Shakespeare Studies & Criticism

Traces the ways in which changing ideas about criminal sanction were reflected in and engaged with in early modern English society Broadens the sc...

Ground-breaking essays comparing Shakespeare and Montaigne Introduces and explores a wide range of fresh approaches to comparative study of Shakes...

The standard analytical approach to teaching Shakespeare does not tend to help students understand the theatricality of the Bard’s plays and can le...

Romantic criticism, of which Shakespeare is the central figure, invented many of the modes of modern criticism. It is also distinct from many conte...

Shakespeare and Text is built on the research and experience of a leading expert on Shakespeare editing and textual studies. The first edition has ...

Shakespeare and Disability Studies argues that an understanding of disability theory is essential for scholars, teachers, and directors who wish to...

Oxford Textual Perspectives is a series of informative and provocative studies focused upon literary texts (conceived of in the broadest sense of t...

Hillman explores English tragedy in relation to France with a frank concentration on Shakespeare. He sets out to theorise more abstract tragic qual...

Shakespeare and Spenser: Attractive opposites is a much-needed volume that brings together ten original papers by experts on the relations between ...

Macbeth is arguably the world's most famous monarch. Both the historical king and the literary character have fascinated writers and audiences for ...

Supernatural elements are of central significance in many of Shakespeare's plays, contributing to their dramatic power and intrigue. Ghosts haunt p...

From the Royal Shakespeare Company – a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare's journey into the Forest of Arden. With an expert introduction by...

No Hamlets is the first critical account of the role of Shakespeare in the intellectual tradition of the political right in Germany from the foundi...