Why Shakespeare? - Belsey, Catherine (Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007)
Shakespeare's singularity -- As you like it and "The golden goose" -- King Lear and the missing salt -- The exiled princess in The winter's tale -- Fairy tales for grown-ups in A midsummer night's dream -- Hamlet and the reluctant hero -- Twelfth Night and the riddle of gender -- Cultural difference as conundrum in The merchant of Venice -- Postscript : happy ever after?
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation