An annotated edition of Shakespeare's comedy in which young lovers enter a world of sprites and fairies, and an amateur play production entertains all; also includes essays on Shakespeare's theatrical world and his texts, and a...

The New Penguin Shakespeare offers a complete edition of the plays and poems. Each volume has been newly prepared from the original texts and includes an introduction, a list of further reading, a commentary, and a short account...

Desdemona's love for Othello, the Moor, transcends racial prejudice; but the envious Iago conspires to devastate their lives. This novel renders racism, sexism, contested identities, and the savagery lurking within civilisation.

This edition of The Winter's Tale considers the play in relation to Renaissance conceptions of dramatic genre and the family, traces the changing critical and theatrical attitudes towards it, and places its psychological and...

The repackaging of the acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series continues with more dazzling new covers to excite Shakespearians of all ages

Troilus and Cressida, long considered one of Shakespeare's most problematic plays, is both difficult and fascinating. In this edition, Dawson views the play from a performance perspective - both in the commentary as well as in the...