Shakespeare's Comedies

Emma Smith editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:11th Aug '03

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

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This Guide introduces students to critical writing on Shakespeare’s comedies over the last four centuries.


  • Guides students through four centuries of critical writing on Shakespeare’s history plays.
  • Covers both significant early views and recent critical interventions.
  • Substantial editorial material links the articles and places them in context.
  • Annotated suggestions for further reading allow students to investigate further.

"clearly designed to make friendly that enormous and daunting edifice of Shakespeare criticism. [...] extremely helful historical and generic overviews" THES

[and talking about all three books together:]

"Altogether, either as the source of critical thinking or as reference guides and bibliographies, these volumes will prove convenient and interesting as auhtoritatively conducted tours of their domains." THES

ISBN: 9780631220121

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm

Weight: 472g

336 pages