This collection of essays emphasizes the theatrical, literary, intellectual, and social worlds in which Shakespeare wrote.
Bibliography is included for further reading.
Arranged like a dictionary, this one volume work covers the plays, poems, and Shakespeare's time. A three volume set covering many of Shakespeare's plays from the perspective of the twentieth century critics. For each play covered there is discussion of themes, structure, language, plot synopsis, as well as character studies. Check last volume for cumulative index to the set. This directory covers film and video versions of Shakespeare's plays as well as documentaries about him that have been produced from 1899-1989.