Classic and pre-20th century plays

How did the actors for whom Shakespeare wrote his plays make his characters come to life, how did they convey his words?

How did the actors for whom Shakespeare wrote his plays make his characters come to life, how did they convey his words?

Shakespeare against the background of his times, his world of the theatre and his dramatic development through the last years of Elizabeth's reign.

Shakespeare against the background of his times, his world of the theatre and his dramatic development through the last years of Elizabeth's reign.

The great Shakespeare Jubilee festival was held at Stratford, under the direction of David Garrick.

The great Shakespeare Jubilee festival was held at Stratford, under the direction of David Garrick.

Originally published in 1961, this book is a study of the ways actors since the time of Shakespeare have portrayed the character of Shylock.

Originally published in 1961, this book is a study of the ways actors since the time of Shakespeare have portrayed the character of Shylock.

This book considers early modern and postmodern ideals of health, vigor, ability, beauty, well-being, and happiness, uncovering and historicizing the complex negotiations among physical embodiment, emotional response, and communally-sanctioned behavior in Shakespeare's literary and material world.

This book considers early modern and postmodern ideals of health, vigor, ability, beauty, well-being, and happiness, uncovering and historicizing the complex negotiations among physical embodiment, emotional response, and communally-sanctioned behavior in Shakespeare's literary and material world.

In both feminist theory and Shakespearean criticism, questions of sexuality have consistently been conflated with questions of gender.

In both feminist theory and Shakespearean criticism, questions of sexuality have consistently been conflated with questions of gender.

The Routledge Handbook of Shakespeare and Memory introduces this vibrant field of study to students and scholars, whilst defining and extending critical debates in the area.

The Routledge Handbook of Shakespeare and Memory introduces this vibrant field of study to students and scholars, whilst defining and extending critical debates in the area.

First published in 1986, this title examines a set of English Renaissance texts by Shakespeare, Spenser, Herbert, Marvell and Milton, within the theoretic framework of postmodern thought.

First published in 1986, this title examines a set of English Renaissance texts by Shakespeare, Spenser, Herbert, Marvell and Milton, within the theoretic framework of postmodern thought.

This book explores a neglected feature of intellectual history and literature in the early modern period: the ways in which the body was theorized and represented as an intelligent cognitive agent, with desires, appetites, and understandings independent of the mind.

This book explores a neglected feature of intellectual history and literature in the early modern period: the ways in which the body was theorized and represented as an intelligent cognitive agent, with desires, appetites, and understandings independent of the mind.

From the apparently simple adaptation of a text into film, theatre or a new literary work, to the more complex appropriation of style or meaning, it is arguable that all texts are somehow connected to a network of existing texts and art forms.

From the apparently simple adaptation of a text into film, theatre or a new literary work, to the more complex appropriation of style or meaning, it is arguable that all texts are somehow connected to a network of existing texts and art forms.

This volume introduces 'civic Shakespeare' as a new and complex category entailing the dynamic relation between the individual and the community on issues of authority, liberty, and cultural production.

This volume introduces 'civic Shakespeare' as a new and complex category entailing the dynamic relation between the individual and the community on issues of authority, liberty, and cultural production.

This volume brings together two vibrant areas of Renaissance studies today: memory and sexuality.

This volume brings together two vibrant areas of Renaissance studies today: memory and sexuality.

Reading the Renaissance, first published in 1996, is a collection of essays discussing the literature, drama, poetics and culture of the Renaissance period.

Reading the Renaissance, first published in 1996, is a collection of essays discussing the literature, drama, poetics and culture of the Renaissance period.

Witchcraft: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the scholarly study of witchcraft, exploring the phenomenon of witchcraft from its earliest definitions in the Middle Ages through to its resonances in the modern world.

Witchcraft: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the scholarly study of witchcraft, exploring the phenomenon of witchcraft from its earliest definitions in the Middle Ages through to its resonances in the modern world.

Originally published in 1986.

Originally published in 1986.

Originally published in 1993.

Originally published in 1993.

Originally published in 1995.

Originally published in 1995.

Originally published in 1984.

Originally published in 1984.

Originally published in 1986.

Originally published in 1986.

Reissuing works originally published between 1984 and 1995, this set brings back into print early volumes from the Shakespearean Criticism Series originally edited by Joseph Price.

Originally published in 1995.

Originally published in 1995.

Originally published in 1988.

Originally published in 1988.

Originally published in 1984.

Originally published in 1984.

William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew has succeeded in surviving in contemporary culture, and has even managed to penetrate to the most modern media of mass communications.

William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew has succeeded in surviving in contemporary culture, and has even managed to penetrate to the most modern media of mass communications.

Originally published in 1988.

Originally published in 1988.

This book recovers a sense of the high stakes of Shakespearean comedy, arguing that the comedies, no less than the tragedies, serve to dramatize responses to the condition of being human, responses that invite scholarly investigation and explanation.