This book, generously illustrated with key pages from the publication and comparative works, tells the human, artistic, economic and technical stories of the birth of the First Folio and the…

Shakespeare Survey is a yearbook of Shakespeare studies and production. The theme for Volume 74 is ‘Shakespeare and Education’. The complete set of Survey volumes is also available online at…

Navigating the sea of published commentary on Shakespeare’s tragedies can be difficult. This book guides students through the key critical debates from the 16th century to the present day, enhancing…

Perfect for students and theatregoers, this lively and authoritative guide contains key information on Shakespeare. Covering all of Shakespeare’s dramatic and poetic works in compact, alphabetical form, the book provides…

This stage history of Shakespeare’s King Henry V covers the play’s theatrical life since 1599. The Introduction traces stage and film versions of this political play and provokes questions: is…

Much Ado About Nothing appears to have been written about 1599, shortly before As You Like It and Twelfth Night. The action combines two narrative threads: the spirited comedy of…

This book addresses common myths and misconceptions about Shakespeare and his works offering authoritative, up-to-date and even-handed treatments of controversies and scholarly disagreements.

This account of the 1623 edition of Shakespeare’s collected plays provides an account of the its post-publication history, tracing the individual copies of the First Folio across time and space…