The question of what happens after death was a vital one in Shakespeare's time, as it is today. And, like today, the answers were by no means universally agreed

An original account of the reception and influence of Shakespeare's Sonnets in his own time and in later literary history.

Shakespeare and the Afterlife is the first book to focus on discussions of what happens after death within the author's body of work.

Examines representations of Anne Hathaway from the eighteenth century to contemporary portrayals in theatre, biographies and novels.

Although she appears in only a handful of scenes in Hamlet, Ophelia is one of Shakespeare's most enigmatic and unforgettable characters. This collection of new