This book analyses the drama of memory in Shakespeare's history plays. Situating the plays in relation to the extra-dramatic contexts of early modern print cult

This book sheds new light on the dramatic devices Shakespeare developed for turning history into theatre in his history plays.

A distinguishing feature of Shakespeare’s later histories is the prominent role he assigns to the need to forget. This book explore the ways in which Shakespe

The Routledge Handbook of Shakespeare and Memory introduces this vibrant field of study to students and scholars, whilst defining and extending critical debates

Showing how overlooked publication agents constructed and read early modern history plays, this book fundamentally re-evaluates the genre.