Examines all 39 of the most influential plays by Shakespeare, with an in-depth examination of each play's historical significance, literary technique, and contemporary alignment.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
About This Volume.
List of Contributors.
Introduction.
Alphabetical List of Works.
Categorized List of Works.
Chronological List of Works.
Biography.
1: Biographical Time Line.
2: The Man.
3: The Dramatist.
4: The Poet.
5: Shakespeare's Enduring Allure.
6: Women's Speech in the Age of Shakespeare.
7: Familial Rights and Responsibilities in Romeo and Juliet and King Lear.
8: Playing Shakespeare at the Globe.
The Plays.
9: All's Well That Ends Well.
10: Antony and Cleopatra.
11: As You like It.
12: The Comedy of Errors.
13: Coriolanus.
14: Cymbeline.
15: Edward III.
16: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.
17: Henry IV, Part I.
18: Henry IV, Part II.
19: Henry V.
20: Henry VI, Part I.
21: Henry VI, Part II.
22: Henry VI, Part III.
23: Henry VIII.
24: Julius Caesar.
25: King John.
26: King Lear.
27: Love's Labour's Lost.
28: Macbeth.
29: Measure for Measure.
30: The Merchant of Venice.
31: The Merry Wives of Windsor.
32: A Midsummer Night's Dream.
33: Much Ado About Nothing.
34: Othello, the Moor of Venice.
35: Pericles, Prince of Tyre.
36: Richard II.
37: Richard III.
38: Romeo and Juliet.
39: The Taming of the Shrew.
40: The Tempest.
41: Timon of Athens.
42: Titus Andronicus.
43: Troilus and Cressida.
44: Twelfth Night: Or, What You Will.
45: The Two Gentlemen of Verona.
46: The Two Noble Kinsmen.
47: The Winter's Tale.
The Poetry.
48: A Lover's Complaint.
49: The Passionate Pilgrim.
50: The Phoenix and the Turtle.
51: The Rape of Lucrece.
52: Venus and Adonis.
53: A Brief History of Shakespeare Studies.
54: A Guide to Free Online Resources on Shakespeare's Plays.
