This collection of essays examines the works of the most famous writer of plays in the English language within the most culturally pervasive genre in which they

In pursuit of a powerful, common-sense argument about realism, renowned scholar A. D. Nuttall discusses English eighteenth-century and French neo-classical conc

Analyzing Shakespeare's views on theatre and magic and John Dee's concerns with philosophy and magic in the light of the Italian version of philosophia perennis

Double Shakespeares examines contemporary performances of Shakespeare plays that employ the “emotional realist” traditions of acting that were codified by S

Explores the continuing relevance of important political themes in five of Shakespeare's English History plays.