Shakespeare studies & criticism books

Investigates how the sexual element in Shakespeare's works is complicated and compromised by the impact of print....  Read More >>

This is a perceptive and illuminating account of the background to, and range of, Shakespeare's comedy, fosucing...  Read More >>

This volume documents the course of Shakespeare criticism on ""King John"", from the earliest items of recorded...  Read More >>

This volume documents the course of Shakespeare criticism on ""Richard II"" from the earliest items of recorded...  Read More >>

""Shakespeare's Reading"" explores Shakespeare's reshaping of sources into new creations. Beginning with a discussion...  Read More >>

In this book White ""traces the influence of both the comedies and tragedies {of Shakespeare} on Keats's work.""...  Read More >>

Dr White examines the ways in which Shakespeare uses formal conventions from romance throughout his writing career,...  Read More >>

This text seeks to locate the underlying secrets of Shakespeare's dynamic power. It offers a technical language...  Read More >>

This major new interdisciplinary study argues that Shakespeare exploited long-established connections between vision,...  Read More >>

This is a revised version of the book which was privately published by the author in 1982. At the time, the book...  Read More >>

The Heinemann Advanced Shakespeare series specifically focuses on preparing students for their exams. Teachers find...  Read More >>

The Bard's material is pure fodder for Christensen's irrepressible imagination as he paints and sketches queens,...  Read More >>

One of the most provocative writers on women's performances of Shakespeare on stage and film in Britain today, Rutter...  Read More >>

Paradigms Found is an indispensable book for students and teachers of Shakespeare, and for anyone interested in...  Read More >>

Argues that the text of a Shakespeare play is only one of the factors that give a performance its meaning. By focusing...  Read More >>

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

In this critical evaluation of the classic, the discussion focuses on the nature of the major characters, the morality...  Read More >>

The human soul is for pre-modern philosophers the cause of both thinking and life. This double aspect of the soul,...  Read More >>

For Shakespeare, tyranny is a perpetual political and human problem. This work locates Shakespeare's expansive definition...  Read More >>

This work speculates on how the theatre ""plays"" women's bodies, and how audiences read them. Covering themes including...  Read More >>

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

This collection of essays and reviews represents some of the most significant and comprehensive writing on Shakespeare's...  Read More >>

This volume traces the modern critical and performance history of one of Shakespeare's most-loved and most-performed...  Read More >>

This guide to Shakespeare's A Midsummers Night's Dream aims to help students understand the overall structure...  Read More >>

This guide to William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew aims to help students understand the structure of...  Read More >>