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Shakespeare’s views on women are a bit confusing. Women of Will: Following the Feminine in Shakespeare’s Playsby Tina Packer This history will appeal to those fond of a good scavenger hunt.ĩ. The Millionaire and the Bard: Henry Folger’s Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare’s First Folioby Andrea MaysĪnother excellent book about the life of Shakespeare’s first folio, The Millionaire and the Bard chronicles Standard Oil magnate Henry Folger’s relentless search for the priceless literary artifact. Another book worth considering on this topic is Shakespeare and Race, an anthology of essays published by Cambridge University Press.Ĩ. This fascinating book explores how Shakespeare’s views on race developed in the pre-colonial Elizabethan period. Shakespeare, Race, and Colonialismby Ania Loomba Garber, a Harvard professor, explores all thirty-eight of Shakespeare’s plays over the course of this one thousand plus page tome, making it a mainstay for serious Shakespeare students.ħ. Shakespeare After All is perfect for readers who want a thoroughgoing introduction to the Bard’s work. This Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist attempts to answer the question, how does genius happen? How did a boy from a small provincial town become the greatest playwright of all time? Will in the World is another speculative biography that is sure to fascinate.Ħ. Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeareby Stephen Greenblatt