Books in the Greenwood Guides to Shakespeare series

With a raging bear, the figure of Time, and a statue that turns out to be a living woman, The Winter's Tale is one of Shakespeare's most unusual dramas. The final chapters review the critical and scholarly response to Shakespeare's work and its performance history.

Twelfth Night is one of the most accessible and yet elusive of Shakespeare's plays. Included are chapters on the play's background, contexts, themes, dramatic art, critical reception, and performance history. The final chapters look at the critical response to the play and give special attention to the play's performance history.

The Tempest was first published in 1623 and is probably the last play Shakespeare wrote by himself. This reference is a comprehensive guide to the play. The volume begins with a brief consideration of the play's textual history, followed by an evaluation of the merits of various modern editions.

This book is a lucid and thorough guide to the play's roots and legacy. The volume begins with a discussion of the play's textual history, which is complicated by the different quarto and folio versions.

The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's most frequently performed plays. This reference is a comprehensive introduction to the play, its themes and contexts, its critical reception, and its performance history. The volume begins with a discussion of the play's creation and textual history.

In Antony and Cleopatra, Shakespeare dramatizes the classical love story of the Roman general and the Egyptian queen, their fatal romance, and the power struggle that leads to the triumph of Octavius Caesar.

This reference is a thorough introduction to the play's origins and legacy. The volume provides a full overview of all aspects of the play, from its genesis to modern productions, and scholarship.

Since its first performances around 1596 and its earliest editions (1597, 1599), Romeo and Juliet has remained one of Shakespeare's most popular plays.

Henry V is a complex and challenging Shakespearean play that rewards detailed study.

A companion to the play, this text includes chapters on the play's textual history and available modern editions, the historical and cultural setting of Shakespeare's England, and the sources that Shakespeare probably utilized.

This reference work on Shakespeare's "Hamlet" focuses on the textual history of the play and on the historical and cultural contexts in which it emerged. It also surveys Shakespeare's language, imagery, themes and dramatic art, and it offers a summary of the play's critical reception.

Beginning with a discussion of the play's textual history, this text then analyses the various contexts and sources that influenced the play. It also examines the play's dramatic structure, offers a detailed plot summary and discusses the play's major themes.