Table of Contents

Measure for Measure - William Shakespeare - Edited by S. Nagarajan William Hazlitt: From Characters of Shakespeare?s Plays
Walter Pater: ?Measure for Measure?
G. Wilson Knight: ?Measure for Measure? and the Gospels
Mary Lascelles: From Shakespeare?s ?Measure for Measure?
Marcia Reifer Poulsen: ?Instruments of Some More Mightier Member?: The Constriction of Female Power in ?Measure for Measure?
S. Nagarajan: ?Measure for Measure? on Stage and Screen

NEWLY ADDED ESSAY:
Ruth Nevo: Complex Sexuality

About the Author

William Shakespeare(1564-1616)was apoet,playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the mostinfluential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare's vast body of work includescomedic, tragic, and historical plays;poems; and 154 sonnets.His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.