Shakespeare studies & criticism books

Suitable for students, researchers, thespians, and general readers, Tales for Shakespeare is an anthology of source...  Read More >>

King Lear depicts the gradual descent into madness of the title character, an ageing British monarch.He intends...  Read More >>

New Kittredge Shakespeare editions combine performance issues in feature films with the clarity of Kittredge's notes...  Read More >>

This book describes in detail the ground-breaking discovery concerning William Shakespeare's real identity, which...  Read More >>

A study of the idea of inheritance in late medieval and early modern imaginative literature that shows continuities...  Read More >>

This unique and comprehensive study reviews the practice of leading American directors of Shakespeare from the late...  Read More >>

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Contextualizing the duo’s work within British comedy, Shakespeare criticism, the history of sexuality, and their...  Read More >>

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

The essays, many of which are reprinted here for the first time, are arranged in chronological order and provide...  Read More >>

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This book explores how Shakespeare uses images of dreams and sleep to define his dramatic worlds. Surveying Shakespeare’s...  Read More >>

The way that characters in early modern theatrical performance think through their surroundings is important in...  Read More >>

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This is the text of the 1623 printing of the first folio. The original spelling and punctuation are completely intact....  Read More >>

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Thinking Through Place on the Early Modern English Stage argues that environment and embodied thought continually...  Read More >>

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Americans have embraced William Shakespeare for more than 250...  Read More >>

This book explores ways in which Shakespeare’s writing strategies shape our embodied perception of objects – both...  Read More >>

What can developments in contemporary linguistics and language theory reveal about Shakespeare’s language in the...  Read More >>

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This is the text of the 1623 printing of the first folio. The original spelling and punctuation are completely intact....  Read More >>