A Concise Companion to Shakespeare and the Text introduces the early editions, editing practices, and publishing history of Shakespeare’s plays and poems, and examines their influence on bibliographic studies as a whole.

• The first single-volume book to provide an accessible and authoritative introduction to Shakespearean bibliographic studies
• Includes a helpful introduction, notes on Shakespeare’s texts, and a useful bibliography
• Contributors represent both leading and emerging scholars in the field
• Represents an unparalleled resource for both students and faculty

Andrew Murphy is Professor of English at the University of St. Andrews. He is the author of Shakespeare in Print: A History and Chronology of Shakespeare Publishing (2003), the editor of The Renaissance Text: Theory, Editing, Textuality (2000), and co-editor of Shakespeare and Scotland (2004).