Stephen Greenblatt Literary Books in Order
Stephen Greenblatt Literary by Stephen Greenblatt contains 14 books, published between 1981 and 2024. The first book is Renaissance Self-Fashioning (1981) and the newest is Second Chances: Shakespeare and Freud (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1981–2024
- Pages on record
- 3,300 in 11 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 55–83 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,300 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Stephen Greenblatt Literary collects 14 books by Stephen Greenblatt, published from 1981 to 2024. Subject headings include English literature, the Renaissance, Shakespeare criticism, historicism and the discovery of America. Renaissance Self-Fashioning (1981) is the earliest title. Shakespearean Negotiations (1988), Learning to Curse (1990), Marvelous Possessions (1991) and Practicing New Historicism (2000) follow. Second Chances: Shakespeare and Freud (2024) is the most recent.
How many Stephen Greenblatt Literary books are there?
Stephen Greenblatt Literary has 14 books, released between 1981 and 2024.
Stephen Greenblatt Literary Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Stephen Greenblatt Literary books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Renaissance Self-Fashioning1981 · 332 pages · confirmed 1/419813321/4
- 2Shakespearean Negotiations1988 · 205 pages · confirmed 1/419882051/4
- 3Representing the English Renaissance1988 · 372 pages · confirmed 1/419883721/4
- 4Learning to Curse1990 · 259 pages · confirmed 1/419902591/4
- 5Marvelous Possessions1991 · 202 pages · confirmed 1/419912021/4
- 6Redrawing the Boundaries1992 · 595 pages · confirmed 1/419925951/4
- 7New World Encounters1993 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/419933441/4
- 8Practicing New Historicism2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 9The Greenblatt Reader2004 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/420043281/4
- 10Cultural Mobility2009 · 271 pages · confirmed 1/420092711/4
- 11Shakespeare's Freedom2010 · 168 pages · confirmed 1/420101681/4
- 12Tyrant2018 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420182241/4
- 13Sir Walter Ralegh: The Renaissance Man and His Rolesby Greenblatt Stephen J.Hardcover2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 14Second Chances: Shakespeare and Freud2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Stephen Greenblatt Literary?
No separate chronological order is on record for Stephen Greenblatt Literary, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Stephen Greenblatt Literary books in order?
You should read the Stephen Greenblatt Literary books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Stephen Greenblatt Literary book also stands alone.
Where to start with Stephen Greenblatt Literary
Start with Renaissance Self-Fashioning (1981), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Stephen Greenblatt Literary book?
Second Chances: Shakespeare and Freud (2024) is the newest Stephen Greenblatt Literary book released so far.
Is there a new Stephen Greenblatt Literary book coming?
No next Stephen Greenblatt Literary book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Stephen Greenblatt Literary at a glance
- Still running
- Stephen Greenblatt Literary is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Stephen Greenblatt Literary books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 3,300 pages across the 11 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 271 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Stephen Greenblatt Literary books, 4 of 14, were published in the 1990s.
What the Stephen Greenblatt Literary books are about
12 of the 14 Stephen Greenblatt Literary books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history and criticism is tagged on 6 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History and criticism 6 of 12 books
- English literature 5 of 12 books
- Renaissance 4 of 12 books
- Criticism 3 of 12 books
- America, discovery and exploration 2 of 12 books
- Civilization 2 of 12 books
- Criticism and interpretation 2 of 12 books
- Culture 2 of 12 books
- Historicism 2 of 12 books
More books by Stephen Greenblatt
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Stephen Greenblatt
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.