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A new study of Shakespeare's life and times, which illuminates our understanding and appreciation of his works.

• Combines an accessible fully historicised treatment of both the life and the plays, suited to both undergraduate and popular audiences
• Looks at 24 of the most significant plays and the sonnets through the lens of various aspects of Shakespeare's life and historical environment
• Addresses four of the most significant issues that shaped Shakespeare's career: education, religion, social status, and theatre
• Examines theatre as an institution and...

• Explores the biographical mystery of the identities of the characters addressed.
  
• Examines the intangible aspects of each sonnet, such as eroticism and imagination.
  
• A helpful appendix offers a summary of each poem with descriptions of key literary figures.

A new study of Shakespeare's life and times, which illuminates our understanding and appreciation of his works.

• Combines an accessible fully historicised treatment of both the life and the plays, suited to both undergraduate and popular audiences
• Looks at 24 of the most significant plays and the sonnets through the lens of various aspects of Shakespeare's life and historical environment
• Addresses four of the most significant issues that shaped Shakespeare's career: education, religion, social status, and theatre
• Examines theatre as an institution and...

• Explores the biographical mystery of the identities of the characters addressed.
  
• Examines the intangible aspects of each sonnet, such as eroticism and imagination.
  
• A helpful appendix offers a summary of each poem with descriptions of key literary figures.

Reading Antony and Cleopatra is particularly challenging because of Shakespeare's masterful embodiment of Rome and Egypt's contrasting worlds in language, structure, and characterization.
Instead of seeing the interaction of Roman and Egyptian perspectives in Antony and Cleopatra as a type of double image of reality that changes as one moves from one location to another, students often find themselves compelled to pick sides. The more romantic opt for Cleopatra as the most sympathetic character, while the pragmatists dismiss her lifestyle as self-indulgent. The central challenge...

Shakespeare's engagement with anti-Semitic tradition is a notoriously disturbing feature of The Merchant of Venice. Douglas Lanier carefully shows how Shakespeare shuttles between language that emphasises irreconcilable differences, and language that emphasizes common humanity, and how you can productively analyse this language for yourself.The language of business-of monetary value, money-making, profit and loss, risk and reward-invades nearly all other issues and themes in The Merchant of Venice, and can also be challenging to grasp. This guide shows how to unpick this...

Shakespeare's engagement with anti-Semitic tradition is a notoriously disturbing feature of The Merchant of Venice. Douglas Lanier carefully shows how Shakespeare shuttles between language that emphasises irreconcilable differences, and language that emphasizes common humanity, and how you can productively analyse this language for yourself.The language of business-of monetary value, money-making, profit and loss, risk and reward-invades nearly all other issues and themes in The Merchant of Venice, and can also be challenging to grasp. This guide shows how to unpick this...