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Literary Criticism
Stephen Greenblatt argued in these celebrated essays that the art of the Renaissance could only be understood in the context of the society from which it sprang. His approach - 'New Historicism' - drew from history... See More
Literature & Fiction
Shakespeare lived in a world of absolutes -- of claims for the absolute authority of scripture, monarch, and God, and the authority of fathers over wives and children, the old over the young, and the gentle over the... See More
Literature & Fiction
For almost twenty years, new historicism has been a highly controversial and influential force in literary and cultural studies. In Practicing the New Historicism, two of its most distinguished practitioners reflect on its... See More
Literature & Fiction
Named One of Esquire's 50 Best Biographies of All Time The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, reissued with a new afterword for the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. A young man from a small... See More
British
"Brilliant, beautifully organized, exceedingly readable." -- Philip Roth World-renowned Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt explores the playwright's insight into bad (and often mad) rulers. Examining the psyche -- and... See More
Literary Criticism
Renaissance Self-Fashioning is a study of sixteenth-century life and literature that spawned a new era of scholarly inquiry. Stephen Greenblatt examines the structure of selfhood as evidenced in major literary figures of the... See More
Religion & Spirituality
"Endlessly illuminating and a sheer pleasure to read." -- Jack Miles, author of God: A Biography Daring to take the great biblical account of human origins seriously, but without credulity. The most influential story in... See More
Literary Criticism
Stephen Greenblatt sets out to explain his longtime fascination with the ghost of Hamlet's father, and his daring and ultimately gratifying journey takes him through surprising intellectual territory. It yields an... See More
History
A masterwork of history and cultural studies, Marvelous Possessions is a brilliant meditation on the interconnected ways in which Europeans of the Age of Discovery represented non-European peoples and took possession of... See More
Literature & Fiction
In Hamlet in Purgatory, renowned literary scholar Stephen Greenblatt delves into his longtime fascination with the ghost of Hamlet's father, and his daring and ultimately gratifying journey takes him through surprising... See More
One of the greatest characters of medieval literature, the trickster Reynard the Fox, comes to life in this rollicking new translation. What do a weak lion king, a grief-stricken rooster, a dim-witted bear, and one really... See More
Literature & Fiction
AFTER HISTORY, edited by Martin Prochazka, represents a selection from ten years of the Prague-based journal Litteraria Pragensia: Studies in Literature and Culture, focusing on developments in new historicism, discourse... See More
Literature & Fiction
The Guide to the Season Plays, introduces you to the 2013 - 2014 Season at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. The Guide provides you the opportunity to deepen your connection to the plays that will be on our stage in the... See More