The Necessary Shakespeare

Shakespeare's world : a visual portfolio --
General introduction. Reading Shakespeare in the twenty-first century ; Life in Shakespeare's England ; The drama before Shakespeare ; London theaters and dramatic companies ; Shakespeare's life and work ; How to read Shakespeare ; Shakespeare's language ; Shakespeare criticism --
The comedies. The taming of the shrew ; A midsummer night's dream ; The merchant of Venice ; Much ado about nothing ; As you like it ; Twelfth night; or, What you will ; Measure for measure --
The histories. The tragedy of King Richard the third ; The tragedy of King Richard the second ; The first part of King Henry the fourth ; The life of King Henry the fifth --
The tragedies. Romeo and Juliet ; Julius Caesar ; Hamlet, Prince of Denmark ; Othello, the moor of Venice ; King Lear ; Macbeth ; Antony and Cleopatra --
The romances. The winter's tale ; The tempest --
The poems. Sonnets --
Appendix 1: Canon, dates, and early texts --
Appendix 2: Sources --
Appendix 3: Shakespeare in performance --
Appendix 4: Films and videos as a guide to the study of Shakespeare --
The royal genealogy of England, 1154-1625.