Narrative and Dramatic Sources of Shakespeare.By Geoffrey Bullough.
London: Routledge and Paul, 1957.
This eight volume set sketches the context in which Shakespeare wrote each of his plays, shows the relationship between the plays and sources Shakespeare drew on to develop his plots and characters, and demonstrates how he adapted and in the end went beyond these sources. The set includes introductory essays for the plays and a categorized bibliography at the end of each volume.