Shakespeare

A study of common and exotic food in Shakespeare's plays, this book is the first to explore early modern English dietary literature to understand better the uses, as well as the social and moral implications, of food in Shakespearean drama. Food in Shakespeare provides an historically accurate accou..

Analysing six Greek tragedies and Hamlet, this book also contains a chapter on the Greek and the Elizabethan dramatic forms and one on religious drama. An important work from an author respected for a constructive and sensitive quality of criticism...

This book was originally published in 1964 to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth. It describes the great Shakespeare Jubilee festival held at Stratford, under the direction of David Garrick. It looks at its impact on Stratford, its after effects in London, especially theatric..

Pushing ecocriticism beyond the typical boundaries of ‘nature’ writing, this interdisciplinary account introduces one of the most lively areas of Shakespeare studies and presents a convincing case for his continuing relevance to contemporary theory...

The first in a series on Shakespeare's original texts, including facsimile pages, this version of "Hamlet" is claimed to be, in some ways, the most authentic version of the play that we have. Included are an introduction, notes, and a theoretical, historical and contextual critique...

The first in a series on Shakespeare's original texts, including facsimile pages, this version of "Hamlet" is claimed to be, in some ways, the most authentic version of the play that we have. Included are an introduction, notes, and a theoretical, historical and contextual critique. This text has be..

"But in a fiction, in a dream of passion..." In an extended commentary on this passage this book offers a rationale for the excellence and primacy of this play among the tragedies. Throughout, emphasis is placed on Hamlet's fantasies and imaginations rather than on ethical criteria, and on the depic..

Challenging assumptions about historical periodicity, modernity and the uses of Shakespeare in present day contexts, this study of his legacy in current American and British politics includes a discussion of Bush, Blair, 9-11 and the London bombings...

Building on current scholarly interest in the religious dimensions of the play, this study shows how Shakespeare uses Hamlet to comment on the Calvinistic Protestantism predominant around 1600. By considering the play's inner workings against the religious ideas of its time, John Curran explores ho..

This collected wisdom was originally published in 1986. It contains pieces of commentary from as far back as the late 18th Century but also highly acclaimed critical pieces from more recent years, organised into six general themes...

Originally published in 1986. This volume points to the rich variety of critical responses to the Henry IV plays and their complexity. Organised chronologically, the collection then ends with two pieces of theatrical criticism...

One of a series on Shakespeare's original texts, including facsimile pages, this version of "Henry V" is claimed to be, in some ways, the most authentic version of the play that we have. Included are an introduction, notes, and a theoretical, historical and contextual critique. The original text - o..