Shakespeare studies & criticism books

Features a duke who is so anxious about the decline in the moral quality of his subjects' lives that he temporarily...  Read More >>

Features a duke who is so anxious about the decline in the moral quality of his subjects' lives that he temporarily...  Read More >>

Two further warnings may be required. In the first place, we must remember that the tragic aspect of life is only...  Read More >>

Contains a text of the play, textual variants from all subsequent editions of the play, and commentary notes. Includes...  Read More >>

This collection explores the consequences of accentism in the Shakespeare industry across languages and cultures,...  Read More >>

Desdemona's love for Othello, the Moor, transcends racial prejudice; but the envious Iago conspires to devastate...  Read More >>

""This detailed series provides comprehensive coverage of critical interpretations of the plays of Shakespeare....  Read More >>

This Norton Critical Edition includes the First Folio text, along with an introduction, explanatory footnotes, note...  Read More >>

A revised edition of the comedy covers the playwright's life and theater, an introduction to the play, sources,...  Read More >>

These mass market editions of six of Shakespeare's plays feature freshly edited text based on the best early printed...  Read More >>

Features a duke who is so anxious about the decline in the moral quality of his subjects' lives that he temporarily...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It was first printed in the First Folio of 1623. The plot...  Read More >>

William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) is widely recognized as the greatest writer in the English language, best known...  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 >>

Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written near 1599. It tells the story of...  Read More >>

Arden Shakespeare and Theory provides a comprehensive analysis of the theoretical developments that have dominated...  Read More >>

Winner of the ASLE-UKI 2022 Book Prize From The Pastoral Players’ 1884 performance of As You Like It to contemporary...  Read More >>

Here is what people who have read Shakey's Madness have said: -I thought Shakespeare was old and boring, but...  Read More >>

A concise, helpful guide to The Merry Wives of Windsor, with explanations of unfamiliar language and thought-provoking...  Read More >>

A.C. Bradley put Shakespeare on the map for generations of readers and students for whom the plays might not otherwise...  Read More >>

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This book examines Shakespearean adaptations through the critical lens of fan studies and asks what it means to...  Read More >>

This Norton Critical Edition includes the First Folio text, along with an introduction, explanatory footnotes, note...  Read More >>

Impressive Shakespeare reassesses Shakespeare’s relationship with ""print culture"" in light of his plays’ engagement...  Read More >>