"Introduction: Inessential Shakespeare: Contingency, Necessity, and Marginalization in Early Modern Drama"  https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbo481/ Author: Neville, Sarah; Rosvally, Danielle. Type: Journal Article Year: 2024 Publication Information: Shakespeare (British Shakespeare Association) 20, no. 4 (2024): 521–26. DOI: 10.1080/17450918.2024.2431730 Annotation: Introduces special issue that considers how some Shakespeare plays are considered "essential" or "necessary" and how "these words serve largely to endorse the idea that some of Shakespeare’s plays are worthier of study than others." Language: English Keywords: canon Tags: Pedagogy, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism WSB Update: Summer 2025 WSB Record Number: bbbo481