The Pocket Companion to Shakespeare's Plays

Fully revised and updated, this brand new edition remains the most authoritative and most widely respected pocket companion to Shakespeare's plays currently available. Character studies and synopses for all of Shakespeare's 39 plays, plus analyses of his poems and sonnets, make it an ideal quick-reference guide for both theatergoers and students. Background details, including a succinct, incisive history of Shakespearian theater and a selected glossary of Elizabethan English, enhance its usefulness and value.