Shakespeare Catalogue 2015

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T h E N E w C a m B R i d g E S h a k E S p E a R ENCS

2 New Cambridge Shakespeare

10 Recent and forthcoming highlights

14 Student Resources

16 Shakespeare and Early Modern Criticism

CoNtENtS

The Tempest

Second Edition

Updated edition of The Tempest includes a thoroughly revised introduction and reading list.

See page 8.

All’s Well that Ends WellSecond Edition

Edited by Russell Fraser, revised and updated by alexander Leggatt

For this updated edition of All’s Well, alexander Leggatt has written

a wholly new introduction to one of Shakespeare’s most puzzling,

ambiguous and demanding plays. Leggatt’s interest in performance

informs his thoughtful account of the play’s critical and theatrical

fortunes to the end of the twentieth century.

978-0-521-82793-5 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-53515-1 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99

Antony and CleopatraSecond Edition

Edited by david Bevington

For this updated edition, david Bevington has included in his

introductory section a thorough consideration of recent critical and

stage interpretations of Antony and Cleopatra, demonstrating how

the theatrical design and imagination of this play make it one of

Shakespeare’s most remarkable tragedies. an updated reading list

completes the edition.

978-0-521-84833-6 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-61287-6 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99

As You Like ItSecond Edition

Edited by michael hattaway

Shakespeare’s As You Like It can appear bright or sombre in

performance: a feast of language and a delight for comic actors,

or a risk-taking exploration of gender roles. This updated edition

provides an account of what makes this popular play both innocent

and dangerous.

978-0-521-51974-8 Hardback £49.99 / US$89.99

978-0-521-73250-5 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99

the Comedy of ErrorsSecond Edition

Edited by T. S. dorsch, revised and updated by Ros king

Ros king has provided a completely new introduction, arguing

that Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors cannot be regarded merely as a

farcical romp based on a classical model, but belongs to the critically

misunderstood genre of tragi-comedy. her introduction also engages

fully with the play’s continuing popularity in the theatre.

978-0-521-82794-2 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-53516-8 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99

CoriolanusSecond Edition

Edited by Lee Bliss, revised and updated by Bridget Escolme

Shakespeare’s Roman play Coriolanus was probably his last tragedy,

and represents the playwright’s most searching exploration of the

political life of a community. This annotated edition provides full

explanatory notes, and a substantial introduction which has been

updated to include the most recent criticism and productions of

the play.

978-0-521-42960-3 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-72874-4 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99

CymbelineEdited by martin Butler, recently updated

This new edition of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline foregrounds the

elements of romance, tragicomedy and Jacobean stagecraft which

together shape the play; it also acknowledges the postmodern

indeterminacy of the play’s key moments. martin Butler presents a

refreshingly unsentimental reading of the heroine, innogen.

978-0-521-22878-7 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-29694-6 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99

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T h e N e w C a m b r i d g e S h a k e S p e a r eNCS

CoriolaNuS

edited by lee bliss


CymbeliNe

edited by martin butler

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T H E N E W C A M B R I D G E S H A K E S P E A R ENCS

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

Edited by T. S. Dorsch


aNToNy aNd CleopaTra

edited by david bevington


all’S well ThaT eNdS well

edited by russell Fraser


aS You Like iT

edited by michael hattaway

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Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkSecond Edition

Edited by philip Edwards, revised and updated by Robert hapgood

Robert hapgood has added a section on prevailing critical and

performance approaches to Hamlet. he discusses recent film and

stage performances, and actors of the hamlet role, as well as directors

of the play; he stresses the role of remembering and forgetting, and

the impact of feminist and performance studies.

‘The introduction and commentary reveal an author with

a lively awareness of the importance of perceiving the play

as a theatrical document, one which comes to life, which is

completed only in performance.’

The Review of English Studies

978-0-521-82545-0 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-53252-5 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99

Julius CaesarSecond Edition

Edited by marvin Spevack, revised and updated by marga munkelt

For this updated edition of Julius Caesar, marga munkelt has added

a new section and new pictures to the introduction, surveying stage

and critical interpretations since the 1980s of Shakespeare’s most

famous Roman play. The reading list has also been brought up

to date.

978-0-521-82791-1 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-53513-7 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99

King Edward IIIEdited by giorgio melchiori

Edward III is a major addition to the Shakespearean canon, and

is published here for the first time in an authoritative edition of

Shakespeare’s works. melchiori claims that Shakespeare is the

author of a significant part of the play, the extent of which is

discussed in detail.

978-0-521-43422-5 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-59673-2 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99

the First Part of King Henry IVSecond Edition

Edited by herbert weil and Judith weil, revised and updated by katharine a. Craik

This updated edition offers a strongly theatrical perspective on the

origins of the play, and the history of its interpretation. The notes

provide a thorough commentary on Shakespeare’s transformation

of his sources, and suggest alternative stagings. a new introductory

section by katharine Craik describes recent stage, film and critical

interpretations.

978-0-521-86801-3 Hardback £49.99 / US$89.99

978-0-521-68743-0 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99

the Second Part of King Henry IVSecond Edition

Edited by giorgio melchiori, revised and updated by adam hansen

melchiori offers a fresh approach to The Second Part of King Henry

IV, which he sees as an unplanned sequel to the First Part, itself a

‘remake’ of an old non-Shakespearean play. This updated edition

includes a new introductory section by adam hansen describing

recent stage, film and critical interpretations.

978-0-521-86926-3 Hardback £49.99 / US$89.99

978-0-521-68950-2 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99

King Henry VSecond Edition

Edited by andrew gurr

For this updated edition of Shakespeare’s most celebrated war

play, professor gurr has added a new section to his introduction

which considers recent critical and stage interpretations, especially

concentrating on the ‘secret’ versus ‘official’ readings of the play.

an updated reading list completes the edition.

978-0-521-84792-6 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-61264-7 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99


The FirST parT oF kiNg heNry iV

edited by herbert weil and Judith weil


kiNg heNry V

edited by andrew gurr

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hamleT,priNCe of deNmark

edited by philip edwards


JuliuS CaeSar

edited by marvin Spevack


kiNg edward iii

edited by giorgio melchiori


The SeCONd parT Of kiNg heNry iV

edited by giorgio melchiori

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the First Part of King Henry VIEdited by michael hattaway

This, the first major edition for over twenty-five years, takes account

of recent discoveries concerning Shakespeare’s early career. The

First Part of King Henry VI, which gives us Shakespeare’s portrait of

Joan of arc, stands revealed both as a successful venture in its own

exploratory style, and as a necessary account of key events in the

hundred Years war without which the wars of the Roses, anatomised

in the following two plays, cannot be understood.

978-0-521-22754-4 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-29634-2 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99

the Second Part of King Henry VIEdited by michael hattaway

This edition of The Second Part of King Henry VI takes account of

discoveries concerning Shakespeare’s early career, and pays particular

attention to theatrical history, relating readings generated by modern

performances to ideologically positioned accounts of the history and

politics of Shakespeare’s age.

978-0-521-37330-2 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-37704-1 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99

the third Part of King Henry VIEdited by michael hattaway

in The Third Part of King Henry VI, Shakespeare contrasts henry

Vi with his rival Edward iV to present a picture of the perils of

aristocratic factionalism.

978-0-521-37331-9 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-37705-8 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99

King Henry VIIIEdited by John margeson

professor margeson considers and illustrates the stage history of the

play, and gives a balanced account of the authorship controversy

from the mid-nineteenth century. The introduction considers

the political and religious background of the play, its pageant-like

structure and visual effects, and its varied ironies. The commentary is

detailed but concise, explaining difficult passages and contemporary

references, and suggesting how the play might have been staged in an

Elizabethan theatre, or might still be staged for a modern audience.

978-0-521-22876-3 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-29692-2 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99

King JohnEdited by L. a. Beaurline

King John had a distinguished life on the eighteenth- and

nineteenth-century stage, but for most of this century the play

has been undervalued. The introduction in this edition presents

the fullest account to date of the stage history, with accompanying

illustrations to suggest the dramatic potential of the script. The

appendix surveys the arguments about the dating of Shakespeare’s

King John and the anonymous Troublesome Reign of King John and

presents new evidence for the possibility that Shakespeare’s play

was written first.

