By achieving a better understanding of these issues, the book illuminates both Shakespeare's work and his age.

This encyclopedia-style dicitonary explores early modern social life, legal thought, and the interactions within Shakespearean drama.

This book analyses early modern attitudes to tolerance, including religion, race, humour and sexuality, as they occur in Shakespeare's poems and plays.

This study of the many poets, musicians and visual artists portrayed or described in Shakespeare's plays and poems reveals a fascination with art and its makers that continued to influence Shakespeare's work throughout his career.

How are unwarranted dislikes and prejudices portrayed in the works of Shakespeare and to what extent does Shakespeare differ from his contemporaries in their portrayal?

These facets are locked together: although the book does not deny that 'The Tempest' had deep roots in classical literature and elsewhere, it maintains that the play's remarkable dramaturgy and symbolism reflect subtle matters uniquely ...

This work treats a single Shakespeare play from a number of perspectives.