Shakespeare studies & criticism books

Othello is a noble Moor , a North African Muslim who has converted to Christianity and is deemed one of the Venetian...  Read More >>

Shakespeare and Girls’ Studies argues that girls hold a central place in Shakespearean adaptation, taking as its...  Read More >>

With summaries, discussions, and excerpts from primary source documents, this book examines Shakespeare's world...  Read More >>

A comedy of Petruchio's determination to subdue the irascible Katherine and to make her his wife.  Read More >>

From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare's controversial comedy of the war...  Read More >>

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An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and...  Read More >>

An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and...  Read More >>

The first in-depth look at Peter Sellars, the avant-garde director whose Shakespeare productions have polarized...  Read More >>

At head of title: Folger Shakespeare Library.  Read More >>

From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare's magnificent tragedy of love,...  Read More >>

A concise, helpful guide to The Winter's Tale, with a scene-by-scene account of the plot, a few intriguing Shakespearean...  Read More >>

Passion, deseit, and manipulation lie at the heart of Othello, a chilling tale of misplaced jealousy and wasted...  Read More >>

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Essays for all readers on new directions in Shakespearean performance, adaptation, and criticism.  Read More >>

This book explores the impact of the sixteenth-century Reformation on the plays of William Shakespeare. Taking three...  Read More >>

The duke's authoritarian deputy, Angelo, is hell-bent on stamping out moral decay, reactivating outdated draconian...  Read More >>

An international team of scholars offers: modernized, easily accessible texts; ample but unobtrusive academic guidance;...  Read More >>

The version of As you like it and the corresponding footnotes that appear in this volume were originally published...  Read More >>

The editor aims at elucidating what may be obscure to the modern reader and at illuminating the meaning by parallels...  Read More >>

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Why do the Capulets bite their thumbs at the Montagues? Why do the Venetians spit upon Shylock’s Jewish gaberdine?...  Read More >>

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