WELLS, Stanley (William)

WELLS, Stanley (William). British, b. 1930. Genres: Literary criticism and history, Theatre, Bibliography. Career: University of Birmingham, Shakespeare Institute, Reader in English, and Fellow, 1962-77, Professor of Shakespeare Studies, and Director of the Shakespeare Institute, 1988-97; Balliol College, Oxford, Sr. Research Fellow, 1980-88. Oxford Shakespeare, General Ed., 1978-; Shakespeare Survey, Ed., 1981-; Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Governor, 1974-, Vice-Chairman, 1991-. Publications: Shakespeare: A Reading Guide, 1969, 1970; Literature and Drama, 1970; Royal Shakespeare, 1977; Shakespeare: An Illustrated Dictionary, 1978; Shakespeare: The Writer and His Work, 1978; Re-Editing Shakespeare for the Modern Reader, 1984; (with others) William Shakespeare: A Textual Companion, 1987; An Oxford Anthology of Shakespeare, 1987; Shakespeare: Bibliographical Guide: New Edition, 1990; Shakespeare: A Dramatic Life, 1994; Shakespeare on the Stage: An Anthology of Criticism, 1997; The Oxford Dictionary of Shakespeare, 1998; William Shakespeare: The Quiz Book, 1998. EDITOR: Thomas Nashe: Selected Writings, 1964; A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1967; Richard II, 1969; The Comedy of Errors, 1972; Select Bibliographical Guides: Shakespeare, 1973, 1990, and English Drama Excluding Shakespeare, 1975; (with R.L. Smallwood) The Shoemaker's Holiday, 1979; (gen. with G. Taylor) The Complete Oxford Shakespeare, 1986; The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare Studies, 1986. Address: Longmoor Farmhouse, Tebrington, Chipping Campden, Glos. GL55 6NW, England. Online address: [email protected]