Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

This book explores the development of Sinhala stylistic drama from its earliest manifestations to the post-independence...  Read More >>

When pregnant Bec enters early labour, she finds herself leaning on ex-boyfriend and father of her baby Alex literally...  Read More >>

A billion years in the future, humanity is extinct. But Shakespeare remains. A machine civilization, so far advanced...  Read More >>

First published in 1952, The Universities and the Theatre contains the papers read at the Symposium on the Responsibility...  Read More >>

This volume celebrates Thomas Middleton’s legacy as a dramatist, marking the 400th anniversary of Middleton’s most...  Read More >>

The is the first book on neighbourly relationships in early modern English drama. Situating four unique, generically...  Read More >>

The literary critic defends the importance of Western literature from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Kafka and Beckett...  Read More >>

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Originally published in 1969, Shaw – “The Chucker Out” quotes much entirely new and previously unpublished Shaw...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1920, The Quintessence of Bernard Shaw, the title a play on Shaw’s own essay The Quintessence...  Read More >>

First published in 1971, this first full-length treatment of Shaw as director is important for several reasons:...  Read More >>

It was Shaw’s general contention that all great art was didactic; it was his specific contention that he wrote plays...  Read More >>

First published in 1972, Shaw’s plays are examined as self-contained imaginative structures intended for theatrical...  Read More >>

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This book is the accumulation of the many Clues from the First Folio of Shakespeare’s plays (as opposed to any edited...  Read More >>

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This Dyslexia friendly edition has been specially adapted for easy reading. This version now has improved ease...  Read More >>

A fast-paced and quick-witted one-person show exploring the impact of language, identity and their intersections...  Read More >>

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Combining spoken word, lyrical storytelling and a pulsating electronic live score, this is the thrilling story of...  Read More >>

The second collection of plays from one of Britain's most important playwrights, featuring plays on the theme of...  Read More >>

Reveals Euripides' ground-breaking use of monody, or solo actor's song, in his late tragedies. Contributing to the...  Read More >>

This illuminating book demonstrates how in the 20th century Shakespeare and his plays were subjected to a sustained...  Read More >>

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