Anthony B. Dawson is Professor Emeritus in the English Department at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. He is the author of several books, including The Culture of Playgoing in Shakespeare's England: A Collaborative Debate (with Paul Yachnin, Cambridge, 2001), Hamlet (Shakespeare in Performance) (1995), Watching Shakespeare: A Playgoers' Guide (1988) and Indirections: Shakespeare and the Art of Illusion (1978). Gretchen Minton is Associate Professor in the Department of English at Montana State University. She is the editor of several books, including John Bale's 'The Image of Both Churches' (2013) and Timon of Athens (with Anthony B. Dawson, 2008). She has also published many articles in journals, including Renaissance and Reformation and Reformation: The Journal of the Tyndale Society.
Review of previous edition: '… [an] excellent companion to this delinquent genius of a play.' Quarto Review of previous edition: '… [a] fine new edition … Anthony B. Dawson's readable and reliable text, together with his excellent explanatory footnotes and his superb discussion of theatrical adaptations of the play, will make this edition a valuable resource for scholars as well as an attractive text for classroom use.' Shakespeare Quarterly Review of previous edition: 'I commend this new edition particularly for the introductory sections.' Shakespeare at the Centre Magazine Review of previous edition: '… excellent …' Around the Globe Review of the series: 'I cannot recommend too highly the whole series to all theatre lovers, theatregoers, theatre practitioners, and anybody who enjoys Shakespeare.' Robert Tanitch, What's on in London