Returning to Shakespeare is a non-fiction book written by

Brian Vickers Brian Lee Vickers (born October 24, 1983) is an American professional stock car and sports car racing driver. He last drove the No. 14 Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing as an interim driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for the injured Tony ...

the literary scholar, and published by

Routledge Routledge () is a British multinational publisher. It was founded in 1836 by George Routledge, and specialises in providing academic books, journals and online resources in the fields of the humanities, behavioural science, education, law, and ...

, London, in 1989. The book's main focus is a collection of previously published critical essays by Vickers pertaining to

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

. The book is also prefaced with an extensive autobiographical sketch that details Vickers' evolution within Shakespearean scholarship.Snow, H. J. Schaffer. "Book review"

Renaissance Studies Renaissance studies (also ''Renaissance and Early Modern Studies'') is the interdisciplinary study of the Renaissance and early modern period. The field of study often incorporates knowledge from history, art history, literature, music, architectur ...

. vol. 5, no. 4, 1991. pp. 461–463. JSTOR, . Accessed September 4, 2021.Schmidgall, Gary. "Book review".

Shakespeare Bulletin ''Shakespeare Bulletin'' is an academic journal founded in 1982. The journal focuses exclusively on performance studies and scholarly treatment of Shakespearean and early modern drama on stage and screen. Each issue contains original articles as ...

. vol. 8, no. 4. 1990. pp. 42–42. . Accessed September 4, 2021.McGuire, Philip C. "Book review".

Shakespeare Quarterly ''Shakespeare Quarterly'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1950 by the Shakespeare Association of America. It is now under the auspices of the Folger Shakespeare Library. Along with book and performance criticism, ''Shakespeare Qu ...

, vol. 43, no. 2, 1992, pp. 237–239 (3 pages). JSTOR. . Accessed September 4, 2021.

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