Shakespeare studies & criticism books

One of Shakespeare's final works, Cymbeline uses virtuoso theatrical and poetic means to dramatize a story of a...  Read More >>

An illustrated edition of the work, with an introduction considering the relevance to the play of ideas of chivalry,...  Read More >>

A new edition of the play, Coriolanus. The introduction considers Shakespeare's adaptation of his historical material...  Read More >>

A study of Romeo and Juliet which examines every aspect of the play, including texts and contexts, thematic and...  Read More >>

This lively gathering of materials about Shakespeare's Julius Caesar will enrich students' understanding of the...  Read More >>

In CliffsNotes on The Taming of the Shrew, you explore one of Shakespeare's most beloved, and imitated, works....  Read More >>

For students and critics interested in Shakespeare's texts or the rise of his reputation, or those interested in...  Read More >>

This book looks at four of Shakespeare's plays - As You Like It, King Lear, Pericles, and The Winter's Tale - and...  Read More >>

What have we learned from the first experiments performed at the reconstructed Globe on Bankside? Written by the...  Read More >>

The most familiar assertion of Shakespeare scholarship is that he is our contemporary. Shakespeare After Theory...  Read More >>

Focusing on England, Hungary and on some other European countries, the book explores the latent religious patterns...  Read More >>

The period between 1585 (when Elizabeth formally committed her military support to the Dutch wars against Spain)...  Read More >>

This volume is part of an illustrated series focusing on Shakespearen criticism published after 1960 to provide...  Read More >>

Reveals the full scope of Shakespeare's plays as sacred visionary dramas, illuminating the bard's greatest works...  Read More >>

A new edition of Henry IV, Part I with an introduction discussing the play in both performance and criticism from...  Read More >>

A new edition of Henry V. The introduction shows how Shakespeare shaped his historical material, examines critical...  Read More >>

An edition of the work, which offers a number of new readings of difficult and disputed passages, together with...  Read More >>

This new edition of one of Shakespeare's greatest history plays offers a freshly considered text fully alert to...  Read More >>

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This collection focuses exclusively on contemporary criticism of Shakespeare's Sonnets. Approaches range from the...  Read More >>

This volume reconsiders every detail of the text and presentation in the light of modern scholarship. The nature...  Read More >>

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This reference book is a companion to the play.  Read More >>

Through selection of primary historical documents, the work provides contexts for understanding Hamlet's melancholy,...  Read More >>

This collection of essays is aimed at readers who are looking for new ways of thinking about Shakespeare's most...  Read More >>