Description |
xxix, 541 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-539). |
Summary |
"A truly fun, accessible, and contextually rich companion to the vast world and work of Shakespeare. Spanning the historical and contemporary, and the literary and dramatic, this authoritative and illustrative 3,000-entry compendium is well constructed, solidly cross-referenced, and above all, delightful and interesting reading."--"Outstanding Reference Sources," American Libraries, May 2002. |
Form |
Available also online via the Internet. |
Contents |
Thematic listing of entries -- List of plays -- The British Isles and France in the English histories and Macbeth -- The royal family on Shakespeare's English histories -- Shakespeare's life, works, and reception : a partial chronology. |
Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Encyclopedias.
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Added Author |
Dobson, Michael, 1960-
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Wells, Stanley, 1930-
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Other Form: |
Online version: Oxford companion to Shakespeare. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001 (OCoLC)606613046 |
ISBN |
0198117353 |
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9780198117353 |
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0192806149 paperback |
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9780192806147 paperback |
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