978-0-521-22196-2 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-29387-7 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99

the tragedy of King LearSecond Edition

Edited by Jay L. halio

For this updated critical edition of King Lear, professor halio has

added a new introductory section on recent stage, film, and critical

interpretations of the play. he gives a comprehensive account

of Shakespeare’s sources and the literary, political and folkloric

influences at work in the play; a detailed reading of the action;

and a substantial stage history of major productions. professor

halio chooses the Folio as the text for this edition. he explains the

differences between the quarto and Folio versions and alerts the

reader to the rival claims of the quarto by means of a sampling of

parallel passages in the introduction and by an appendix which

contains annotated passages unique to the quarto. an updated

reading list completes the edition.

978-0-521-84791-9 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-61263-0 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99


kiNg JohN

edited by L. a. beaurline


The Tragedy of kiNg Lear

edited by Jay L. halio


The FirST parT oF kiNg heNry Vi



kiNg heNry Viii

edited by John margeson

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The SeCONd parT Of kiNg heNry Vi



The Third parT of kiNg heNry Vi



Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit

– Twelfth Night

King Richard IISecond Edition

Edited by andrew gurr

For this updated edition gurr has added a new section to the

introduction in which he describes the growing interest in re-

historicising and repoliticising the play, surveys a number of

important professional theatre productions, and guides the

reader through the scholarly criticism of recent years.

978-0-521-82541-2 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-53248-8 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99

King Richard IIISecond Edition

Edited by Janis Lull

This updated edition of King Richard III, one of Shakespeare’s most

perennially popular plays, contains a new introductory section on

the most recent criticism and performances, including the RSC cycles

of the history plays. Lull’s introduction stresses the importance of

women’s roles in the play and emphasises its tragic themes.

978-0-521-51474-3 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-73556-8 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99

Love’s Labour’s LostEdited by william C. Carroll

This new edition of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost presents a

highly readable text of the play based on the first quarto of 1598.

a thorough but concise critical commentary and a comprehensive

introduction illuminate the significant elements of the play, its

remarkable use of language, and its performance history.

978-0-521-22277-8 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-29431-7 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99

MacbethSecond Edition

Edited by a. R. Braunmuller

This book is an extensively-annotated edition of Macbeth, offering

a thorough reconsideration of one of Shakespeare’s most popular

plays. The book contains a brand new introductory section on

recent performances and adaptations of the play.

‘This updated edition of macbeth reveals thorough research, it

is conscientiously annotated, and it appears a superb tool for

researchers and students involved in Shakespeare scholarship.’

Year’s Work in English Studies

978-0-521-86240-0 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-68098-1 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99

Measure for MeasureSecond Edition

Edited by Brian gibbons, revised and updated by angela Stock

This updated edition of Measure for Measure includes a new

introductory section on recent stage, film and critical interpretations

by angela Stock. an updated reading list completes the edition.

978-0-521-85448-1 Hardback £49.99 / US$89.99

978-0-521-67078-4 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99

the Merchant of VeniceSecond Edition

Edited by m. m. mahood, revised and updated by Charles Edelman

in a substantial new section, Charles Edelman focuses on the play’s

sexual politics and recent scholarship on the position of Jews in

Shakespeare’s time. he surveys the international scope of theatrical

interpretations of The Merchant in the 1980s and 1990s and different

ways of tackling the troubling figure of Shylock.

‘The introduction and commentary reveal an author with a lively

awareness of the importance of perceiving the play as a theatrical

document, one which comes to life, which is completed only in

performance.’

The Review of English Studies

978-0-521-82544-3 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-53251-8 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99


The merChaNT of VeNiCe

edited by m. m. mahood


kiNg riChard ii

edited by andrew gurr

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Love’S Labour’S LoST

edited by william C. Carroll


meaSure for meaSure

edited by brian gibbons


maCbeTh

edited by a. r. braunmuller

the Merry Wives of WindsorSecond Edition

Edited by david Crane

Focusing on theatrical aspects of The Merry Wives of Windsor, this

new edition includes a response to some current arguments about

the dating of the play. Crane also brings the stage history of the

play up to date, showing how recent productions contribute to

our understanding of it.

978-0-521-19710-6 Hardback £44.99 / US$89.99

978-0-521-14681-4 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99

A Midsummer Night’s DreamSecond Edition

Edited by R. a. Foakes

For this updated edition a new section of the introduction takes

account of important professional theatre productions and the

large output of scholarly criticism on the play which has appeared

in recent years. The reading list has also been revised and

augmented.

‘… a fine example of judicious editorial writing. Foakes guides

the reader securely and fluently through the critical and scholarly

disputes that have accumulated around the play. he manages to

be informative without being patronizing, and detached with out

failing to offer opinions.’

The Times Higher Education Supplement

978-0-521-82540-5 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-53247-1 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99

Much Ado about NothingSecond Edition

Edited by F. h. mares, revised and updated by angela Stock

For this updated edition angela Stock has added a new section to the

introduction in which she reviews both romantic and darker, more

cynical aspects of the play in the light of late twentieth-century stage,

film and critical interpretations and the play’s interest in sexuality

and misogyny, eavesdropping and deception.

978-0-521-82543-6 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-53250-1 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99

othelloSecond Edition

Edited by Norman Sanders, revised and updated by Scott mcmillin

For this updated edition, Scott mcmillin has added a new section

on the key events in both scholarship and theatre since the 1980s,

including political, feminist and postcolonial treatments in various

parts of the world, together with a description of performances of

the play on stage, film and television.

978-0-521-82795-9 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-53517-5 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99

PericlesEdited by doreen delVecchio and antony hammond

in recent decades there has been a resurgence of theatrical interest

in Shakespeare’s Pericles, which has been rescued from comparative

neglect and is now frequently performed. The editors reject the

current orthodoxies, that the text is seriously corrupt and that the

play is of divided authorship. They show how the 1609 quarto has

features in common with the first quarto of King Lear, now widely

regarded as being based on Shakespeare’s manuscript. Likewise they

regard the arguments concerning divided authorship as unproven

and misleading. instead they show the play to be a unified aesthetic

experience.

978-0-521-22907-4 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-29710-3 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99

the PoemsSecond Edition

Edited by John Roe

This updated edition of Shakespeare’s poems contains a new

introductory section on recent critical interpretations. Fully

annotated, it includes all the poems which can be confidently

assigned to Shakespeare, excluding the Sonnets. an updated

reading list completes the edition.

‘John Roe offers without doubt the best treatment of the

poems for many years …’

The Year’s Work in Modern Languages

978-0-521-85551-8 Hardback £49.99 / US$89.99

978-0-521-67162-0 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99


periCleS

edited by doreen delVecchio and antony hammond


The poemSVenus and adonis, The rape of Lucrece, The phoenix and the Turtle, The passionate pilgrim, a Lover’s Complaint

edited by John roe


The merry wiveS of wiNdSor

edited by david Crane

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muCh ado abouT NoThiNg

edited by F. h. mares


Romeo and JulietSecond Edition

Edited by g. Blakemore Evans, revised and updated by Thomas moisan

For this updated edition Thomas moisan has added an account of

the number of important professional theatre productions and the

large output of scholarly criticism on the play which have appeared

in recent years. The reading list has also been revised and augmented.

‘… beautifully edited … and presented.’

The Daily Telegraph

978-0-521-82546-7 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-53253-2 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99

the SonnetsSecond Edition

Edited by g. Blakemore Evans, with an introduction by Stephen Orgel

For this edition, Stephen Orgel offers a warmly personal and

original introduction to Shakespeare’s best-loved and most widely

read poems. The edition retains the text of the Sonnets prepared by

gwynne Evans, together with his detailed notes on each, and a line-

by-line commentary.

978-0-521-86118-2 Hardback £49.99 / US$99.99

978-0-521-67837-7 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99

the taming of the ShrewSecond Edition

Edited by ann Thompson

For this updated edition ann Thompson has added new sections

to the introduction which describe the ‘deeply problematic’ nature

of debates about the play and its reception since the 1980s. She

discusses recent editions and textual, performance and critical

studies.

