Shakespeare : an annotated bibliography /

Unlike recent Shakespeare bibliographies e.g., Linda Woodbridge's Shakespeare: A Selective Bibliography of Modern Criticism (CH, Jun'88), whose citations are not annotated, or Stanley Wells's Shakespeare: A Bibliographical Guide (1990), whose entries range from the early commentaries to post-1973 Rosenblum examines 20th-century criticism, particularly books, suggesting their "range of materials and approaches." An 11-page introduction reviews development of Shakespearean criticism. Sections include bibliography, reference works, editions, biographies, the Shakespearean stage, Shakespeare in performance, sources, the text, language, themes and topics, comedies, histories, and tragedies. The last half of the work lists criticism of individual plays, with the plays in alphabetical rather than chronological or generic order, and of the poems. Entries appear under only one heading without cross-references. To find studies of Macbeth, readers must look under the play title, "General studies," or "Tragedies," the last two headings listing general studies that analyze several plays. Entries provide complete bibliographic information and annotations, some evaluative. There is an author index with no cross-references. For undergraduates and community college or high-school students. P. Kujoory; University of the District of Columbia