Shakespeare and the Classical Tradition

This essential bibliography provides comprehensive coverage of published commentary in English - including doctoral dissertations - on Shakespeare and the classical tradition during the period from 1961 to 1985. It constitutes a concise guide to the burgeoning scholarship on Shakespeare's relationship to the literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome. The bibliography covers secondary scholarship and comments on bibliographies and surveys helpful to the student of Shakespeare and the Classics; on articles and books; on editions of Shakespeare's works that include material on the Classical tradition; and on reprints of Classical texts that have special relevance to Shakespeare.