‘a radically fresh and challenging view of the play.’

The Times Higher Education Supplement

978-0-521-82542-9 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-53249-5 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99

the tempestSecond Edition

Edited by david Lindley

The Tempest is one of the most suggestive, yet most elusive of all

Shakespeare’s plays, and has provoked a wide range of critical

interpretations. in this updated edition, david Lindley has

thoroughly revised the introduction and reading list to take

account of the latest directions in criticism and performance.

Review of the first edition:

‘if you are looking for a model edition – by which i mean one

that is concerned to honour the text and to explain the processes

involved in editing – this is it. if i were ever again to undertake

the editing of a Shakespeare play, i would keep Lindley’s edition

of The Tempest open beside me.’

Peter Thompson

978-1-107-02152-5 Hardback £25.99 / US$44.99

978-1-107-61957-9 Paperback £8.99 / US$16.99

timon of AthensEdited by karl klein

karl klein introduces Shakespeare’s late play as a complex

exploration of a corrupt, moneyed society. he argues that evidence

for other authors is inconclusive and shows the play to be neither

tragedy, satire nor comedy, but a subtle and complete drama whose

main characters contain elements of all three genres.

978-0-521-22224-2 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-29404-1 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99

titus AndronicusSecond Edition

Edited by alan hughes

This updated edition of Titus Andronicus includes a section on recent

stage, film and critical interpretations by Sue hall-Smith. The text

is based on the first quarto, supplemented by crucial additions and

stage directions from the Folio. an updated reading list completes

the edition.

978-0-521-85708-6 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-67382-2 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99


The TamiNg of The Shrew

edited by ann Thompson


The SONNeTS

edited by g. blakemore evans

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The TamiNg of The Shrew

edited by ann Thompson


TimoN of aTheNS

edited by karl klein


The TempeST

edited by david Lindley


TiTuS aNdroNiCuS

edited by alan hughes

troilus and CressidaEdited by anthony B. dawson

Troilus and Cressida, long considered one of Shakespeare’s most

problematic plays, is both difficult and fascinating. in this edition,

dawson views the play from a performance perspective – both in the

commentary as well as in the detailed section on stage history in the

introduction.

978-0-521-37477-4 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-37619-8 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99

twelfth NightSecond Edition

Edited by Elizabeth Story donno, revised and updated by penny gay

For this updated edition of Twelfth Night, penny gay has written a

wholly new introduction to this well-loved Shakespearean comedy.

She stresses the play’s theatricality, its elaborate linguistic games and

its complex use of Ovidian myths. a thorough performance history

is accompanied by a new selection of photographs of productions.

978-0-521-82792-8 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-53514-4 Paperback £8.99 / US$17.99

the two Gentlemen of VeronaSecond Edition 2012

Edited by kurt Schlueter, revised and updated by Lucy munro

professor Schlueter approaches this early comedy as a parody of two

types of Renaissance educational fiction: the love-quest story and the

test-of-friendship story. a thoroughly researched, illustrated stage

history reveals changing conceptions of the play ,and this updated

edition features a new introductory section on recent stage and

critical interpretations.

978-1-107-00489-4 Hardback £49.99 / US$89.99

978-0-521-18169-3 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99

the two Noble KinsmenEdited by Robert kean and patricia Tatspaugh

with scholarly attention recently focusing on Shakespeare’s late

plays, collaboration and sexuality, The Two Noble Kinsmen has

become an essential script. Containing a detailed performance

history and a lively introduction which surveys contemporary critical

responses and addresses Shakespeare’s craftsmanship, this edition

argues that the play can no longer be marginalized.

978-0-521-43270-2 Hardback £49.99 / US$89.99

978-0-521-68699-0 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99

the Winter’s taleEdited by Susan Snyder and deborah T. Curren-aquino

The Winter’s Tale is one of Shakespeare’s most varied, theatrically

self-conscious, and emotionally wide-ranging plays. This edition

provides a newly-edited text, a comprehensive introduction

that takes into account current critical thinking, and a detailed

commentary on the play’s language designed to make it easily

accessible to contemporary readers.

978-0-521-22158-0 Hardback £49.99 / US$94.99

978-0-521-29373-0 Paperback £8.99 / US$18.99


TwelfTh NighT

edited by elizabeth Story donno


The wiNTer’S Tale

edited by Susan Snyder and deborah T. Curren-aquino


TroiluS aNd CreSSida

edited by anthony b. dawson

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The Two geNTlemeN of VeroNa

edited by kurt Schlueter


The Two Noble kiNSmeN

edited by robert kean Turner and patricia Tatspaugh


TwelfTh NighT

edited by elizabeth Story donno

For within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of a king Keeps Death his court

– Richard II


eBooks available





the Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of ShakespeareEdited by Bruce R. Smith

The Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of Shakespeare aims to replicate

the expansive reach of Shakespeare’s global reputation. in pursuit

of that vision, this work is transhistorical, international and

interdisciplinary. Shakespeare’s World, 1500–1660, volume one, includes

a comprehensive survey of the world in which Shakespeare and his

contemporaries lived, while The World’s Shakespeare, 1660–Present,

volume two, examines what the world has made of Shakespeare as

a cultural icon over the past four centuries. Richly illustrated with

more than three hundred images between the two volumes, this work

brings the world, life and afterlife of Shakespeare to readers, from

non-academic shakespeare fans and students to theater professionals

and Shakespeare scholars.

978-1-107-05725-8 2 Volume Hardback Set £400.00 / US$650.00

Publication December 2015

Shakespeare on Screen: othelloEdited by Sarah hatchuel and Nathalie Vienne-guerrin

This volume offers up-to-date coverage of screen versions of Othello,

as well as original critical reviews of older, canonical films. written

by an international team of leading scholars, the essays explore

productions from around the world. it will be a valuable resource

for students, scholars and teachers of Shakespeare and film studies.

advance praise:

‘Shakespeare On Screen: Othello overturns conventional

narratives about this play’s life on screen. hatchuel and

Vienne-guerrin curate a volume that treats Othello as a truly

international text, privileging little-known meta-narratives

alongside mainstream western cinema. Essays unpack the

adaptations’ engagement with domestic violence, racial prejudice

and sexual politics, making this the most vital and thorough

treatment available of the play’s contemporary resonance.’

Peter Kirwan, University of Nottingham

978-1-107-10973-5 Hardback c. £60.00 / c. US$95.00

Publication July 2015

Shakespeare SurveyVolume 66: working with ShakespeareEdited by peter holland

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 66 is ‘working with

Shakespeare’. The complete set of Survey volumes is also available

online at www.cambridge.org/online/shakespearesurvey.

‘Tiffany Stern’s essay, ‘Sermons, plays and Note-Takers: hamlet

Q1 as a ‘Noted’ Text’, reads like an especially well-written and

deftly plotted mystery novel. Taking as her subject the so-

called ‘bad quarto’ of hamlet, Stern leads the reader through

a thoroughly documented and totally compelling rethinking

of Q1’s origins. [She] persuasively argues that this text is the

product of a note-taking scribal audience who employed

contemporary notational habits to produce a ‘pirated’ text for

publication … [She] brings to life a new world of early modern

performance through descriptions and details that offer many

small openings onto the textual culture of the period … this

essay not only offers a significant reassessment of hamlet Q1, but

also makes a claim for the cultural importance of note-taking

practices in the early modern period more generally.’

Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society

978-1-107-04173-8 Hardback £75.00 / US$130.00

Shakespeare SurveyVolume 67: Shakespeare’s Collaborative workEdited by peter holland


productions which has published the best international scholarship

in English since 1948. The theme for Volume 67 is ‘Shakespeare’s

Collaborative work’. The complete set of Survey volumes is also

available online at www.cambridge.org/online/shakespearesurvey.

978-1-107-07154-4 Hardback £75.00 / US$130.00

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Shakespeare SurveyVolume 68: Shakespeare, Origins and OriginalityEdited by peter holland


production which has published the best international scholarship in

English since 1948. The theme for Volume 68 is ‘Shakespeare, Origins

and Originality’. The complete set of Survey volumes is also available

online at www.cambridge.org/online/shakespearesurvey.

978-1-107-10884-4 Hardback c. £75.00 / c. US$130.00

Publication September 2015

tales from ShakespeareCreative Collisionsgraham holderness

Tales from Shakespeare takes an innovative and engaging look at

Shakespeare through a fusion of creative and critical writing. Using

four specific examples, holderness explores the ‘collisions’ between

Shakespeare and contemporary concerns. This book is of vital

interest to students, scholars and enthusiasts of Shakespeare, literary

criticism and creative writing.

‘graham holderness, who was given Lamb’s Tales from

Shakespeare as a child, here returns the compliment by writing

tales for grown ups – and again shows that he is one of the

few academics who can combine scholarship with creativity,

criticism with fantasy, historical awareness with commitment to

present-day issues. anyone who thought that there was nothing

further to say about the authenticity of the account of shipboard

performances of two Shakespeare plays off the coast of Sierra

Leone in 1607, or the likelihood of Shakespeare and Ben Jonson

collaborating on the king James Bible, will be surprised at what

holderness does with the two controversies.’

Lois Potter, University of Delaware

978-1-107-07129-2 Hardback £25.00 / US$44.99

Shakespeare and the Digital WorldRedefining Scholarship and practiceEdited by Christie Carson and peter kirwan

This collection critically assesses the opportunities and pitfalls

presented by recent digital advances in Shakespeare studies.

Featuring contributions from archivists, scholars, teachers,

publishers, arts practitioners and digital innovators, this collection

is relevant to those interested in the digital humanities as well as to

Shakespeare scholars and enthusiasts.

978-1-107-06436-2 Hardback £50.00 / US$80.00

978-1-107-66078-6 Paperback £19.99 / US$29.99

Shakespeare’s Possible WorldsSimon palfrey

Simon palfrey offers a new way of understanding Shakespeare’s

playworlds. going right to the heart of early modern popular drama,

both how it works and why it matters, this book’s piercing close

readings discover the multiplying life in Shakespeare’s language,

scenes, and characters as never before.

‘Shakespeare’s Possible Worlds establishes Simon palfrey as one of

the great Shakespeare scholars of our age. On every page, palfrey

marshals his command of Renaissance theatrical technique

and Baroque philosophy in order to float inventive readings

that demonstrate the plenitude and plasticity of Shakespeare’s

dramatic imagining. Crafting both a philosophy of close

reading and a dramaturgy of metaphor, palfrey discovers a

hermeneutics indigenous to theater. as palfrey summons us to

witness Shakespeare knitting shapes from the deep, we rediscover

ourselves in the concatenation of worlds that drama assembles.’

Julia Reinhard Lupton, University of California, Irvine, and author

of Thinking with Shakespeare: Essays on Politics and Life

978-1-107-05827-9 Hardback £65.00 / US$99.00

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the Shakespeare Circlean alternative BiographyEditors: paul Edmondson and Stanley wells

published in partnership with

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Forthcoming 2016Shakespeare Circle

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An Alternative Biography

Edited by Paul Edmondson and Stanley Wells

written by a distinguished team of scholars, biographers

and writers, this volume casts fresh light on Shakespeare

by examining the lives of his relatives, friends, fellow-

actors, collaborators and patrons both in their own right

and in relation to his life.

www.cambridge.org/shakespearecircle

Shakespeare beyond Englisha global ExperimentEdited by Susan Bennett and Christie Carson

The globe to globe Festival, held at Shakespeare’s globe in 2012, was

an extraordinary cultural experiment, offering the opportunity to

see Shakespeare’s plays performed in many languages. This collection

of exclusive reviews and discussions from world wide scholars and

theatre professionals explores what it means to perform Shakespeare

in translation.

‘with a foreword by the globe’s artistic director, dominic

dromgoole, a chapter by globe to globe director Tom Bird,

generous endnotes for the essays, a performance calendar (noting

language, company size, and other data), 23 halftones and 16

colour plates, the book serves as both a flavourful impression

and a complete documentary record of the ‘big, simple, stupid

idea’ (as the editors describe it in their introduction) that piqued

audiences with political and gender issues and at the same time

exhilarated them as well as the performers.’

Choice

978-1-107-04055-7 Hardback £50.00 / US$80.00

978-1-107-67469-1 Paperback £17.99 / US$27.99

Shakespeare as Literary DramatistSecond edition

Lukas Erne

First published in 2003, Erne’s groundbreaking study argues that

Shakespeare wrote his plays not only with audiences but also with

readers in mind. This second edition includes a substantial 10,000-

word preface that reviews and intervenes in the controversy that the

book has triggered.

Review of the first edition:

‘The year’s best book on Shakespeare.’

Jonathan Bate, The Times Literary Supplement

978-1-107-02965-1 Hardback £49.99 / US$89.99

978-1-107-68506-2 Paperback £19.99 / US$29.99

Shakespeare beyond DoubtEvidence, argument, ControversyEdited by paul Edmondson and Stanley wells

did Shakespeare write Shakespeare? The authorship question has

been much treated in works of fiction, film and television, provoking

interest all over the world. The book explores the issues surrounding

the debate in the light of biographical, textual and bibliographical

evidence to bring fresh perspectives on an intriguing cultural

phenomenon.

‘Until now no book has provided the comprehensive evidence

necessary to satisfy those ‘Reasonable doubters’.’

James Shapiro, Columbia University, and author of

Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare?

978-1-107-01759-7 Hardback £49.99 / US$89.99

978-1-107-60328-8 Paperback £19.99 / US$34.99

the Cambridge Introduction to Early Modern Drama, 1576–1642Julie Sanders

Engaging and stimulating, this Introduction provides a fresh vista of

the theatrical landscape in the early modern era. Through special

focus on commercial playhouses and their repertoires, the book

revisits familiar territory from different angles and opens up new

areas of investigation alongside the canonical and the known.

978-1-107-01356-8 Hardback £50.00 / US$75.00

978-1-107-64547-9 Paperback £17.99 / US$27.99

Studies in Medieval and Renaissance LiteratureC. S. Lewis

Edited by walter hooper

This entertaining and learned volume contains book reviews, lectures

and hard-to-find articles from the late C. S. Lewis, whose constant

aim was to show the twentieth-century reader how to read and how

to understand old books and manuscripts.

978-1-107-65892-9 Paperback £12.99 / US$19.99

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Spenser’s Images of LifeC. S. Lewis

with alastair Fowler

This book was compiled by alastair Fowler from notes left by

C. S. Lewis at his death. it approaches The Faerie Queene as a majestic

pageant of the universe and nature, and argues that conventional

views must be modified if the poem is to be fully enjoyed and

understood.

978-1-107-69113-1 Paperback £12.99 / US$19.99

Restoration Plays and Playersan introductiondavid Roberts

providing an account of how Restoration plays were written,

performed, printed, adapted and revived for modern audiences,

this accessible and engaging book is of great interest to

undergraduate and non-specialist readers of theatre studies,

Restoration drama and English literature.

‘in addition to discussions of a generous selection of plays,

Roberts provides students with succinct, informative and

well-paced accounts of the personnel and material

circumstances of Restoration Theatre, including the actors,

the managers, the theatres and the growth of print culture.

There is much to admire here.’

Derek Hughes, University of Aberdeen

978-1-107-02783-1 Hardback £50.00 / US$75.00

978-1-107-61797-1 Paperback £17.99 / US$27.99

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Cambridge SchoolShakespeare

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Edited by Rob SmithSeries editors: Richard Andrews and Vicki WienandFounding editor: Rex Gibson

Cambridge School Shakespeare was developed from the work of Rex Gibson’s Shakespeare and Schools Project and has gone on to become a bestselling series in schools around the world. Each play in the series has been carefully edited to enable students to inhabit Shakespeare’s imaginative world in accessible and creative ways.

This new larger-format edition of Cambridge School Shakespeare has been substantially revised, extended and presented in an attractive new design. It remains faithful to the series’ active approach, which treats each play as a script to be acted, explored and enjoyed.

