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Examines the relationship between aesthetic concerns and the material context of Tempest, arguing that through the play's preoccupation with aesthetic issues, it encounters "the most radical dimensions of its material and historical causation" and thus critiques cultural materialist analyses that ignore aesthetics. English summary, 331.

Draws on Shakespeare to question the charge that Jacques Derrida's writing is unreadable, arguing that if Derrida is unreadable, then all writing is and that Derrida's work should continue to be used to enhance the field of Shakespeare studies. English summary, 313.

Surveys the representation of New Place recent Shakespeare biographies, arguing that major tenets of Shakespeare's biography are formed not only through publication, but also through "curatorial responsibility." English summary, 90.

Discusses Shakespearean drama and Nicholas Owen, the builder of Jesuit priest holes, asserting that Shakespeare's wordplay fits with the early modern culture of Doppelbodigkeit. English summary, 72.

Examines the variations of the tale of a young Shakespeare poaching a deer and fleeing from Stratford, arguing that these stories display sociopolitical issues of their times. English summary, 59.

Explores representations of Shakespeare in José Carlos Somoza's play Miguel Will and short story "Hamlet," contending that he presents Shakespeare as an ordinary writer and must fill in the gaps of his life much like biographers do. English summary, 49.

Investigates the relationship of life analogies and performance to identity formation in ten juvenile novels related to Shakespeare, arguing that the characters serve not only as stage-actors, but also life-performers, much like the de-mythologized Shakespeare himself. English summary, 33.

Explores Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe's relationship as presented in Katherine Duncan-Jones's Ungentle Shakesepare (q.v.), arguing that biographical works after hers have already recast their relationship. English summary, 19.

Explores authority in four film adaptations of Shakespeare intended for teenage audiences: Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet, Gil Junger's 10 Things I Hate about You, Tim Blake Nelson's O, and Michael Almereyda's Hamlet (all q.v.). Argues that while early modern drama challenged marriage, gender, and racial standards, teenage Shakespeare films diminish the portrayal of teenage rebellion.

Examines representations of Shakespeare's courtship of and marriage to Anne Hathaway in recent biographies, asserting that the relationship serves as a microcosm of his life and reveals how readers and biographers would like to imagine him as a lover and husband. English summary, 6.