In Late Shakespeare, 1608-1613, leading international Shakespeare scholars provide a contextually informed approach to Shakespeare's last seven plays.

Introduction Andrew J. Power and Rory Loughnane; 1. Pericles, Prince of Tyre: Pericles, Prince of Tyre and the appetite for narrative Andrew Hiscock; 2. Coriolanus: Coriolanus and the late romances David George; 3. Cymbeline: recognition in Cymbeline Raphael Lyne; 4. The Winter's Tale: kinetic emblems and memory images in The Winter's Tale William E. Engel; 5. The Tempest: 'hush, and be mute': silences in The Tempest Michael Neill; 6. King Henry VIII: semi-choric devices and the framework for playgoer response in King Henry VIII Rory Loughnane; 7. The Two Noble Kinsmen: Shakespeare's final phase: The Two Noble Kinsmen in its context Sandra Clark; 8. Shakespeare: from author to audience to print, 1608-13 Grace Ioppolo; 9. Reading strange matter: words and text in Shakespeare's late plays Charlotte Scott; 10. Late Shakespeare, late players Andrew J. Power; 11. Cities in late Shakespeare Adam Hansen; 12. Shakespeare and James I: personal rule and public responsibility Stuart M. Kurland; 13. Writing faithfully in a post-confessional world Thomas Betteridge; 14. Magic and gender in late Shakespeare Ian McAdam; Afterword Gordon McMullan.