As well as the complete scripts, you will � nd a running synopsis of the action, an explanation of unfamiliar words and a variety of classroom-tested activities to help turn the script into drama. This edition includes:

• A stunning full-colour design, richly illustrated with exciting photographs of performances from around the world

• A wide variety of classroom activities, thematically organised in distinctive ‘Stagecraft’, ‘Write about it’, ‘Language in the play’, ‘Characters’ and ‘Themes’ feature boxes

• Expansive endnotes, including extensive essay-writing guidance • Glossary aligned with the play text for ease of reference.

Visit education.cambridge.org/schoolshakespeare for more information on our online teacher’s resources.



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Edited by Linda BuckleSeries editors: Richard Andrews and Vicki WienandFounding editor: Rex Gibson

Cambridge School Shakespeare was developed from the work of Rex Gibson’s Shakespeare and Schools Project and has gone on to become a bestselling series in schools around the world. Each play in the series has been carefully edited to enable students to inhabit Shakespeare’s imaginative world in accessible and creative ways.

This new larger-format edition of Cambridge School Shakespeare has been substantially revised, extended and presented in an attractive new design. It remains faithful to the series’ active approach, which treats each play as a script to be acted, explored and enjoyed.

As well as the complete scripts, you will � nd a running synopsis of the action, an explanation of unfamiliar words and a variety of classroom-tested activities to help turn the script into drama. This edition includes:

• A stunning full-colour design, richly illustrated with exciting photographs of performances from around the world

• A wide variety of classroom activities, thematically organised in distinctive ‘Stagecraft’, ‘Write about it’, ‘Language in the play’, ‘Characters’ and ‘Themes’ feature boxes

• Expansive endnotes, including extensive essay-writing guidance • Glossary aligned with the play text for ease of reference.

Visit education.cambridge.org/schoolshakespeare for more information on our online teacher’s resources.



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the Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean tragedySecond edition

Edited by Claire mcEachern

This updated Companion has been fully revised to reflect the most

up-to-date scholarship. with an extensively overhauled bibliography,

it also includes four new chapters by leading scholars, discussing

Shakespearean form, Shakespeare and philosophy, Shakespeare’s

tragedies in performance, and Shakespeare and religion.

978-1-107-01977-5 Hardback £55.00 / US$85.00

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the Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Contemporary DramatistsEdited by Ton hoenselaars

while Shakespeare’s popularity has continued to grow, so has the

attention paid to the work of his contemporaries. This Companion

introduces the distinctive drama of playwrights from Shakespeare’s

time, including kyd, marlowe, middleton, Jonson and webster.

The book also covers Shakespeare as a collaborator and the difficult

question of co-authorship.

‘… a fine primer for the Shakespearean era.’

Reference Reviews

978-0-521-76754-5 Hardback £54.99 / US$99.99

978-0-521-12874-2 Paperback £17.59 / US$29.99

the Discarded Imagean introduction to medieval and Renaissance LiteratureC. S. Lewis

This book paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view,

providing the historical and cultural background to the literature

of the middle ages and Renaissance. This, Lewis’s last book, has

been hailed as ‘the final memorial to the work of a great scholar and

teacher and a wise and noble mind’.

978-1-107-60470-4 Paperback £12.99 / US$19.99

the Cambridge Shakespeare GuideEmma Smith

perfect for students and theatregoers, this lively and authoritative

guide contains key information on Shakespeare. Covering all of

Shakespeare’s dramatic and poetic works in compact, alphabetical

form, the book provides plot and character summaries, essential

background context, information on major themes and descriptions

of performance history.

‘This admirably lucid and concise guide will both provide

essential information and stimulate fresh thought about

Shakespeare and his works.’

Stanley Wells

978-0-521-19523-2 Hardback £34.99 / US$54.99

978-0-521-14972-3 Paperback £10.99 / US$19.99

How to Read a Shakespearean Play textEdited by Eugene giddens

This is an invaluable introductory guide for the English student

who needs to decipher a page from a play, or a facsimile equivalent,

from the Shakespearean period. giddens guides the reader through

bibliography and critical editing, explaining how it works, what the

different elements mean, and who created them.

‘This book provides practical guidance on how to read specific

bibliographical features of early modern printed playbooks,

while constantly drawing attention to the larger question of how

these features affect the reader’s experience.’

Sonia Massai, King’s College London

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the Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare’s Poetrymichael Schoenfeldt

a comprehensive guide to the pleasures and challenges of reading

Shakespeare’s poetry, this volume outlines the poems’ complexity

while making them accessible. Emphasizing the whole poetic corpus,

not just the Sonnets, it addresses the many approaches and contexts

available for reading the poems, and includes exemplary readings of

individual poems.

978-0-521-87941-5 Hardback £44.99 / US$74.99

978-0-521-70507-3 Paperback £14.99 / US$22.99

Actors and Acting in Shakespeare’s timeThe art of Stage playingJohn h. astington

a survey of acting in the Shakespearean period, this book describes

and analyses individual performers, styles of performance, theatrical

companies, and casting. perfect for courses, it will be of interest to

all students and scholars in the areas of Shakespeare studies, early

modern drama and theatre, and theatrical history.

‘The book offers a complex, lively, absorbing sense of the acting

profession, its ‘art’ and social networks.’

Eleanor Lowe, Early Theatre

978-0-521-19250-7 Hardback £49.99 / US$84.99

978-0-521-14077-5 Paperback £18.99 / US$29.99

the Cambridge Companion to English Renaissance tragedyEdited by Emma Smith and garrett a. Sullivan, Jr

Combining discussion of key topics for the study of Renaissance

tragedy with fresh readings of canonical and frequently-taught

texts, this Companion provides an engaging overview of Renaissance

tragedy which features, but is not dominated by, Shakespeare. it

includes chapters on religion, revenge, and modern performance

traditions on stage and screen.

978-0-521-51937-3 Hardback £59.99 / US$99.99

978-0-521-73464-6 Paperback £17.59 / US$34.99

the New Cambridge Companion to ShakespeareSecond edition

Edited by margreta de grazia and Stanley wells

Containing twenty-one essays, this Companion is perfect for

readers seeking a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to

Shakespeare’s works. it includes stimulating chapters on familiar

topics such as Shakespeare’s life and the genres in which he

wrote, and pioneering accounts of topics including Shakespeare’s

appearance in new digitalised media.

‘as the introduction to this volume points out, this is the fifth

volume to bear its title, and together they form a fascinating

chronicle of the ways in which Shakespeare – plays, poems,

person – has been addressed over these years … Like the plays

themselves, the essays are enriched by cross comparison; and it is

to the plays that they repeatedly return us, the most that can be

asked of a companion of this order.’

Cahiers Élisabéthains

978-0-521-88632-1 Hardback £59.99 / US$104.99

978-0-521-71393-1 Paperback £16.79 / US$29.99

the Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare’s Last PlaysEdited by Catherine m. S. alexander

why group Shakespeare’s last plays together? when does

Shakespeare’s ‘last’ period begin? Reflecting the recent growth of

interest in late studies, in this book leading international Shakespeare

scholars address these questions, locating Shakespeare’s last six plays

in the period of their composition and considering the significant

characteristics of their Jacobean context.

978-0-521-88178-4 Hardback £64.99 / US$109.99

978-0-521-70819-7 Paperback £18.39 / US$34.99


Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none

– William Shakespeare

Shakespeare and textual StudiesEdited by margaret Jane kidnie and Sonia massai

This cutting-edge and comprehensive collection gathers

contributions from the leading specialists in the fields of manuscript

and textual studies, book history, editing, and digital humanities to

provide a comprehensive reassessment of how manuscript, print

and digital practices have shaped the body of works that we now call

‘Shakespeare’.

advance praise:

‘This collection is most insightful – essential reading for editors

and textual scholars. kidnie and massai assemble the very best

Shakespeareans to examine crucial debates about the origins,

production and subsequent uses of Shakespeare’s texts.’

