Books in the Shakespeare Criticism series

These new essays from leading figures in the field explore and extend the key debates surrounding Twelfth Night, creating the ideal book for readers approaching this text for the first time or wishing to further their knowledge of this stimulating, much loved play.

This anthology discusses Love's Labour's Lost in terms of historical context, dating and sources, character analysis; comic elements, verbal conceits, evidence of authorship and feminist interpretations.

Offers critical analysis, supported with historical and bibliographical information about Shakespeare's "Macbeth". This book addresses early modern themes, with attention to the protagonists and the discourses of politics, class, gender, the emotions, and the economy, along with discussions of significant 'minor' characters.

This volume is a comprehensive collection of critical essays on The Taming of the Shrew, and includes extensive discussions of the play's various printed versions and its theatrical productions.

This volume of essays traces the modern critical and performance history of this play, one of Shakespeare's most-loved and most-performed comedies.

This volume is a comprehensive collection of critical essays on The Taming of the Shrew, and includes extensive discussions of the play's various printed versions and its theatrical productions.

Pericles: Critical Essays brings together the most essential critical essays and theatrical reviews of Shakespeare's play from the late 17th century to the present, providing a representative gathering of critical opinion of Pericles over the centuries.

This essay collection offers a lengthy introduction describing trends in criticism and theatrical interpretation of As You Like It. Twenty-six major essays on the play, including several written especially for this volume highlight the work, coupled with twenty-three reviews of various productions, ranging from 1741 to 1919. Edward Tomarken edited this valuable collection with a contents that includes pieces by Samuel Johnson, Charles Gildon, J. Payne Collier, Denton J. Snider, Charles Wingate, Victor O. Freeburg, J.B. Priestly, Cumberland Clark, Margaret Maurer and others.

Offers a range of approaches to 'Twelfth' 'Night', including its critical reception, performance history, and relation to early modern culture. This book provides introduction that surveys the play's critical reception and performance history, while individual essays explore a variety of topics relevant to a full appreciation of the play.