Reviews for The Riverside Shakespeare

The average rating for The Riverside Shakespeare based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-12-31 00:00:00 Stephen Grande I've had this almost 2000 page book since I was an English major in college some thirty years ago. It has everything Shakespeare wrote, excellent footnotes explaining the meaning of the words and allusions that are obscure now, and wonderfully insightful essays at the beginning of each play. If I were ever stuck alone on a desert island and had to pick five books to go with me, this would be one of them.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-01-25 00:00:00 Irina Loshinsky Need a comprehensive volume of all of Shakespeare's works? This book is for you. How about a security system? I guarantee any burglar you bash over the head with this book is going to have at least a concussion, if not brain damage. What about a doorstop? do you live in a drafty house with doors slamming all the time? You need one of these then, any door parked behind this tome is going nowhere. Got kids? Are they too big for a high chair but still a little too short for a regular chair? Park one of these babies under their butt with a pillow on top. Problem solved! Great literature with multiple household uses! I'd like to see a Kindle edition try and do that.