Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

Explore a fascinating corner of literary history with Franklin H. Head's ""Shakespeare's Insomnia, And the Causes...  Read More >>

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""Sonnets of Shakespeare's Ghost"" presents a fascinating exploration of Shakespearean poetry through a unique lens....  Read More >>

Explore the moral landscape of the theater with ""Essays on the Stage,"" a collection featuring Thomas D'Urfey's...  Read More >>

Dive into the world of 18th-century literary criticism with ""Critical Strictures on the New Tragedy of Elvira,""...  Read More >>

Uncover the historical context behind one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies with Anna Benneson McMahan's ""Shakespeare's...  Read More >>

Explore the vibrant world of 17th-century English drama with ""Beggars Bush,"" a compelling play by Francis Beaumont...  Read More >>

Marie Carmichael Stopes's ""Conquest, Or, A Piece of Jade; a New Play in Three Acts"" is a compelling dramatic work...  Read More >>

Known as The Great Agnostic, Ingersoll was a well known Civil War veteran who wrote a number of essays about politics,...  Read More >>

Attributed to William Shakespeare, ""The London Prodigal"" offers a compelling glimpse into Elizabethan drama and...  Read More >>

Ibsen's forensic examination of a marriage as it falls apart, in a version by Richard Eyre.  Read More >>

Explore the moral landscape of 17th-century theater with this combined edition of ""A Letter to A. H. Esq., Concerning...  Read More >>

Long before Shakespeare’s name was synonymous with the stage he built a name as a poet, and Venus and Adonis was...  Read More >>

Dive into the vibrant world of English theater with ""Essays on the Stage, Series Three, No. 2,"" a collection of...  Read More >>

A riotous comedy of manners from the English Renaissance, ""Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife"" explores the tumultuous...  Read More >>

Explore the vibrant landscape of early 20th-century American drama with ""The Flutter of the Goldleaf; and Other...  Read More >>

The Laws of Candy from Francis Beaumont. Dramatist in the English Renaissance theatre (1584-1616).  Read More >>

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

John Galsworthy's ""The Fugitive,"" from Third Series Plays #1, remains a powerful example of early 20th-century...  Read More >>

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1913 Edition.  Read More >>

This is the only stand-alone student edition of this important Elizabethan play.  Read More >>

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

W. Somerset Maugham's ""The Unknown; A Play in Three Acts"" offers a compelling drama set against the backdrop of...  Read More >>

Environmentalist, activist, and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. contributes a foreword to this Skyhorse edition of...  Read More >>

Experience a unique piece of theatrical history with ""A Fairy Tale in Two Acts, Taken from Shakespeare, 1763.""...  Read More >>