Eugene Giddens, Anglia Ruskin University

978-1-107-02374-1 Hardback c. £65.00 / c. US$110.00

Publication September 2015

Shakespeare and the Visual ImaginationStuart Sillars

This book is a fully illustrated study of Shakespeare’s knowledge

of visual art, its theories and contemporary debates, and their

importance in his plays and poems. it will be of value for upper-level

students and academic researchers of Shakespeare, as well as readers

interested in early modern theatre, literature and art history.

advance praise:

‘Sillars’ concern is with the concept of visual art as much as it is

with art objects themselves. The argument that the theatre itself

has a specific visual identity and that Shakespeare uses visual

ideas to explore that identity is an especially fresh approach and

one that works to complicate the depictions of art objects in the

plays. This is a remarkable and important book and one that

demonstrates compendious knowledge of both the literary and

visual traditions and casts a genuinely new light on Shakespeare’s

works.’

Dympna C. Callaghan, Syracuse University, New York

978-1-107-02995-8 Hardback c. £65.00 / c. US$110.00

Publication June 2015

Lyric in the RenaissanceFrom petrarch to montaigneUllrich Langer

This wide-ranging study of the lyric as a literary genre in Renaissance

Europe, by a leading scholar of the period, explores how petrarch

revolutionized the love lyric and how European poetic language was

changed thereafter. it includes discussions of the work of Charles

d’Orléans, Ronsard, du Bellay, and montaigne, among others.

978-1-107-11028-1 Hardback c. £60.00 / c. US$95.00

Publication July 2015

the Dynamics of Inheritance on the Shakespearean Stagemichelle m. dowd

The first book-length study examining how the Shakespearean

theatre shaped attitudes about primogeniture, one of England’s most

important and longstanding socio-economic systems. This book

offers a new understanding of the history of both inheritance and

patriarchy in early modern England, appealing to readers interested

in Renaissance drama, economic history, family history, and gender

studies.

978-1-107-09977-7 Hardback £64.99 / US$99.99

Publication June 2015

Early Modern Playhouse Manuscripts and the Editing of Shakespearepaul werstine

Early Modern Playhouse Manuscripts and the Editing of Shakespeare

analyzes surviving manuscripts and printed quartos marked up for

performance in Shakespeare’s time to situate the theory and practice

of Shakespeare editing in context. in doing so, it explores editorial

choices about what to give today’s readers as ‘Shakespeare’.

978-1-107-51546-8 Paperback £20.99 / US$32.99

Publication April 2015

Also available

978-1-107-02042-9 Hardback £69.99 / US$104.99

Shakespeare and Early Modern Criticism

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Shakespeare and the Idea of ApocryphaNegotiating the Boundaries of the dramatic Canonpeter kirwan

This book explores how, and on what grounds, plays have been

excluded from the Shakespeare canon over the past four centuries.

Combining approaches from varying fields of interest, it will appeal

to researchers and graduate students in Shakespeare studies, early

modern drama, theatre history, book history and attribution studies.

advance praise:

‘in this smart and timely book, kirwan returns Shakespeare’s

apocryphal plays to their original habitat, namely, the repertory

of a commercial playing company; thus relocated, the plays may

be appraised as they were in their own time: on market value, not

authorship.’

Roslyn L. Knutson, University of Arkansas

978-1-107-09617-2 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00


Printers without BordersTranslation and Textuality in the Renaissance

a. E. B. Coldiron

This innovative book reveals how early printing and translation

transformed English Renaissance literary culture. Combining

insights from both textual and translation studies, ten detailed case

studies explore printed translations between Caxton and the late

Elizabethan era. This volume appeals to readers interested in early

modern English literature, translation, and print culture.

advance praise:

‘anne Coldiron demonstrates a remarkable interdisciplinary

range, with literary, historical, philological and bibliographical

readings of texts and evidence deftly woven together. This

book is a must-read for anyone interested in the transmission

of early modern literature and culture, the history of books

and printing, and the role of knowledge technologies in early

transnationalism.’

Alan Galey, University of Toronto

978-1-107-07317-3 Hardback £65.00 / US$99.00


translation and the Book trade in Early Modern EuropeEdited by José maría pérez Fernández and Edward wilson-Lee

This collection underscores the role played by translated books in

the early modern period, highlighting the international nature of

Renaissance culture and the role of translators in the formation of

literary canons. This volume introduces readers to a pan-European

story while considering various aspects of the book trade, from

typesetting and bookselling to editing and censorship.

978-1-107-08004-1 Hardback £60.00 / US$99.00

Shakespeare and Early Modern ReligionEdited by david Loewenstein and michael witmore

This collection of fourteen new essays freshly illuminates early

modern religious beliefs and practices and the ways in which

Shakespeare engages with a diversity of religious issues and

perspectives in his plays. Offering an interdisciplinary approach,

the collection is of great interest to readers of history, Shakespeare

studies, and religious studies.

978-1-107-02661-2 Hardback £65.00 / US$99.00

Shakespeare in the Eighteenth CenturyEdited by Fiona Ritchie and peter Sabor

during the eighteenth century, editions and adaptations of

Shakespeare proliferated, making him the most popular English

dramatist. he exerted a profound influence on a variety of authors

and on several other literary genres. Shakespeare in the Eighteenth

Century explores the impact Shakespeare had on various aspects of

society and culture.

978-1-107-47989-0 Paperback £19.99 / US$32.99

Also available

978-0-521-89860-7 Hardback £69.99 / US$104.99

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Shakespeare in the Nineteenth CenturyEdited by gail marshall

in the nineteenth century, Shakespeare achieved the status of

international pre-eminence that we recognise today. This collection

of essays show his reach in culture, literature and society and

includes a unique reference guide listing performances, reviews

and editions.

‘… gives excellent coverage of many aspects of the reception,

treatment, dramatisation and proliferation of attention given

to the Shakespearean corpus in the nineteenth century … it

includes a reference guide to nineteenth century works about

Shakespeare, play publication and an invaluable guide to

performances of Shakespeare’s plays in nineteenth century

London. it contains an extensive bibliography, and gail marshall

provides a very useful introduction … anyone seeking to

understand the complex nature of the social and intellectual

life of the nineteenth century needs to take into account the

popularity and esteem afforded to Shakespeare and his dramatic

works through all segments of society. This excellent selection of

essays assists in addressing that need. Each contribution is well

researched, lucid and full of insights concerning the inescapable

influence of England’s greatest playwright. Collectively, they

provide an extremely valuable resource for all readers with an

interest in this period.’

The Glass

978-1-107-47988-3 Paperback £19.99 / US$32.99

Also available

978-0-521-51824-6 Hardback £64.99 / US$104.99

Shakespeare on the University StageEdited by andrew James hartley

Featuring sixteen new essays written by an international team of

contributors, this is the first study exploring the unique conditions

surrounding staging Shakespeare by, and for, students. it is of great

interest to students and scholars of Shakespeare studies, theatre, and

performance studies.

‘This highly intelligent collection of essays, written by

practitioners and eyewitnesses as well as by some of the most

important theatre scholars writing today, at last puts student

Shakespeare onto our intellectual map. as impressive in its

geographical and historical scope as it is in its depth, Shakespeare

on the University Stage reveals campus production as a rich,

diverse and scandalously under-studied field of Shakespearean

performance, now at last ripe for analysis and appreciation.’

Michael Dobson, University of Birmingham

978-1-107-04855-3 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00

Ben Jonson’s Walk to Scotlandan annotated Edition of the ‘Foot Voyage’Edited by James Loxley, anna groundwater and Julie Sanders

This is the first publication of a recently discovered account of Ben

Jonson’s walk to Scotland in 1618. Supported by contextual essays,

this unique firsthand narrative provides researchers and graduate

students with an invaluable insight into Jonson’s life and work, and

the social and cultural history of early modern Britain.

978-1-107-00333-0 Hardback £65.00 / US$99.00

the Shakespearean ArchiveExperiments in New media from the Renaissance to postmodernityalan galey

galey explores how Shakespeare texts became material for new

media experiments. Looking historically at the archive, the book,

photography, sound and information, as well as theories of

information and computing, this book is of interest to scholars

of the digital humanities, Shakespeare studies, and media history.

978-1-107-04064-9 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00

Women and Shakespeare in the Eighteenth CenturyFiona Ritchie

interdisciplinary and employing a broad range of sources, this book

establishes, for the first time, the significant role played by women

– in particular actresses, female playgoers and women critics – in

the establishment of Shakespeare’s burgeoning reputation in the

eighteenth century.

