Based on the First Folio (1623), this critical edition of "The Taming of the Shrew" includes an 'Appropriations/Rewritings' section with extracts from the earliest theatrical responses to the play by Shakespeare's contemporaries as well as post-Shakespearean reactions. 'Sources and Contexts' collect[...]

This lively and informative guide reveals Hamlet as marking a turning point in Shakespeare's use of language and dramatic form as well as addressing the key problem at the play's core: Hamlet's inaction. It also looks at recent critical approaches to the play and its theatre history, including the r[...]

This new study of Shakespeare's life and times, which illuminates our understanding and appreciation of his works, combines an accessible fully historicized treatment of both the life and the plays, suited to both undergraduate and popular audiences.[...]