JEREMY LOPEZ is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is the author of Theatrical Convention and Audience Response in Early Modern Drama (Cambridge University Press, 2003), an experienced director and the theatre review editor of the Shakespeare Bulletin.

'Throughout the book [Lopez's] selection of and attention to detail is interesting and thought-provoking. ...The book is well worth the attention of anyone studying or teaching the play.' - John Haddon, The Use of English '...short, curious and interesting...' - The Use of English 'Lopez is a sensitive and astute reader of texts as scripts for performance, frequently inviting us to think about symmetries in stage pictures and to attend to the resonance of silent characters. The deft nature with which he unpacks the rhetorical and poetic effects of this play is equally impressive.' - Julie Sanders, The Year's Contribution to Shakespeare Studies

• General Editor'sPrefacePrefaceAcknowledgementsThe Text andEarly PerformancesCommentaryThe Play's Sources and Cultural ContextCritical AssessmentsKey Productions and PerformancesThe Play on ScreenFurther ReadingIndex.

JEREMY LOPEZ is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is the author of Theatrical Convention and Audience Response in Early Modern Drama (Cambridge University Press, 2003), an experienced director and the theatre review editor of the Shakespeare Bulletin.

'Throughout the book [Lopez's] selection of and attention to detail is interesting and thought-provoking. ...The book is well worth the attention of anyone studying or teaching the play.' - John Haddon, The Use of English '...short, curious and interesting...' - The Use of English 'Lopez is a sensitive and astute reader of texts as scripts for performance, frequently inviting us to think about symmetries in stage pictures and to attend to the resonance of silent characters. The deft nature with which he unpacks the rhetorical and poetic effects of this play is equally impressive.' - Julie Sanders, The Year's Contribution to Shakespeare Studies

• General Editor'sPrefacePrefaceAcknowledgementsThe Text andEarly PerformancesCommentaryThe Play's Sources and Cultural ContextCritical AssessmentsKey Productions and PerformancesThe Play on ScreenFurther ReadingIndex.