TheatreBooks carries a complete range of the plays of William Shakespeare, as
well as other titles about his life, work and times.
Shakespeare's Texts
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Inspired by Shakespeare
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Radical Tragedy
Third Edition
Jonathan Dollimore
When it was first published, Radical Tragedy was hailed
as a groundbreaking reassessment of the drama of Shakespeare and his
contemporaries. An engaged reading of the past with compelling contemporary
significance, Radical Tragedy remains a landmark study of Renaissance
drama and a classic of cultural materialist criticism. Softcover, 312
pp. $35.95.
Merely Players?
Actors' Accounts of Performing Shakespeare
Jonathan Holmes
Merely Players? marks a significant departure in Shakespeare studies by placing
the Shakespearean performer in the role of critic. This book draws on three centuries
worth of actors' written reflections on playing Shakespeare, citing Ellen Terry,
Henry Irving, John Barrymore and Juliet Stevenson to name a few. In bringing
together
the dual works of academia and performance, Merely Players? offers a unique
resource for the Shakespeare scholar and theatre-lover alike. Softcover 209 pp.
$44.95.
Looking for Sex in Shakespeare
Stanley Wells
In Looking for Sex in Shakespeare one of the best-known and most versatile
of Shakespeare scholars, Stanley Wells, considers how far sexual meaning in Shakespeare's
writing is a matter of interpretation by actors, directors and critics. This
lively, provocative and open-minded new book will appeal to a broad readership
of students, theatregoers and Shakespeare lovers. Softcover, 111 pp. $24.95.
As
You Like It: Shakespeare in Production
Cynthia Shakespeare
As You Like It has sometimes seemed a subersive play that exposes the instability
of gender roles and traditional values. In other eras it has been prized - or
derided - as a reliable celebration of conventional social mores. This edition,
edited by Cynthia Marshall, provides a detailed history of the play in production,
both on
stage and on screen. Softcover, 262 pp. $41.95.
Chasing Shakespeares
Sarah Smith
Joe Roper, an academic with working-class roots has just landed
the job of a lifetime. Working in the famed Kellog Collection of Elizabethan
texts and curiosities, Joe is able to indulge in his love of all things
Shakespearian. Suddenly, things take an unexpected turn when Posy Gould,
a glamourous Harvard girl, insists that a letter Joe has found, signed
by a "W. Shakespeare of Stratford", is a career-making discovery
for them both. What follows is a literary adventure full of mystery
and intrigue that spans five centuries and two continents. A witty
thriller, Chasing Shakespeares is an enduring tale of love,
art, and poetic justice.
Softcover, 337 pp. $18.50.
Essential Shakespeare Handbook
Leslie Dunton-Downer & Alan Riding
Still as popular and relevant today as when his plays were first
performed over 400 years ago, William Shakespeare remains the dramatist
by which all others are judged. This definitive handbook provides all
the essential information for appreciating and enjoying the work of
the great Bard. Softcover, 480 pp. $35.00.
A Theatergoer's Guide to Shakespeare's Characters: An Invaluable Companion
to the Enduring People of His Plays
Robert Thomas Fallon
In A Theatergoer's Guide to Shakespeare's Characters, Fallon
explores some sixty characters created by the Bard. Intended for the
general reader, this
volume is written in a "plain but not inelegant English" and avoids
the specialized language for the theatre and the academy. Hardcover, 301 pp.
$38.50.
Shakespeare's Words:
A Glossary & Language Companion
David Crystal & Ron Crystal
Shakespeare's Words is for people who love Shakespeare, or who love language,
or both. This immensely practical and enlightening guide to understanding Shakespeare's
language for readers, audiences, students, directors and actors is a collection
of over 14,000 words that can cause difficulty or be ambiguous to the modern
reader. With special sections on archaisms, greetings, farewells and swear words,
as well as dialects, Greek mythology, weapons and money, this book will enrich
every reader's understanding and appreciation of the plays. Softcover, 650 pp.
$27.00.
Shakespeare's Theater: A Sourcebook
Tanya Pollard
As the popularity of the theater exploded in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth
centuries, so debates about its effects on audiences grew more and more heated. Shakespeare's
Theater: A Sourcebook brings together in one volume the most significant
Elizabethan and Jacobean texts on the theater. Many of these texts are made widely
available here for the first time. Softcover, 352 pp. $44.95.
