The Oxford companion to Shakespeare
By: general editor, Michael Dobson ; associate general editor, Stanley Wells.
Contributors: Dobson, Michael, 1960-; Wells, Stanley W., 1930-
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 541
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Encyclopedias
Genres: Encyclopedias.
Description: "A truly fun, accessible, and contextually rich companion to the vast world and work of Shakespeare. Spanning the historical and contemporary, and the literary and dramatic, this authoritative and illustrative 3,000-entry compendium is well constructed, solidly cross-referenced, and above all, delightful and interesting reading."--"Outstanding Reference Sources," American Libraries, May 2002.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 537-539).
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Preface vii; title: Acknowledgements viii; title: Contributors ix; title: Thematic listing of entries xi; title: List of plays xxviii; title: Note to the reader xxix; title: THE OXFORD COMPANION TO SHAKESPEARE; title: The British Isles and France in the English Histories and Macbeth 530; title: The royal family in Shakespeare's English Histories 532; title: Shakespeare's life, works, and reception: a partial chronology 533; title: Further reading 537; title: Picture acknowledgements.