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Guides to Shakepeare
 Y is for Yorick
Jennifer Adams
A witty A to Z of Shakespearean characters in a beuatiful, slickly bound book that is the perfect gift for any lover of the Bard. Hardcover, 127 pp. $16.99.
 Shakespeare: The Essential Guide to the Life and Works of the
Bard
Theodore Pappas
In Shakespeare, Encyclopaedia Britannica presents a concise and balanced
overview of the Bard's life, work, and legacy. From his upbringing
in Stratford to his early theater career in London, from his poetry
and plays to the controversy surrounding his authorship, from his
contemporaries and collaborators to his critics past and present,
this comprehensive guide provides the necessary background to appreciate
Shakespeare's unique place in world literature. Softcover, 294 pp.
$17.99.
 So You Think You Know Shakespeare?
The Definitive Shakespeare Quiz Book!
John Saunders & Claire Saunders
The quizzes in this book cover Shakespeare's use of language as well as characters,
events and recurrent motifs. Once you've tackled the lot, you'll have been introduced
to every play that Shakespeare wrote, as well as several of his poems, and you'll
know why Shakespeare is considered supreme as both poet and dramatist. The first
quizzes range from courting to cursing; they include the tender, the witty, the
sublime; they cover everything from eating to dying. Still others feature Dreams,
Villains, and Resurrections, showing how Shakespeare developed his ideas and
preocupations. The final three quizzes focus on particular plays - A
Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet and The Tempest - and they'll really test your knowledge!
Softcover, 115 pp. $13.95.
 Reduced
Shakespeare: The Complete Guide for the Attention Impaired
Reed Martin & Austin Tichener
From the Reduced Shakespeare Company - the troupe who brought you The
Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) - comes this hysterical,
yet surprisingly
informative guide to everything you wanted to know about Shakespeare,
but couldn't be bothered to ask. Hardcover, 246 pp. $23.95.
 Oxford
Dictionary of Shakespeare
Stanley Wells
Compiled by the general editor of The Oxford Shakespeare,
this dictionary includes hundreds of wide-ranging entries covering famous
actors, writers, and directors connected with Shakespeare, as well as historical
figures and places of particular interest. Ideal reference for the student,
actor, or director, and fascinating browsing for the general reader. Softcover,
234 pp. $21.95.
 The
Shakespeare Companion
Emma Jones & Rhiannon Guy
From comedy to tragedy, Ellsinore to Cawdor, the Globe theatre to outer
space, The Shakespeare Companion celebrates, investigates and puzzles
over Shakespeare's strange turns, dramatic scenes, mysterious settings,
gripping
interludes and curious characters.
 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.
 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.
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Studying
Shakespeare: A Guide to the Plays
A
Routledge Literary Sourcebook on William Shakespeare's King Lear
Shakespeare:
An Oxford Guide
Shakespeare Lexicon 
A Theatregoer's Guide To Shakespeare's Themes
Shakespeare's
Sonnets
