ROS KING is Professor of English Studies at the University of Southampton, UK. She is also a theatre director, dramaturg and musician, and has served on the academic advisory board at The Globe and on the Board of Directors for the English Shakespeare Company.

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

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