Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

The Spanish Tragedy became one of the most successful plays on the Elizabethan English stage and laid the foundation...  Read More >>

The Critic and the Drama by George Jean Nathan. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1922...  Read More >>

A fascinating glimpse into 17th-century gender dynamics, ""Swetnam, the Woman-hater, arraigned by women"" is a Jacobean...  Read More >>

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""Shakspeare's Mental Photographs"" offers a treasury of timeless wisdom extracted from the plays of William Shakespeare....  Read More >>

This pioneering study investigates the connection between Shakespeare and Catholic education. Its authors contend...  Read More >>

"""A modern translation that retains all the wit, romance, and poetry of the original bringing the tragicomedy vividly...  Read More >>

Step back in time with the May 1810 issue of ""Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor,"" a fascinating periodical...  Read More >>

Clayton Meeker Hamilton was an American drama critic. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., he graduated from the Polytechnic...  Read More >>

An active approach to Shakespeare in the classroom.  Read More >>

George Pierce Baker (1866-1935) taught drama in Harvard's English Department until 1925. He then moved to Yale,...  Read More >>

Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes....  Read More >>

Explore the passionate spirit of early Irish theatre with William Butler Yeats's ""Where There is Nothing,"" the...  Read More >>

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and...  Read More >>

The Spanish Tragedie from Thomas Kyd. English dramatist and one of the most important figures in the development...  Read More >>

Excerpt: ...course of Justice; Don Henrique, take your Son, with this condition You give him maintenance, as becomes...  Read More >>

Delve into the fascinating history of William Shakespeare's family with ""Shakespeare's Family"" by Mrs. C. C. Stopes....  Read More >>

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

Step back in time with ""Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810,"" a fascinating glimpse...  Read More >>

Is William Shakespeare the true author of the works attributed to him? In ""The Shakespeare Myth,"" Edwin Durning-Lawrence...  Read More >>

Delve into the heart of the Shakespeare authorship controversy with Appleton Morgan's ""The Shakespearean Myth:...  Read More >>

Victor-Marie Hugo (1802-1885), French poet and author, is famous for his novel Les Miserables. He wrote this discussion...  Read More >>

Final play in Shakespeare's dramatization of the strife between the Houses of York and Lancaster. Richard is stunning...  Read More >>