Shakespeare and son - Keverne Smith

A revealing examination of an under-explored area of Shakespeare studies, this work looks at the evidence for the author's deep and evolving response to the loss of his only son, Hamnet.

Discussion of 20 of Shakespeare's works, concentrating on 16 works completed after his son Hamnet's death in 1596

Chronological organization so readers can follow the development of Shakespeare's response to the death of Hamnet as reflected in the plays and poetry written following this tragedy

A cross-disciplinary bibliography, drawing especially on literary, theatrical, historical, thanatological, and psychological commentaries