"This updated edition should be welcomed by anyone interested in Shakespeare. Particularly useful are its pithy introductions and bibliographies on various critical approaches". -- David Bevington, editor of Complete Works of Shakespeare. "A handy, compact map to the changing and contested field of Shakespeare studies". -- Bruce R. Smith, author of Homosexual Desire in Shakespeare's England.
"This updated edition should be a welcome addition to the research shelf of anyone interested in Shakespeare. Particularly useful are its pithy introductions and bibliographies on various critical approaches."--David Bevington, 1995-1996 president, Shakespeare Association of America and editor of
Complete Works of Shakespeare "Provides a handy, compact map to the changing and contested field of Shakespeare studies."--Bruce R. Smith, 1994-1995 president, Shakespeare Association of America and author of Homosexual Desire in Shakespeare's England: A Cultural Poetics
"Confronted with the rapidly proliferating array of scholarship and criticism on Shakespeare and related subjects, students and teachers alike will appreciate this updated edition of Bergeron and de Sousa's useful, clear, and well-organized survey."--Phyllis Rackin, 1993-1994 president, Shakespeare Association of America and author of Stages of History: Shakespeare's English Chronicles
"A classic in the field; in fact, it has the field to itself. Every scholar in Shakespeare studies knows about this volume."--William Carroll, author of The Metamorphoses of Shakespearean Comedy