HONS 160: Shakespeare's Comedies (Abartis)

  The Greenwood Companion to Shakespeare: A comprehensive Guide for Students
Multivolume print encyclopedia on Shakespeare and his plays. Volume 2 is The Comedies.
Located on the first floor of the Miller Center in the Reference Collection, in-library use only
Call number: PR 2976 .G739 2005

 

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