The Shakespeare Name Dictionary
J. Davis & A. Daniel Frankforter
This Dictionary is a guide to the historical, mythological, fictional,
and geographic references that appear in Shakespeare's complete plays and poems,
covering every name, proper adjective, official title, literary and mystical
title, and place
name. With engaging and informative articles, The Shakespeare Name Dictionary is
packed with information and is recommended for all levels. Softcover, 533 pp.
$37.00.
Shakespeare Cats
Susan Herbert
Painting in her familiar and highly popular style, Susan Herbert presents an
irresistible array of well-known characters in the great Shakespearean plays,
from the tragic Romeo and Juliet to the mischevious Titania, from the beautiful
Cleopatra to the roguish Falstaff. Shakespeare Cats is a great gift
idea for cat lovers of all ages. Softcover, 64 pp. $23.00.
The Age of Shakespeare
Frank Kermode
In The Age of Shakespeare, Frank Kermode uses the history
and culture of the Elizabethan era to enlighten us about William Shakespeare
and his poetry and
plays. Hardcover, 214 pp. $32.95.
Playing Lear: An Insider's Guide from Text to Performance
Oliver Ford Davies
This is Oliver Ford Daivies's exhaustive account of playing King Lear. We follow
him as he investigates the text, the four-hundred-year history of the play and
the many previous Lears he has encountered. This marvelous book will help any
actor, director, or theatre goers resolve the plethora of complexities encountered
in this Everest among Shakespearean roles. Softcover, 211 pp. $37.95.
Searching Shakespeare:
Studies in Culture and Authority
Derek Cohen
Original in topic and approach, Searching Shakespeare presents a political-historical
exploration of Shakespeare's drama and argues that his plays consistently portray
the clash between the passionate search for individuality and the quest for social
harmony as irresolvable. Cohen makes a modern political analysis which reveals
why Shakespeare portrayed the quest for individuation and self-expression as
necessarily
Mastering Shakespeare
An Acting Class in Seven Scenes
Scott Kaiser
Written in the form of a play and set in an acting studio, each of the book's
seven scenes present specific acting challenges and offer specific solutions.
With in-depth explorations of speeches from more than thirty of Shakespeare's
plays, Mastering
Shakespeare presents a logical and cumulative progression of concept and
skills. A must-read for actors, directors, coaches, and students of all levels
of experience.
Softcover, 268 pp. $29.95.ending in tragedy. Hardcover, 195 pp. $50.00.
Shakespearean Afterlives
Ten Characters With a Life All Their Own
John O'Connor
Shakespearean Afterlives is a cultural biography of Shakespeare's most famous
characters. From Shylock to the Shrew, Richard the Third to Romeo, it charts
the many and various existences that these characters have led outside the pages
of the First Folio. Featuring interviews with experienced actors and directors,
this book will delight any enthusiast of the Bard's plays. Hardcover, 356 pp.
$40.00.
Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Shakespeare's Characters, Plays, Poems, History and Stagecraft
Louise McConnell
This is a one-of-a-kind guide to the plays, the poems and the world
of Shakespeare, which explains all the terms used in Shakespearean
study in a simple A-to-Z format. Detailed and authoritative, it is
also an invaluable reference for theatregoers, or anyone involved in
staging Shakespeare productions. Hardcover, 406 pp. $39.95.
Actors on Shakespeare: Henry IV Part II
Simon Callow
These wonderful guides provide incomparable insight into the plays
of Shakespeare, from an actor's point-of-view. Other titles in the
series include: Othello by James Earl Jones, Henry VI Part
I by David Oyelowo, and Much Ado About
Nothing by Saskia Reeves. Softcover, 110 pp. $15.00.
Shakespeare, The Movie, II: Popularizing the Plays on Film, TV, Video, and DVD
Richard Burt & Lynda E. Boose
Following from the phenomenally successful Shakespeare, The
Movie, this volume brings together an invaluable new collection
of 16 essays on cinematic Shakespeares in the 1990s and beyond. This
a must-read for any student of Shakespeare, film, media, or cultural
studies. Softcover, 340 pp. $38.95.
Shakespeare
Michael Wood
Stocked with fresh insights and discoveries, this compelling work of investigative
journalism reinstates the image of William Shakespeare as a thinking artist,
and a man who held up a mirror to his age. Students of Shakespeare and Elizabethan
England will be enthralled by this absorbing and intelligent re-assessment of
the Bard. Hardcover, 352 pp. $45.95.
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