‘This compelling and original book enriches and complicates

the history of Shakespeare’s reputation. Fiona Ritchie expands

traditional notions of literary criticism beyond the printed

page to include play-going, patronage and performance, at the

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same time introducing new evidence of the range and depth of

women’s cultural work in the eighteenth century.’

Elizabeth Eger, King’s College London

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Shakespeare and Renaissance EthicsEdited by patrick gray and John d. Cox

Looking at Shakespeare’s depictions of moral deliberation and

individual choice in light of Renaissance debates about ethics, this

collection illuminates Shakespeare’s engagement with the most

pressing moral questions of his time. it is of great interest to scholars

of Shakespeare and Renaissance studies, and the history of ethics.

978-1-107-07193-3 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00

Margaret Cavendishgender, Science and politicsLisa walters

The first major study to link Cavendish’s political theory to her

natural science, her literary texts and her understandings of gender,

this book will be of interest to scholars and students of early modern

literature, philosophy, science, politics and gender studies.

‘This book admirably demonstrates that Cavendish was a

sophisticated thinker who actively engaged with, and fearlessly

challenged, the dominant political and scientific ideas of her

time. walters’ text is the result of much painstaking research

and careful analysis – it will undoubtedly convince readers that

Cavendish’s philosophical vision was even more radical than

previously thought.’

Jacqueline Broad, Monash University

978-1-107-06643-4 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00

Writing Metamorphosis in the English Renaissance1550–1700Susan wiseman

wiseman explores the transformations of fantastic creatures

including werewolves and wild children in English Renaissance

writing. analysing a variety of texts, from Shakespeare’s The Tempest

to court records, Writing Metamorphosis in the English Renaissance

argues that the seventeenth century is marked by concentration on

the potential of the human to change or be changed.

978-1-107-04165-3 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00

Shakespeare Performance Studiesw. B. worthen

Considering three well-known recent performances of Shakespeare

at length, worthen suggests how they provide a commentary on

important areas of concern in the humanities, and what Shakespeare

performance tells us about contemporary Shakespeare. This book is

of interest to scholars and advanced students of Shakespeare, and of

performance studies.

‘in a dazzling survey of cutting-edge contemporary Shakespeare

performances, w. B. worthen calls for a full embrace of the often

provocative ‘noise’ of modern Shakespearean performance, and

does so with great erudition, analytical incisiveness, and sheer

delight.’

Douglas Lanier, University of New Hampshire

978-1-107-05595-7 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00

Paratexts in English Printed Drama to 1642Edited by Thomas L. Berger and Sonia massai

a unique reference source of English drama to 1642, which gathers

texts drawn from preliminaries and end matters in early modern

English playbooks. with multiple indices and a finding list, this book

provides a comprehensive overview of seminal texts which have

never before been fully transcribed, annotated and cross-referenced.

978-0-521-85184-8 2 Volume Set £150.00 / US$250.00

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For within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of a king Keeps Death his court

– Richard II

Clowning and Authorship in Early Modern theatreRichard preiss

Richard preiss presents a lively and provocative study of how the

early modern stage clown defined – and changed – theatrical

experience. Recovering the interactive entertainments with which

comedians including Richard Tarlton, will kemp and Robert armin

engaged audiences, he draws new conclusions about how early

modern theatre negotiated its own textuality.

‘Original, sophisticated and deeply researched.’

The Times Literary Supplement

978-1-107-03657-4 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00

Moving Shakespeare Indoorsperformance and Repertoire in the Jacobean playhouseEdited by andrew gurr and Farah karim-Cooper

The year 2014 witnessed the opening of the Sam wanamaker

Theatre, based on seventeenth-century designs. This volume

considers the effects that more intimate staging, lighting and

music had on performance and repertory. it will find a substantial

readership among scholars of Shakespeare and Jacobean theatre

history.

978-1-107-04063-2 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00

Ben Jonson in ContextEdited by Julie Sanders

in this book, established and emergent Jonson scholars react to

major advances in thinking about the writer and his canon of

works. generously illustrated throughout, the first part of the

volume considers Jonson’s career from biographical, critical, and

performance-based angles; the second looks at cultural and

historical contexts.

‘… the short-essay format works successfully, making the

experience of reading the book through something of a pleasant

and informative addiction.’

Notes and Queries

978-1-107-63709-2 Paperback £21.99 / US$32.99

Also available

978-0-521-89571-2 Hardback £74.99 / US$129.99

Shakespeare in AsiaContemporary performanceEdited by dennis kennedy and Yong Li Lan

Shakespeare, the world’s most popular dramatist, is produced and

transformed in huge variety around the globe. This book investigates

how Shakespeare is used in contemporary asia, asking why countries

as diverse as China, Japan and india have become interested in

Shakespeare and how they have redefined his work.

‘This collection of essays is an invigorating conversation on its

subject … in the best sense, this is a working collection, which

offers readers inviting opportunities for further reflection, not

least in the far-flung work of its own participants.’

Tom Bishop, Shakespeare Quarterly

978-1-107-69373-9 Paperback £19.99 / US$29.99

Also available

978-0-521-51552-8 Hardback £64.99 / US$109.99

Reading Class through Shakespeare, Donne, and MiltonChristopher warley

why study Renaissance literature? Through detailed readings of

six canonical works, including Paradise Lost and Hamlet, this book

shows that literary criticism is uniquely able to describe social class.

warley’s accessible interpretations also offer exciting new directions

for the role of criticism in the contemporary, post-industrial world.

978-1-107-05292-5 Hardback £55.00 / US$90.00

Passionate Playgoing in Early Modern Englandallison p. hobgood

how were early modern playgoers emotionally moved by theatre

performances, and how did their reactions in turn influence

the stage? Through detailed case studies of canonical plays by

Shakespeare, Jonson and others, allison p. hobgood tells a new

story of emotional encounters between playgoers and the

Renaissance stage.

978-1-107-04128-8 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00

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Constructing the Canon of Early Modern DramaJeremy Lopez

Constructing the Canon of Early Modern Drama provides the

first-ever history of the canon of Renaissance drama as it has

evolved since the eighteenth century. Containing dozens of short,

provocative readings of unfamiliar plays, this book will benefit

professors and postgraduate researchers who seek a broader sense of

the period’s dazzling array of forms.

‘This is a remarkable book: confidently and wittily written,

exhaustively and widely researched, timely, provocative,

enlightening and highly original. The strength of Lopez’s

argument is that he resists the impulse to shape his own

anthology, offering instead a history and a method of critical

enquiry and appreciation that completely destabilise current

practice.’

Richard Cave, Royal Holloway, University of London

978-1-107-03057-2 Hardback £60.00 / US$90.00

Shakespeare’s Stage trafficimitation, Borrowing and Competition in Renaissance TheatreJanet Clare

Shakespeare’s Stage Traffic re-visions and re-situates Shakespeare’s

dramaturgy within the flourishing theatrical trade of the late

sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Challenging the

traditional notion of Shakespeare as originator, each chapter

examines particular plays demonstrating how throughout his career

Shakespeare adapted, imitated and borrowed from the work of

others.

‘Eloquently puts a theory of intertextuality into practice …

For those interested in early modern drama [this book] will be

indispensable.’


978-1-107-04003-8 Hardback £65.00 / US$99.00

A Jacobean Company and its PlayhouseThe Queen’s Servants at the Red Bull Theatre (c.1605–1619)Eva griffith

This unique and colourful history tells the story of Thomas

heywood’s playing company, the Queen’s Servants, and their

playhouse, The Red Bull. Eva griffith makes use of extensive research

to set the playhouse in the context of Jacobean London, offering new

insights into the development of drama during Shakespeare’s age.

‘The last book about The Red Bull’s plays and their staging came

out more than eighty years ago. at the time, it offered a wholly

fresh approach to Shakespearean playing. Studiously written by

george F. Reynolds, and working from a well-documented body

of evidence, freshly assessed, it became the first in a long series

of studies of specific acting companies and their repertoire of

plays, most of them much more recent, and all attempting to

identify how the plays were meant to be staged at their original

venues. Eva griffith has written an admirable replacement for

Reynolds’s great work, adding masses of fresh information about

the families and their interests behind the company and their

playhouse, as well as clarifying many features of the company’s

remarkable repertoire. her book will rightly take its place among

the works that have clarified and helped to explain the activities

of that uniquely fertile period in English theatre.’

