Shakespearean Negotiations

In this sustained and powerful use of an innovative critical method by its leading practitioner, Shakespeare's works are viewed in the cultural and historical context of their time. As well as offering significant insights into Henry IV, Henry V, Twelfth Night, King Lear, and The Tempest, Stephen Greenblatt provides fascinating analyses of such aspects of early modern culture as exorcism, cross-dressing, colonial propaganda, and martial law codes.