Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

"The Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it...  Read More >>

Combining reality and magic, Shakespeare creates an uncanny but morally coherent world through the The Tempest's...  Read More >>

"The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592.The...  Read More >>

"Shakespeare's sonnets are poems that William Shakespeare wrote on a variety of themes. When discussing or referring...  Read More >>

"The Passionate Pilgrim By William ShakespeareThe Passionate Pilgrim (1599) is an anthology of 20 poems collected...  Read More >>

The Life and Death of King Richard the Second, commonly called Richard II, is a history play by William Shakespeare...  Read More >>

The Merchant of VeniceWilliam ShakespeareThe Merchant of Venice is a 16th-century play written by William Shakespeare...  Read More >>

Salomé A Tragedy in One Act By Oscar Wilde Salome (French: Salomé) is a tragedy by Oscar Wilde. The original...  Read More >>

"The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in...  Read More >>

"Othello The Moore of Venice William ShakespeareOthello (The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice) is a...  Read More >>

New Kittredge Shakespeare editions combine performance issues in feature films with the clarity of Kittredge's notes...  Read More >>

Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play written early in the career of William Shakespeare about two teenage ""star-cross'd...  Read More >>

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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING IS A COMEDY BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN WRITTEN IN 1598 AND 1599, AS SHAKESPEARE...  Read More >>

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This volume offers an accessible and thought-provoking guide to this major Renaissance tragedy, surveying its key...  Read More >>

How important is touch to you? Is there enough touch in the world or are we experiencing collective ‘touch hunger’...  Read More >>

Contemporary adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays have brought into sharp focus the legacies of slavery, racism and...  Read More >>

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The Arden Research Handbook of Shakespeare and Social Justice is a wide-ranging, authoritative guide to research...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1891 when Wilde was at the height of his form, these brilliant essays on art, literature,...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1891 when Wilde was at the height of his form, these brilliant essays on art, literature,...  Read More >>

A revised edition of the comedy covers the playwright's life and theater, an introduction to the play, sources,...  Read More >>

"""enry VI, Part 3 (often written as 3 Henry VI) is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been...  Read More >>

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