Andrew Gurr, University of Reading

978-1-107-04188-2 Hardback £60.00 / US$99.00

Eating and Ethics in Shakespeare’s Englanddavid B. goldstein

david B. goldstein argues for a new understanding of Shakespeare

and early modern English writing from the perspective of communal

eating. Taking up issues of ecology, gender, book history, philosophy,

religious pluralism, colonialism and material culture, this book

ultimately forces us to rethink our own relationship to food.

978-1-107-03906-3 Hardback £65.00 / US$99.00

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By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes

– Macbeth

Reviewing ShakespeareJournalism and performance from the Eighteenth Century to the presentpaul prescott

Ranging from garrick’s Macbeth in the 1740s to the world

Shakespeare Festival in 2012, this is an engaging account of the

ways in which theatre critics have responded to Shakespearean

performance. prescott provides new interpretive methods and case

studies of great interest to students of Shakespeare, theatre and

media studies.

‘Reviews of theatre performances are often regarded as transitory

and of little weight. in this critically astute study, paul prescott

rescues them from oblivion. The result is a book of genuine

intellectual and social significance which makes an original and

valuable contribution to cultural history.’

Stanley Wells, The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

978-1-107-02149-5 Hardback £55.00 / US$95.00

the Model of Poesywilliam Scott

Edited by gavin alexander

This recently discovered treatise on poetics from 1599, the end of

the most revolutionary decade in English literary history, includes

discussions of the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries.

gavin alexander’s groundbreaking edition, with an introduction and

commentary, makes william Scott’s powerful work newly available to

students and scholars of English Renaissance literature.

‘alexander’s editorial skills are dazzling.’

Times Literary Supplement

978-0-521-19611-6 Hardback £60.00 / US$95.00

occult Knowledge, Science, and Gender on the Shakespearean Stagemary Floyd-wilson

in this ground-breaking study, mary Floyd-wilson explores early

modern occult beliefs and their relation to women and scientific

knowledge in Renaissance drama, focusing on Twelfth Night, Arden of

Faversham, A Warning for Fair Women, All’s Well that Ends Well, The

Changeling and The Duchess of Malfi.

‘… [a] rich, well-researched volume … This valuable book

illuminates underexplored aspects of early modern thought, with

important consequences for understanding the period’s plays.

highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through

faculty.’

T. Pollard, Choice

978-1-107-03632-1 Hardback £55.00 / US$99.00

Shakespeare and Amateur Performancea Cultural historymichael dobson

From the Renaissance to the present day, this book is the first history

of how and why Shakespeare’s plays have always been performed

by amateurs. This is a must for theatre historians, a revelation for

students of Shakespeare’s influence and a fascinating read for anyone

interested in the amateur stage.

‘… brilliantly researched and written with clarity and verve.

a scholarly work by a man who obviously loves the theatre, it

will make fascinating reading for both professional and amateur

performers alike.’

Wendy Craig, actress

978-1-107-61320-1 Paperback £19.99 / US$29.99

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Shakespeare and the Book tradeLukas Erne

Shakespeare and the Book Trade follows on from Lukas Erne’s

groundbreaking Shakespeare as Literary Dramatist to examine

the publication, constitution, dissemination and reception of

Shakespeare’s printed plays and poems in his own time and to

argue that their popularity in the book trade has been greatly

underestimated.

‘an admirable amount of original research has gone into

the study, making it of use to a wide array of readers. with

Shakespeare and the Book Trade, Lukas Erne manages to do

that most coveted of things: he has written another book that

everyone must read.’

Patrick Cheney, Pennsylvania State University

978-0-521-76566-4 Hardback £28.99 / US$44.99

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the Myth of Rome in Shakespeare and his Contemporarieswarren Chernaik

presenting a fresh approach to such familiar plays as Antony and

Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, this study examines the dramatic uses

of Roman history – ‘the myth of Rome’ – in the age of Shakespeare.

Chernaik provides illuminating comparisons of Shakespeare’s

Roman plays with plays by dramatists including Jonson and

massinger.

‘… brilliant new readings … Chernaik’s readings of Shakespeare

show how historicism and close reading work together … On

massinger, Chernaik is dazzling in his textual and historical

precision …’

N. Lukachev, Choice

978-1-107-65407-5 Paperback £21.99 / US$34.99

Also available

978-0-521-19656-7 Hardback £59.99 / US$99.99

Environmental Degradation in Jacobean DramaBruce Boehrer

Environmental Degradation in Jacobean Drama provides the first

general history of the Shakespearean stage to focus primarily on

ecological issues. Bruce Boehrer discusses the work of Shakespeare,

Jonson, middleton, Fletcher, dekker and heywood, exploring the

strategies by which they made sense of radical ecological change in

their drama.

‘This book is an impressive work of social history offering

excellent chapters on Shakespeare’s extra-theatrical business

endeavours and middleton’s civic pageantry … Recommended.

graduate students, researchers, faculty.’

A. Moore, Choice

978-1-107-02315-4 Hardback £54.99 / US$94.99

Shakespearean SensationsExperiencing Literature in Early modern EnglandEdited by katharine a. Craik and Tanya pollard

This lively and accessible collection of essays explores the ways

Shakespeare and his contemporaries imagined literature’s impact on

audiences’ bodies, minds and emotions. Readers and theatregoers

have always sought out literature for its emotional power, and

this book shows how seriously early modern writers took their

relationships with their audiences.

‘The volume’s contributors engage in meaningful dialogues

with drama, poetry, and primary sources; with a growing body

of secondary materials; and above all with one another. Both

uninitiated readers and longtime students of embodiment

in literature will find much to deepen their understanding

of the physiological impacts of reading and play going…

Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above.’

P. D. Collington, Choice

978-1-107-02800-5 Hardback £54.99 / US$94.99

Medieval Shakespearepasts and presentsEdited by Ruth morse, and peter holland

Before Shakespeare is our contemporary he is the contemporary of

late-medieval European culture, self-consciously regenerating and

transforming earlier ideas of history, art, poetry and the stage. This

book gives readers the opportunity to appreciate both Shakespeare

and his period from the perspectives of the traditions that fostered

and surrounded him.

‘a fascinating dialogue between two literary periods.’


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Shakespeare’s History Playswarren chernaik King’s College London

Shakespeare’s history plays, as fresh today as when they were written,have had a continuing life in stage and film productions. This livelystudy examines this tradition as well as giving an account of the criticaldebate on the plays. Chernaik discusses each history play, and theirdistinctive characteristics, in turn: the three early Henry VI plays;Richard III; King John; the perennial stage favourite Richard II; Henry IV 1 and 2, famous for the character of Falstaff; Henry V; and Henry VIII. An invaluable introduction to these fascinating and complex plays.

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Shakespeare’s Comediespenny gay University of Sydney

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Shakespeare’s Tragediesjanette dillon University of Nottingham

Macbeth clutches an imaginary dagger; Hamlet holds up Yorick’s skull;Lear enters with Cordelia in his arms. Do these memorable and iconicmoments have anything to tell us about the definition of Shakespeareantragedy? Is it in fact helpful to talk about ‘Shakespearean tragedy’ as aconcept, or are there only Shakespearean tragedies? What makes someplays more tragic than others? This book seeks to investigate suchquestions in a way that highlights both the distinctiveness and theshared concerns of each play within the broad trajectory ofShakespeare’s developing exploration of tragic form.

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Shakespeare’s Poetrymichael schoenfeldt University of Michigan

Shakespeare’s poems were enormously popular in his lifetime, but, aside from the enduring appeal of the Sonnets, are today much less familiar than his plays. This Introduction celebrates the achievement of Shakespeare as a poet, providing students with ways of understanding, appreciating, and enjoying his highly wrought poems. It honors the aesthetic and intellectual complexity of the poems without making them seem unapproachably complicated, and outlines their pleasures and challenges.

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