'..the best critical book on Shakespeare that I have read for a long time'. - Julian Symons, Manchester Evening News.

• Chapter 1; I INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 IMAGERY IN THE HISTORY OF SHAKESPEARE CRITICISM; Part I Part I THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMAGERY IN THE PLAYS OF SHAKESPEARE'S EARLY AND MIDDLE PERIOD; Chapter 3 TITUS ANDRONICUS; Chapter 4 THE EARLY COMEDIES; Chapter 5 HENRY VI; Chapter 6 RICHARD III; Chapter 7 RICHARD II; Chapter 8 ROMEO AND JULIET; Chapter 9 LANGUAGE AND IMAGERY IN SHAKESPEARE'S MIDDLE PERIOD; Chapter 10 THE DRAMATIC FUNCTION OF THE IMAGES IN PLAYS OF THE MIDDLE PERIOD; Part II Part II THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMAGERY IN SHAKESPEARE'S GREAT TRAGEDIES; Chapter 11 INTRODUCTORY; Chapter 12 HAMLET; Chapter 13 OTHELLO; Chapter 14 KING LEAR; Chapter 15 CORIOLANUS; Chapter 16 ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA; Chapter 17 TIMON OF ATHENS; Part III Part III THE IMAGERY IN THE “ROMANCES” (THE TEMPEST, THE WINTER'S TALE, CYMBELINE); Chapter 18 INTRODUCTORY; Chapter 19 THE TEMPEST; Chapter 20 THE WINTER's TALE; Chapter 21 CYMBELINEPart IV Part IV SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY Index;

'..the best critical book on Shakespeare that I have read for a long time'. - Julian Symons, Manchester Evening News.

• Chapter 1; I INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 IMAGERY IN THE HISTORY OF SHAKESPEARE CRITICISM; Part I Part I THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMAGERY IN THE PLAYS OF SHAKESPEARE'S EARLY AND MIDDLE PERIOD; Chapter 3 TITUS ANDRONICUS; Chapter 4 THE EARLY COMEDIES; Chapter 5 HENRY VI; Chapter 6 RICHARD III; Chapter 7 RICHARD II; Chapter 8 ROMEO AND JULIET; Chapter 9 LANGUAGE AND IMAGERY IN SHAKESPEARE'S MIDDLE PERIOD; Chapter 10 THE DRAMATIC FUNCTION OF THE IMAGES IN PLAYS OF THE MIDDLE PERIOD; Part II Part II THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMAGERY IN SHAKESPEARE'S GREAT TRAGEDIES; Chapter 11 INTRODUCTORY; Chapter 12 HAMLET; Chapter 13 OTHELLO; Chapter 14 KING LEAR; Chapter 15 CORIOLANUS; Chapter 16 ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA; Chapter 17 TIMON OF ATHENS; Part III Part III THE IMAGERY IN THE “ROMANCES” (THE TEMPEST, THE WINTER'S TALE, CYMBELINE); Chapter 18 INTRODUCTORY; Chapter 19 THE TEMPEST; Chapter 20 THE WINTER's TALE; Chapter 21 CYMBELINEPart IV Part IV SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY Index;

'..the best critical book on Shakespeare that I have read for a long time'. - Julian Symons, Manchester Evening News.

• Chapter 1; I INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 IMAGERY IN THE HISTORY OF SHAKESPEARE CRITICISM; Part I Part I THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMAGERY IN THE PLAYS OF SHAKESPEARE'S EARLY AND MIDDLE PERIOD; Chapter 3 TITUS ANDRONICUS; Chapter 4 THE EARLY COMEDIES; Chapter 5 HENRY VI; Chapter 6 RICHARD III; Chapter 7 RICHARD II; Chapter 8 ROMEO AND JULIET; Chapter 9 LANGUAGE AND IMAGERY IN SHAKESPEARE'S MIDDLE PERIOD; Chapter 10 THE DRAMATIC FUNCTION OF THE IMAGES IN PLAYS OF THE MIDDLE PERIOD; Part II Part II THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMAGERY IN SHAKESPEARE'S GREAT TRAGEDIES; Chapter 11 INTRODUCTORY; Chapter 12 HAMLET; Chapter 13 OTHELLO; Chapter 14 KING LEAR; Chapter 15 CORIOLANUS; Chapter 16 ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA; Chapter 17 TIMON OF ATHENS; Part III Part III THE IMAGERY IN THE “ROMANCES” (THE TEMPEST, THE WINTER'S TALE, CYMBELINE); Chapter 18 INTRODUCTORY; Chapter 19 THE TEMPEST; Chapter 20 THE WINTER's TALE; Chapter 21 CYMBELINEPart IV Part IV SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY Index;