{"product_id":"the-oxford-companion-to-shakespeare","title":"The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Oxford Companion to Shakespeare is the most comprehensive reference work available on Shakespeares life  times  works  and his 400-year global legacy. In addition to the authoritative A-Z entries  it includes nearly 100 illustrations  a chronology  a guide to further reading  a thematic contents list  and special feature entries on each of Shakespeares works. Tying in with the 400th anniversary of Shakespeares death  this much-loved Companion has been revised and updated  reflecting developments and discoveries made in recent years and to cover the performance  interpretation  and the influence of Shakespeares works up to the present day.  First published in 2001  the online edition was revised in 2011  with updates to over 200 entries plus 16 new entries. These online updates appear in print for the first time in this second edition  along with a further 35 000 new and revised words. These include more than 80 new entries  ranging from important performers  directors  and scholars (such as Lucy Bailey  Samuel West  and Alfredo Michel Modenessi)  to topics as diverse as Shakespeare in the digital age and the ubiquity of plants in Shakespeares works  to the interpretation of Shakespeare globally  from Finland to Iraq. To make information on Shakespeares major works easier to find  the feature entries have been grouped and placed in a centre section (fully cross-referenced from the A-Z). The thematic listing of entries - described in the press as an invaluable panorama of the contents - has been updated to include all of the new entries. This edition contains a preface written by much-lauded Shakespearian actor Simon Russell Beale.  Full of both entertaining trivia and scholarly detail  this authoritative Companion will delight the browser and reward students  academics  as well as anyone wanting to know more about Shakespeare.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44947550240821,"sku":"ByrdShop_0198708734","price":49.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780198708735.jpg?v=1770853208","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-oxford-companion-to-shakespeare","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}