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Popular Culture of Shakespeare, Spenser and Jonson Popular Culture of Shakespeare, Spenser and Jonson Mary Ellen Lamb Breaking new ground by considering productions of popular culture from above, rather than from below, this book draws on theorists of cultural studies, such as Pierre Bourdieu, Roger Chartier and Joh… OL13666185W
Shakespeare attacks bigotry Shakespeare attacks bigotry Elaine L. Robinson "The book examines six of Shakespeare's plays--Titus Andronicus, The Merchant of Venice, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth--and explores how they satirized humanism's grounding in Aristotle's ph… OL13763394W
Richard III Richard III Andersen, Richard "A literary analysis of the play 'Richard III.' Includes information on the history and culture of Elizabethan England"--Provided by publisher. OL15042673W
Shakespeare A to Z Shakespeare A to Z Charles Boyce A reference to William Shakespeare contains entries covering such topics as his plays, characters, and poems, along with information on theatricial terms and Shakespeare's contemporaries. What famous… OL16024266W
Shakespeare and material culture Shakespeare and material culture Catherine Richardson What is the significance of Shylock's ring in "The Merchant of Venice"? How does Shakespeare create Gertrude's closet in "Hamlet"? How and why does Ariel prepare a banquet in "The Tempest"? In order … OL16589161W
The Soul of Statesmanship The Soul of Statesmanship L. Joseph Hebert Shakespeare’s plays explore a staggering range of political topics, from the nature of tyranny, to the practical effects of Christianity on politics and the family, to the meaning and practice of sta… OL18017358W
Harold Bloom's Shakespeare Harold Bloom's Shakespeare Robert Sawyer,Christy Desmet "Harold Bloom is one of the most influential and controversial of contemporary Shakespeare critics. These essays examine the sources and impact of Bloom's Shakespearean criticism from a variety of th… OL18222555W
The new Cambridge companion to Shakespeare The new Cambridge companion to Shakespeare Stanley W. Wells,Margreta De Grazia "Written by a team of leading international scholars, this Companion is designed to illuminate Shakespeare's works through discussion of the key topics of Shakespeare studies. Twenty-one brand new es… OL18611629W
Shakespeare in Swahililand Shakespeare in Swahililand Edward Wilson-Lee Beginning with Victorian-era expeditions in which the Complete Works of Shakespeare were often the sole reading material carried into the interior of the continent, the Bard became a vital touchstone… OL19670377W
Sex with Shakespeare Sex with Shakespeare Jillian Keenan "When it came to understanding love, a teenage Jillian Keenan had nothing to guide her--until a production of The Tempest sent Shakespeare's language flowing through her blood for the first time. In … OL20025248W
Queering the Shakespeare Film Queering the Shakespeare Film Anthony Guy Patricia A range of mainstream and independent English language film productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Twelfth Night, and The Merchant of Venice take centre stage in Queerin… OL20255038W
Shakespeare's world of words Shakespeare's world of words Paul Edward Yachnin "Was Shakespeare really the original genius he has appeared to be since the eighteenth century, a poet whose words came from nature itself? The contributors to this volume propose that Shakespeare wa… OL22314583W
Globe Guide to Shakespeare Globe Guide to Shakespeare Andrew Dickson xvi, 700 pages : 24 cm OL25697958W
King Henry VI. Part 1 King Henry VI. Part 1 William Shakespeare King Henry VI, Part 1 by William Shakespeare OL258712W
Shakespeare Shakespeare Susan Snyder "Before her death in September 2001, Susan Snyder collected a number of her essays that she felt represented some of her best work in Shakespearean criticism over a period of about three decades. Man… OL2702453W
Critical Survey of Shakespeare's Sonnets Critical Survey of Shakespeare's Sonnets Salem Press viii, 345 pages : 26 cm OL27364586W
Macbeth Macbeth Ben Crystal Macbeth is one of the most popular and bloody of Shakespeare's tragedies. This accessible introduction offers a springboard into the play, taking a hands-on, performance-based approach, exploring the… OL27719241W
Shakespeare's Late Style Shakespeare's Late Style Russ McDonald When Shakespeare gave up tragedy around 1607 and turned to the new form we call romance or tragicomedy, he created a distinctive poetic idiom that often bewildered audiences and readers. The plays of… OL3007959W
Shakespeare Stories Shakespeare Stories Leon Garfield An acclaimed author has rewritten twelve of Shakespeare's plays in narrative form, retaining much of the original language, and thus the flavor of the bard's dramas. OL36338W
Shakespeare Shakespeare Brian Vickers The reception given to a writer by his contemporaries and near-contemporaries is evidence of considerable value to the student of literature. The separate volumes in the Critical Heritage Series pres… OL4310300W
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