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Cambridge Shakespeare hosts a wealth of prize-winning content from Cambridge University Press, with integrated playtexts and notes, reference material and related multimedia resources. 

How to access Cambridge Shakespeare

Cambridge Shakespeare is available as an annual lease product to institutions, with new editions released on publication at no additional cost.

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Cambridge Shakespeare includes:
  • The complete bestselling New Cambridge Shakespeare series 
  • The New Cambridge Shakespeare: The Early Quartos series 
  • The Shakespeare in Production series
  • The Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of Shakespeare; over 300 transhistorical, international and interdisciplinary essays on Shakespeare and contexts
  • A new version of Emma Smith’s The Cambridge Shakespeare Guide, exclusive to Cambridge Shakespeare
  • Multimedia resources for each work, curated by the Folger Shakespeare Library
  • The platform will be updated with new content as soon as it is published for no additional cost, ensuring access to the most up-to-date editions
  • NEW from Fall 2022 When your institution subscribes to Cambridge Shakespeare, you will also gain access to the entire collection of the Shakespeare Survey; an annual yearbook showcasing the best international scholarship in Shakespeare studies and production. 

Features & Functionality:
  • A curated resource page for each of Shakespeare's works, including:
    • A concise guide to the work by Emma Smith
    • Introductions
    • Annotated edition(s) of the text (New Cambridge Shakespeare, Shakespeare in Production, The Early Quartos)
    • Relevant critical essays
    • Resources from the Folger Shakespeare Library
  • Ability to switch between explanatory, performance-based and textual notes
  • User friendly navigation and full-text search
  • Ability to toggle notes on and off, presenting an uncluttered and customisable reading experience
  • Ability to view and download content in both HTML and PDF formats
  • Extensive cross-referencing within and between Shakespeare’s works
Preview Cambridge Shakespeare

NEW Romeo and Juliet: Act 2 Scene 2

Emma Smith’s Guide to Hamlet

Hamlet: Act 3

Shakespeare in Production introduction to Romeo and Juliet

The New Cambridge Shakespeare introduction to Hamlet

Macbeth 2:1

The Phoenix and the Turtle 

The First Quarto of Romeo and Juliet, Scene 1

From The Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of Shakespeare: 


From Shakespeare Survey:

Acknowledgements

Cambridge University Press gratefully acknowledges the contributions of all the editors and authors whose invaluable work and support has made this unique resource possible. The basic framework for Cambridge Shakespeare originated at a meeting convened by Bruce Smith and Katherine Rowe at the Center for Transformative Scholarship, University of Southern California in January 2010.

Cambridge Shakespeare brings together the following print publications:

  • The New Cambridge Shakespeare series (including The Early Quartos) (48 volumes), General Editor Brian Gibbons, Associate General Editor A. R. Braunmuller
  • Shakespeare in Production series (14 vols), Series Editors J. S Bratton and Julie Hankey
  • The Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of Shakespeare, General Editor Bruce Smith, Associate General Editor Katherine Rowe
  • The Cambridge Shakespeare Guide by Emma Smith.
Editors: The New Cambridge Shakespeare series (including The Early Quartos) 

General Editor Brian Gibbons, Associate General Editor A. R. Braunmuller

The New Cambridge Shakespeare volume editors:

  • All's Well that Ends Well Edited by Russell Fraser with an introduction by Alexander Leggatt 
  • Antony and Cleopatra Edited by David Bevington 
  • As You Like It Edited by Michael Hattaway 
  • The Comedy of Errors Edited by T. S. Dorsch. Revised by Ros King 
  • Coriolanus Edited by Lee Bliss with contributions by Bridget Escolme 
  • Cymbeline Edited by Martin Butler 
  • Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Edited by Philip Edwards. Revised and with a new introduction by Heather Hirschfeld 
  • Julius Caesar Edited by Marvin Spevack. Revised and with a new introduction by Jeremy Lopez 
  • King Edward III Edited by Giorgio Melchiori 
  • The First Part of King Henry IV Edited by Judith and Herbert Weil with contributions by Katharine Craik 
  • The Second Part of King Henry IV Edited by Giorgio Melchiori with contributions by Adam Hansen
  • King Henry V Edited by Andrew Gurr 
  • The First Part of King Henry VI Edited by Michael Hattaway 
  • The Second Part of King Henry VI Edited by Michael Hattaway 
  • The Third Part of King Henry VI Edited by Michael Hattaway 
  • King Henry VIII Edited by John Margeson 
  • King John Edited by L. A. Beaurline 
  • The Tragedy of King Lear Edited by Jay L. Halio 
  • King Richard II Edited by Andrew Gurr. Introduction updated by Claire McEachern 
  • King Richard III Edited by Janis Lull 
  • Love's Labour's Lost Edited by William C. Carroll 
  • Macbeth Edited by A. R. Braunmuller 
  • Measure for Measure Edited by Brian Gibbons with contributions by Angela Stock 
  • The Merchant of Venice Edited by M. M. Mahood. Introduction updated by Tom Lockwood 
  • The Merry Wives of Windsor Edited by David Crane 
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream Edited by R. A. Foakes 
  • Much Ado about Nothing Edited by F. H. Mares. Introduction updated by Travis D. Williams 
  • Othello Edited by Norman Sanders. Revised and with a new introduction by Christina Luckyj
  • Pericles, Prince of Tyre Edited by Doreen DelVecchio and Antony Hammond 
  • Romeo and Juliet Edited by G. Blakemore Evans with contributions by Thomas Moisan 
  • The Taming of the Shrew Edited by Ann Thompson The Tempest Edited by David Lindley 
  • Timon of Athens Edited by Karl Klein 
  • Titus Andronicus Edited by Alan Hughes with contributions by Sue Hall-Smith 
  • Troilus and Cressida Edited by Anthony B. Dawson. Updated by the editor and Gretchen Minton
  • Twelfth Night or What You Will Edited by Elizabeth Story Donno with an introduction by Penny Gay
  • The Two Gentlemen of Verona Edited by Kurt Schlueter with contributions by Lucy Munro 
  • The Two Noble Kinsmen Edited by Robert Kean Turner and Patricia Tatspaugh 
  • The Winter's Tale Edited by Susan Snyder and Deborah T. Curren-Aquino 
  • The Poems Edited by John Roe 
  • The Sonnets Edited by G. Blakemore Evans with an introduction by Stephen Orgel


The Early Quartos volume editors:

  • The First Quarto of Hamlet Edited by Kathleen O. Irace
  • The First Quarto of King Henry Edited by Andrew Gurr
  • The First Quarto of King Lear Edited by Jay L. Halio
  • The First Quarto of King Richard III Edited by Peter Davison
  • The First Quarto of Othello Edited by Scott McMillin
  • The First Quarto of Romeo and Juliet Edited by Lukas Erne
  • The Taming of a Shrew Edited by Stephen Roy Miller
Shakespeare in Production series

Series Editors: J. S Bratton and Julie Hankey

Volume editors:

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream Edited by Trevor R. Griffiths
  • Antony and Cleopatra Edited by Richard Madelaine
  • As You Like It Edited by Cynthia Marshall
  • Hamlet Edited by Robert Hapgood
  • King Henry V Edited by Emma Smith
  • Macbeth Edited by John Wilders
  • Much Ado about Nothing Edited by John F. Cox
  • Othello Edited by Julie Hankey
  • Romeo and Juliet Edited by James N. Loehlin
  • The Merchant of Venice Edited by Charles Edelman
  • The Taming of the Shrew Edited by Elizabeth Schafer
  • The Tempest Edited by Christine Dymkowski
  • Troilus and Cressida Edited by Frances A. Shirley
  • Twelfth Night Edited by Elizabeth Schafer
The Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of Shakespeare

Editors:

  • Bruce R. Smith, General Editor
  • Katherine Rowe, Associate General Editor
  • Ton Hoenselaars, Associate Editor
  • Akiko Kusunoki, Associate Editor
  • Andrew Murphy, Associate Editor
  • Aimara da Cunha Resende, Associate Editor


Contributors: