Goldstein ,  Amy L. Tigner
ISBN: 9780271092126
Format: Paperback
$75.99

""Essays discuss food and drink in Shakespeare's plays, reframing questions about cuisine, eating, and meals in...  Read More >>

Julius Caesar: Shakespeare Retold

Julius Caesar: Shakespeare Retold

Author: William Shakespeare ,  James Anthony
ISBN: 9781914927027
Format: Paperback
$28.44

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Macbeth: Shakespeare Retold

Macbeth: Shakespeare Retold

Author: William Shakespeare ,  James Anthony
ISBN: 9781914927034
Format: Paperback
$28.44

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Twelfth Night: Shakespeare Retold

Twelfth Night: Shakespeare Retold

Author: William Shakespeare ,  James Anthony
ISBN: 9781914927003
Format: Paperback
$28.44

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Hamlet: Shakespeare Retold

Hamlet: Shakespeare Retold

Author: William Shakespeare ,  James Anthony
ISBN: 9781914927010
Format: Paperback
$39.57

The original play, complemented with an easily understood, versified retelling. Perfect for students, actors, and...  Read More >>

All's Well That Ends Well: From Dust to Resurrection

All's Well That Ends Well: From Dust to Resurrection...

Author: Peter Graystone
ISBN: 9781786223548
Format: Paperback
$55.41

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Women Talk Back to Shakespeare: Contemporary Adaptations and Appropriations

Women Talk Back to Shakespeare: Contemporary Adaptations...

Author: Jo Eldridge Carney
ISBN: 9780367763527
Format: Paperback
$81.99

This study explores more recent adaptations published in the last decade whereby women—either authors or their characters—talk...  Read More >>

Notes on Shakespeare - Lectures by Coleridge

Notes on Shakespeare - Lectures by Coleridge

Author: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
ISBN: 9781528719704
Format: Paperback
$36.20

Coleridge helped usher in a revival of interest in Shakespeare's plays and poetry through his lectures at the time....  Read More >>

Shakespeare in the Theatre: The King's Men

Shakespeare in the Theatre: The King's Men

Author: Lucy Munro (King's College London, UK)
ISBN: 9781474262590
Format: Paperback
$61.99

Created when James I granted royal patronage to the former Chamberlain’s Men in 1603, the King’s Men were the first...  Read More >>

Shakespeare and the Challenge of the Contemporary: Performance, Politics and Aesthetics

Shakespeare and the Challenge of the Contemporary: Performance,...

Author: Francesca Clare Rayner (Universidade do Minho, Portugal)
ISBN: 9781350182158
Format: Hardback
$170.00

Contemporary performance is a particularly stimulating area for the study of how Shakespeare is produced and received...  Read More >>

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