DEBORAH CARTMELL is Principal Lecturer in the department of English at De Montfort University, Leicester.MICHAEL SCOTT is Professor of English and Pro Vice Chancellor at De Montfort University.

'An enjoyable, stimulating read...The book is wide-ranging in scope with thoughtful discussions of stage performance and film and intriguing speculations on touring practice. The appendix with details of electronic sources is also handy for students.' - Dr Maria Jones, University of Wolverhampton 'An excellent selection of articles on a wide range of topics. Will strongly recommend to my students.' - David Olive, Manchester Metropolitan University 'Excellent material for approaching texts from Cultural Studies angle.' - Ann Heilmann, University of Wales Swansea 'A rich and lively volume which gives testimony not only to the vitality of Shakespeare studies in our time but also to the existence of a lively and impressive band of Shakespeare scholars centred at De Montfort University.' - Christopher Wortham, University of Western Australia

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction; D. Cartmell & M. ScottTalking Shakespeare; M. ScottSHAKESPEARE AND THEORYHow Does Hamlet End?; N. WoodShakespeare and the Elizabethan Stage: Touring Practice in Shakespeare's Day; P.DavisonStudying Shakespeare and his Contemporaries; E. SmithShakespeare and History; D. CavanaghSHAKESPEARE AND NATIONAL IDENTITY'Home, Sweet Home': Stratford-upon-Avon and the Making of the RSC as a National Institution; C. ChambersSHAKESPEARE, PERFORMANCE AND BENCHMARKINGTwelfth Night: 'One face, one voice, one habit and two persons!'; J. WardleShakespeare and the Homoerotic; M. Thompson & I. WhelehanShakespeare and Race: Othello I.iii; D. CartmellSHAKESPEARE AND FILMThe Unkindest Cuts: Flashcut Excess in Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet; B. W. KlimanShowing versus Telling: Shakespeare's Visual Absences, and the Cinema; G. EganShakespeare and the Future; K. RyanWhy We Talk Shakespeare; M. CollinsAppendix: Bibliography of Shakespeare on CD ROM and Major Internet Addresses; J. WebbIndex.

DEBORAH CARTMELL is Principal Lecturer in the department of English at De Montfort University, Leicester.MICHAEL SCOTT is Professor of English and Pro Vice Chancellor at De Montfort University.

'An enjoyable, stimulating read...The book is wide-ranging in scope with thoughtful discussions of stage performance and film and intriguing speculations on touring practice. The appendix with details of electronic sources is also handy for students.' - Dr Maria Jones, University of Wolverhampton 'An excellent selection of articles on a wide range of topics. Will strongly recommend to my students.' - David Olive, Manchester Metropolitan University 'Excellent material for approaching texts from Cultural Studies angle.' - Ann Heilmann, University of Wales Swansea 'A rich and lively volume which gives testimony not only to the vitality of Shakespeare studies in our time but also to the existence of a lively and impressive band of Shakespeare scholars centred at De Montfort University.' - Christopher Wortham, University of Western Australia

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction; D. Cartmell & M. ScottTalking Shakespeare; M. ScottSHAKESPEARE AND THEORYHow Does Hamlet End?; N. WoodShakespeare and the Elizabethan Stage: Touring Practice in Shakespeare's Day; P.DavisonStudying Shakespeare and his Contemporaries; E. SmithShakespeare and History; D. CavanaghSHAKESPEARE AND NATIONAL IDENTITY'Home, Sweet Home': Stratford-upon-Avon and the Making of the RSC as a National Institution; C. ChambersSHAKESPEARE, PERFORMANCE AND BENCHMARKINGTwelfth Night: 'One face, one voice, one habit and two persons!'; J. WardleShakespeare and the Homoerotic; M. Thompson & I. WhelehanShakespeare and Race: Othello I.iii; D. CartmellSHAKESPEARE AND FILMThe Unkindest Cuts: Flashcut Excess in Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet; B. W. KlimanShowing versus Telling: Shakespeare's Visual Absences, and the Cinema; G. EganShakespeare and the Future; K. RyanWhy We Talk Shakespeare; M. CollinsAppendix: Bibliography of Shakespeare on CD ROM and Major Internet Addresses; J. WebbIndex.

DEBORAH CARTMELL is Principal Lecturer in the department of English at De Montfort University, Leicester.MICHAEL SCOTT is Professor of English and Pro Vice Chancellor at De Montfort University.

'An enjoyable, stimulating read...The book is wide-ranging in scope with thoughtful discussions of stage performance and film and intriguing speculations on touring practice. The appendix with details of electronic sources is also handy for students.' - Dr Maria Jones, University of Wolverhampton 'An excellent selection of articles on a wide range of topics. Will strongly recommend to my students.' - David Olive, Manchester Metropolitan University 'Excellent material for approaching texts from Cultural Studies angle.' - Ann Heilmann, University of Wales Swansea 'A rich and lively volume which gives testimony not only to the vitality of Shakespeare studies in our time but also to the existence of a lively and impressive band of Shakespeare scholars centred at De Montfort University.' - Christopher Wortham, University of Western Australia

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction; D. Cartmell & M. ScottTalking Shakespeare; M. ScottSHAKESPEARE AND THEORYHow Does Hamlet End?; N. WoodShakespeare and the Elizabethan Stage: Touring Practice in Shakespeare's Day; P.DavisonStudying Shakespeare and his Contemporaries; E. SmithShakespeare and History; D. CavanaghSHAKESPEARE AND NATIONAL IDENTITY'Home, Sweet Home': Stratford-upon-Avon and the Making of the RSC as a National Institution; C. ChambersSHAKESPEARE, PERFORMANCE AND BENCHMARKINGTwelfth Night: 'One face, one voice, one habit and two persons!'; J. WardleShakespeare and the Homoerotic; M. Thompson & I. WhelehanShakespeare and Race: Othello I.iii; D. CartmellSHAKESPEARE AND FILMThe Unkindest Cuts: Flashcut Excess in Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet; B. W. KlimanShowing versus Telling: Shakespeare's Visual Absences, and the Cinema; G. EganShakespeare and the Future; K. RyanWhy We Talk Shakespeare; M. CollinsAppendix: Bibliography of Shakespeare on CD ROM and Major Internet Addresses; J. WebbIndex.