Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Series Preface viii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Chronology x
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I Dramatic Genres
8. Chapter 1 Comedies: A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Much Ado about Nothing 19
9. Chapter 2 Histories: Richard 2 and Henry 5 46
10. Chapter 3 Tragedies: Hamlet and Othello 81
11. Chapter 4 Problem Plays and Romances: All’s Well that Ends Well and The Winter’s Tale 121
12. Part II Critical Approaches
13. Chapter 5 Authority and Authorship: Measure for Measure 159
14. Chapter 6 Performance: Macbeth 180
15. Chapter 7 Identities: The Tempest 203
16. Chapter 8 Materialism: Timon of Athens 225
17. Conclusion 248
18. Student Resources 252
19. Index 274