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
Shakespeare Then & Now: New &
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Inspired by Shakespeare
Teaching Shakespeare
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Harley Granville Barker's Prefaces To Shakespeare
Each book in this series contains a superb collection of notes, written to help the
director work with staging. Insightful discussion about characters, sub-plots, motivation,
and Shakespeare's use of verse and prose make these little volumes invaluable directorial
aids. Pocket-sized Softcover, $11.99.
Series includes: Antony & Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Cymbeline, Hamlet, Julius
Caesar, King Lear, Love's Labours Lost, Macbeth, Midsummer Night's Dream & Twelfth
Night, Othello, Romeo & Juliet
Shakespeare's Tragic Skepticism
Millicent Bell
In this scholarly text, Millicent Bell focuses on Shakespeare's apparent subscription
to the philosophy of skepticism and doubt as expressed in six of his major works.
By way of an historical contexualization, Bell examines Shakespeare's existential
impulses and thereby elucidates the complexity and weight of his tragedies. A fascinating
and strongly argued account. Hardcover, 283 pp. $42.95.
A Feminist Companion To Shakespeare
Edited by Dympna Callaghan
The question is not whether Shakespeare studies need feminism, but whether feminism
needs Shakespeare. The all-women team of contributors argue that not only is Shakespeare
important for women, his works are specifically important for feminism. Softcover,
$46.95.
Rescripting Shakespeare:
The Text, the Director and Modern Productions
Alan C. Dessen
Building on almost 300 productions from the last 25 years, Dessen focuses on the
playtexts used when directors stage Shakespeare's plays: the actual words spoken,
the scenes or segments omitted or transposed, and the many other adjustments that
must be made. An interesting discussion on an increasingly more necessary process.
Softcover, $37.95.
The Faber & Faber Actors On Shakespeare series
This series aims to provide a unique and accessible contemporary commentary to each
of the plays through the top-class actors who have performed in them. A truly remarkable,
well-written, and thought-provoking series. Softcover, $10.95 each.
Includes: Vanessa Redgrave on Antony & Cleopatra; Simon Callow on Henry
IV Part One; Corin Redgrave on Julius Caesar; Harriet Walter on Macbeth;
Al Pacino on Richard III; Emma Fielding on Twelfth Night.
Shakespeare: A Life
Park Honan
The most complete, accurate, and up to date
narrative of Shakespeare's life. Fresh information dramatically alters our perceptions
of the actor, poet and playwright. $28.95.
Shakespeare's Tribe:
Church, Nation, and Theater in Renaissance England
Jeffrey Knappy
Knapp makes a provocative case for Shakespeare as a godly playwright in the face
of conventional wisdom about the Bard's enduring secularism. Hardcover, $59.95.
The Actor's Guide to
Performing Shakespeare
Harold Madd
Often considered a daunting endeavor, performing Shakespeare can be an arduous challenge
for even the best actor in the most agreeable of circumstances. Concise and direct,
this guide is your ticket to grasping and appreciating the mastery of the world's
greatest playwright. Perfect for anyone struggling with a Shakespearean role or character,
this book presents The Bard in a way that is easy to dive into and easy to master.
Softcover, 288 pp., $29.95.
Shakespeare's Shakespeare:
How the Plays Were Made
John C. Meagher
In this work of scholarship and creativity
the author argues that we have understood Shakespeare incorrectly by failing to recognize
his own directions as a playwright. Through an examination of seven plays: Romeo
& Juliet, Hamlet, King Lear, A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Richard
II and Henry IV, Part I, Meagher uncovers Shakespeare as an artist, director
and actor. $29.95.
Shakespeare's Kings
John Julius Norwich
A brilliant narrative survey of a nation's
history as portrayed by the nation's greatest writer. Shakespeare's Kings tells the
story of what really happened in the 150 years between 1337 and 1484 by examining
the history plays, from the recently authenticated Edward III through to Richard
III . Hardcover, $45.00; Paperback, $22.99
Shakespeare Set Free
Volume 1: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream
Volume 2: Hamlet, Henry IV Part 1
Volume 3: Twelfth Night, Othello
This is a popular new series from the Teaching Shakespeare Institute of The Folger
Shakespeare Library in Washington.The three volumes all contain practical, clear
and provocative ways to teach the plays through performance. The essays and activities
explore the language and magical worlds of the plays while engaging students of every
grade and ability level.Day-by-day teaching startegies created, taught, written and
edited by classroom teachers provide a user-friendly format. The feedback on this
series has been very positive.Vol. 1 $26.50; Vol. 2 $23.00; Vol.3 $24.50.
Shakespeare's English Kings
Peter Saccio
Anyone who appreciates the dramatic action
of Shakespeare's history plays but is confused by much of the historical detail will
welcome the guide to the Richards, Henrys, Warwicks and Norfolks who ruled and fought
across Shakespeare's page and stage. Theatergoers, students, and filmgoers who want
to enrich their understanding will find this revised edition to be an indispensable
reference. $22.50.
The Everything Shakespeare Book
Peter Rubie
A thorough and comprehensive guide that covers everything from All's Well that Ends
Well to The Winter's Tale - and every work in between. Each play is carefully detailed
to include a full synopsis, along with reader's notes and character analysis. An
informative introduction to the Bard. Softcover, $32.95.
Secrets of Acting Shakespeare:
The Original Approach
Patrick Tucker
The Director of London's Original Shakespeare Company delivers a passionate and witty
guide to performing Shakespeare by relying on the "ear" and the First Folio
edition of the master playwright's works. $34.95.
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