Published with the Shakespeare Association of America, Shakespeare in Our Time offers lead essays by the distinguished scholars who have served as presidents of

Originally published as: Shakespeare: his work and his world / illustrated by Robert Ingpen. 2001.

Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time series regularly enlightens and entertains substantial audiences on BBC Radio 4. For this book he has selected episodes which reflect

One of the New York Times Ten Best Books of the Year • A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • A New York Times Notable Book A timely exploration of

From the entry of Shakespeare's birth in the Stratford church register to a Norwegian production of Macbeth in which the hero was represented by a tomato, this