AcknowledgementsGeneral Editor's PrefaceIntroductionNote on TextsPART 1 Early ResponsesThe Post-War Concensus ControversyPART 2 Critical ApproachesMeaning and The Merchant of Venice Rescuing ShakespeareKing Lear and Essentialist HumanismStudying Shakespeare's Use of GenresImpressions of 'Character'Shakespeare's TextThe Extra Dimension: Shakespeare in Performance Explorations in Shakespeare's Drama On Directing King LearSelect BibliographyNotes on ContributorsIndex.
