Shakespeare Survey is a yearbook of Shakespeare studies and production which has published the best international scholarship in English since 1948. The theme for volume 62 is ‘Close Encounters with…

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…

What does it signify when a Shakespearean character forgets something or when Hamlet determines to ‘wipe away all trivial fond records’? How might forgetting be an act to be performed…

Molecular biology has revolutionized our understanding of animals and their evolution. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Holland provides an authoritative summary of the modern view of animal life, its…

This volume of essays examines the relationship between the play and its historical and cultural contexts. Transferring plays from one period or culture to another is so much more than…

This Roman play is one of Shakespeare’s last tragedies, best known for its political and military themes.The Introduction and commentary notes open up the language, themes and ideas in this…

Fred is a book about a book. We meet Fred, the main character, in a library. He endears himself to the reader through his shyness and resolve to avoid being…

English Comedy brings together well-established scholars and younger critics to examine the traditions of comic writing in England, ranging from medieval and Renaissance drama through Romantic poetry to twentieth-century literature…