Shakespeare studies & criticism books

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

In this study of Macbeth in all his manifestations, the author begins by considering the historical context, then...  Read More >>

Overviews the textual history and intellectual background of the play, analyzes its issues and themes, summarizes...  Read More >>

The study of Shakespeare, as a cultural phenomenon as much as a playwright and poet, is an established university...  Read More >>

The dynamic interplay between three concepts - gender, text, habitat - as metaphors for cross-cultural definition...  Read More >>

Shakespeare's Visual Regime examines the tragedies, histories, and Roman plays for an emergent early modern spectatorial...  Read More >>

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This anthology examines Shakespeare's ""Love's Labour's Lost"" from a variety of perspectives and through a wide...  Read More >>

""King Henry VIII"" has one of the fullest theatrical histories of any play in the Shakespeare canon, yet has been...  Read More >>

This volume aims to give a general and non-specialist audience some sense of what scholarship has achieved in three...  Read More >>

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This collection contains the texts of all Shakespeare's plays, including ""The Two Noble Kinsmen"", which has only...  Read More >>

""King Henry VIII"" has one of the fullest theatrical histories of any play in the Shakespeare canon, yet has been...  Read More >>

It successfully argues that William Shakespeare was the pen name of an aristocrat, and that William Shakespeare...  Read More >>

Cahn draws vivid connections between related works of Shakespeare, but just as importantly, enlightens readers as...  Read More >>

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Based on the 1608 quarto of ""King Lear"", this commentary aims to help readers understand the language and dramaturgy...  Read More >>

"""This translation of Shakespeare's exploration of militaristic might and political folly brings his language into...  Read More >>

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Bacon intended to prove that the plays attributed to William Shakespeare were written by a coterie of men, including...  Read More >>

This book offers a new approach to the discussion of English Renaissance literary subjectivity. Dissatisfied with...  Read More >>

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

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This book examines the plays of Shakespeare in their context as part of English Renaissance drama as a whole. Separate...  Read More >>