Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

This Element examines Beckett's dissidence in the face of the imperatives of nation, home and the canon, utilising...  Read More >>

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Through analysis of 5 plays by Shakespeare, Paul Raffield examines what it meant to be a ‘stranger’ to English law...  Read More >>

What part did Shakespeare play in the construction of a ‘white people’ and how has his work been enlisted to define...  Read More >>

This book is a brief history of the end of the world as seen through the eyes of theatre. Since its inception, theatre...  Read More >>

This collection explores how global early modern performance creates a sense of 'liveness' through media, bodies,...  Read More >>

Caryl Phillips is one of the most respected writers of his generation. An award-winning author best known for his...  Read More >>

Appreciating Shakespeare makes easily available the essential tools for understanding and enjoying Shakespeare's...  Read More >>

Multiple award-winning Mark O’Halloran is one of Ireland’s most celebrated writers. Two play spanning 12 years of...  Read More >>

The Provincetown Players created a revolution in American theatre, making room for truly modern approaches to playwriting,...  Read More >>

Decouvrez la derniere piece de Shakespeare en version bilingue !  Read More >>

Una obra imprescindible de Shakespeare sobre la ambición, el poder...  Read More >>

This volume addresses topics such as trans-and intermedia performances; Shakespearean utopias and dystopias; the...  Read More >>

Through these two royalist tragedies written in 1797, the authors intended to pay homage to two martyrs of the French...  Read More >>

This is a paper on two pairs of twinned plays by Shakespeare. The role of nature as healing agent is described....  Read More >>

Macbeth before Shakespeare is a history of the medieval King Macbeth and his legend that was the basis for William...  Read More >>

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Some are familiar - Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? - others unexpected, but together they form an extraordinary...  Read More >>

Ladies, Gentlemen, and then all the legends that have realised gender is a trap – introducing the Sound of the Underground....  Read More >>

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Unpicking the ecopolitics of Shakespeare's plays at the Stuart court, this book establishes that the playwright...  Read More >>

Intended for 14-16-year olds, this edition of ""Coriolanus"" is fully annotated with the notes facing the text....  Read More >>