The Bedford companion to Shakespeare: an introduction with documents

Shakespeare, "Shakespeare," and the problem of authorship

"To what end are all these words?" : Shakespeare's dramatic language

Theater à la mode : Shakespeare and the kinds of drama

Performances, playhouses, and players

"I loved my books" : Shakespeare's reading

"What is your text?"

Town and country : life in Shakespeare's England

Men and women : gender, family, society

Politics and religion : early modern ideologies

From Bracegirdle to Branagh : Shakespeare in performance from 1660 to the present.