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Stanley Wells
Stanley Wells, described by Roy Hattersley as "Our greatest authority on Shakespeare's life and work," is Chairman of the Trustees of Shakespeare's Birthplace, Emeritus Professor of Shakespeare Studies of the University of Birmingham, and Honorary Emeritus Governor of the Royal Shakespeare... show more
Stanley Wells, described by Roy Hattersley as "Our greatest authority on Shakespeare's life and work," is Chairman of the Trustees of Shakespeare's Birthplace, Emeritus Professor of Shakespeare Studies of the University of Birmingham, and Honorary Emeritus Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. He is the author and editor of many books including The Oxford Shakespeare: The Complete Works, 2nd Edition (OUP 2005); The Oxford Dictionary of Shakespeare (OUP, 2003); and Shakespeare in the Theatre (OUP, 1997).
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Birth date: 1930-05-21
Category:
Biographies & Memoirs, Biography, History, Non Fiction
Stanley Wells's Books
Shakespeare and Co.: Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Dekker, Ben Jonson, Thomas Middleton, John Fletcher and the Other Players in His Story - Stanley Wells The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare - Stanley Wells, Michael Dobson Great Shakespeare Actors: Burbage to Branagh - Stanley Wells William Shakespeare: A Textual Companion - Stanley Wells, Gary Taylor, John Jowett, William Montgomery Searching for Shakespeare - Stanley Wells, James Shapiro, Marcia Pointon, Tarnya Cooper Shakespeare's Sonnets - Stanley Wells, Paul Edmondson The Pocket Companion to Shakespeare's Plays - Stanley Wells, Judi Dench, John C. Trewin Shakespeare: A Life in Drama - Stanley Wells, Wells Coffee with Shakespeare - Stanley Wells, Joseph Fiennes The Oxford Shakespeare: The History of King Lear (Oxford World's Classics;The Oxford Shakespeare) - Stanley Wells, William Shakespeare Shakespeare: An Illustrated Dictionary -... Shakespeare: An Illustrated Dictionary - Stanley Wells The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Stage (Cambridge Companions to Literature) - Stanley Wells, Sarah Stanton Henry VI Part Two (Penguin Shakespeare) - Stanley Wells, Michael Taylor, William Shakespeare Shakespeare Survey 34 - Characterization In Shakespeare, Vol. 34 - Stanley Wells, Jonathan Bate, Michael Dobson Pin Up Model: A Course In Modelling - St... Pin Up Model: A Course In Modelling - Stanley Wells Shakespeare Survey 38 - Shakespeare And History, Vol. 38 - Stanley Wells, Jonathan Bate, Michael Dobson Shakespeare Survey: Volume 52, Shakespeare and the Globe - Stanley Wells Shakespeare Survey 41: Shakespearean Stages and Staging - Stanley Wells Summerfolk a Celebration - Stanley Wells Summerfolk a Celebration - Stanley Wells The Cambridge Shakespeare Library - Stan... The Cambridge Shakespeare Library - Stanley Wells, Catherine M.S. Alexander
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Why Shakespeare WAS Shakespeare (Kindle Singles) - Stanley Wells
Shakespeare & Co.: Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Dekker, Ben Jonson, Thomas Middleton, John Fletcher and the Other Players in His Story by Stanley Wells (2008-03-18) - Stanley Wells
Shakespeare beyond Doubt: Evidence, Argument, Controversy - Stanley Wells, Paul Edmondson
The Shakespeare Circle: An Alternative Biography - Stanley Wells, Paul Edmondson
Shakespeare Beyond Doubt - Stanley Wells, Paul Edmondson
Aspects of Shakespeare 5 Volume Set - Stanley Wells, Philip Edwards, Wood David Muir
Shakespeare, Sex, and Love - Stanley Wells
Shakespeare: For All Time - Stanley W. Wells
Great Shakespeare Actors: Burbage to Branagh - Stanley Wells
Searching for Shakespeare - Stanley Wells, James Shapiro, Marcia Pointon, Tarnya Cooper
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BrokenTune
BrokenTune rated it 6 years ago
text Why Shakespeare WAS Shakespeare
I had a curious encounter with one of Rutland’s supporters many years ago. I received a phone call from a visitor from Vancouver telling me that he had a photograph of an Elizabethan portrait of the Earl in which he was holding a copy of Hamlet. Would I like to see it? Naturally I would, and I invi...
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Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios
Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios rated it 8 years ago
text Mathematical Artifacts: "Shakespeare and Co.: Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Dekker, Ben Jonson, Thomas Middleton, John Fletcher and the Other Players in His Story" by Stanley Wells
As a Shakespeare dilettante, I find some of the attributions regarding collaborations slightly worrying. I'm not quite sure why this has been worthy of research. One of the more risible of 'evidence' put forward, I forget where, was that Middleton was co-author of “All's Well That Ends Well” (incide...
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Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios
Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios rated it 9 years ago
text The Sweet Swan of Avon: "Shakespeare Beyond Doubt - Evidence, Argument, Controversy" by Paul Edmondson, Stanley Wells
Published 2013. Disclaimer: I do firmly believe that William Shakespeare wrote the plays and poems attributed to him, and some of them in tandem with his fellow playwrights. The keep an open mind argument really grates on me as it implies something is wrong with those who don't agree. I'm quite ...
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Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios
Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios rated it 10 years ago
text Shakespeare, Great Actors and the English Language: "Great Shakespeare Actors" by Stanley Wells
Disclaimer: I received an advance reader's copy (ARC - Uncorrected Manuscript Proof) of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own, and no monetary compensation was received for this review. (The book is due to be published on June 23, 2015; review w...
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Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it 10 years ago
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Disclaimer: ARC via Netgalley. Stanley Wells is one of the best sources of Shakespeare critical work. Everyone knows Bloom, but in some cases Wells is better because he, in many cases, combines the viewer and the professor. This offers brief discussion of the acting abilities of ...
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