Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

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Victorian Epic Burlesques: A Critical Anthology of Nineteenth-Century Theatrical Entertainments after Homer

Victorian Epic Burlesques: A Critical Anthology of Nineteenth-Century...

Author: Dr Rachel Bryant Davies (Lecturer in Comparative Literature, QMUL, UK)
ISBN: 9781350027176
Format: Hardback
$240.00

This anthology presents annotated scripts of four major burlesques by key playwrights: Melodrama Mad! or, the Siege...  Read More >>

Shakespeare: The Theatre of Our World

Shakespeare: The Theatre of Our World

Author: Peter Conrad
ISBN: 9781788540179
Format: Hardback
$35.00

Peter Conrad explores the phenomenon of Shakespeare, and assesses Shakespeare's global legacy across every continent...  Read More >>

All You Need is LSD

All You Need is LSD

Author: Leo Butler
ISBN: 9781350101241
Format: Paperback
$29.99

The drug laws in this country- the drug laws IN THE WORLD - all stem from this attitude that pleasure is a bad thing......  Read More >>

The Child in Shakespeare

The Child in Shakespeare

Author: Charlotte Scott (Senior Lecturer in Shakespeare, Goldsmiths College, University of London)
ISBN: 9780198828556
Format: Hardback
$196.95

Focusing on Shakespeare's unique interest in the young body, the life stage, and the parental and social dynamic,...  Read More >>

Cleopatra: I Am Fire and Air

Cleopatra: I Am Fire and Air

Author: Harold Bloom
ISBN: 9781501164170
Format: Paperback
$29.99

Synopsis coming soon.......  Read More >>

Kinesthetic Spectatorship in the Theatre: Phenomenology, Cognition, Movement

Kinesthetic Spectatorship in the Theatre: Phenomenology,...

Author: Stanton B. Garner, Jr.
ISBN: 9783319917931
Format: Hardback
$263.97

This book is about the centrality of movement, movement perception, and kinesthetic experience to theatrical spectatorship....  Read More >>

Essays on Shakespeare: Texts and Contexts

Essays on Shakespeare: Texts and Contexts

Author: Hema Dahiya
ISBN: 9781527513761
Format: Hardback
$263.87

This volume highlights new aspects of several of Shakespeare's plays, such as the role of women and the lower classes...  Read More >>

My Mother and Shakespeare: A Daughter's Journey

My Mother and Shakespeare: A Daughter's Journey

Author: Pauli Rose Libsohn
ISBN: 9781643507064
Format: Paperback
$38.68

"I have now completed the final phase of the journey which I began five years ago to fulfill a promise that I made...  Read More >>

Christ the Tragedy of God: A Theological Exploration of Tragedy

Christ the Tragedy of God: A Theological Exploration...

Author: Kevin Taylor
ISBN: 9781138092143
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Tragedy is a genre for exploring loss and suffering, and this book traces the vital areas where tragedy has shaped...  Read More >>

European Medieval Drama 21 (2017)

European Medieval Drama 21 (2017)

Author: Brepols Publishers
ISBN: 9782503571676
Format: Paperback
$258.72

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Send in the Hero

Send in the Hero

Author: Graham Halstead ,  Timothy Ellis
ISBN: 9798200408856
Format: Audio
$52.77

Jonathon Hunter is a long way from home, and intent on getting back to track down his unknown adversary. But local...  Read More >>

Send in the Hero

Send in the Hero

Author: Graham Halstead ,  Timothy Ellis
ISBN: 9798200408849
Format: Audio
$52.77

Jonathon Hunter is a long way from home, and intent on getting back to track down his unknown adversary. But local...  Read More >>

Send in the Hero

Send in the Hero

Author: Graham Halstead ,  Timothy Ellis
ISBN: 9798200408832
Format: Audio
$52.77

Jonathon Hunter is a long way from home, and intent on getting back to track down his unknown adversary. But local...  Read More >>

The Bacon-Shakespeare Connection: A Scholarly Study

The Bacon-Shakespeare Connection: A Scholarly Study...

Author: Barry Clarke
ISBN: 9781912224180
Format: Hardback
$140.00

William Shakspere (1564-1616) of Stratford is popularly credited with originating all of the plays under his name,...  Read More >>

Shakespeare'S Moral Compass

Shakespeare'S Moral Compass

Author: Neema Parvini
ISBN: 9781474432870
Format: Hardback
$200.00

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Party Like It's 1599: A Shakespeare Party Package Starring You and Your Guests

Party Like It's 1599: A Shakespeare Party Package Starring...

Author: Susie Lloyd
ISBN: 9781729343081
Format: Paperback
$57.95

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Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays & Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations

Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism...

Author: Gale Research Inc
ISBN: 9781410379177
Format: Hardback
$1275.12

""This detailed series provides comprehensive coverage of critical interpretations of the plays of Shakespeare....  Read More >>

Between Jerusalem and Athens: Israeli Theatre and the Classical Tradition

Between Jerusalem and Athens: Israeli Theatre and the...

Author: Nurit Yaari (The David and Yolanda Katz Faculty of the Arts Tel Aviv University)
ISBN: 9780191808531
Format: Undefined
$369.60

How does a theatrical tradition emerge in the fields of dramatic writing and artistic performance? How can a culture...  Read More >>

Three Romances of Eastern Conquest

Three Romances of Eastern Conquest

Author: Ladan Niayesh
ISBN: 9780719078576
Format: Hardback
$183.99

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Demonic Possession, Vulnerability, and Performance in Medieval French Drama

Demonic Possession, Vulnerability, and Performance in...

Author: Stephen G. Nichols ,  Andreea Marculescu
ISBN: 9781433130779
Format: Hardback
$301.62

Demonic Possession, Vulnerability, and Performance in Medieval French Drama advocates for an affective and ethical...  Read More >>

Shakespeare and Contemporary Irish Literature

Shakespeare and Contemporary Irish Literature

Author: Nicholas Taylor-Collins ,  Stanley van der Ziel
ISBN: 9783319959238
Format: Hardback
$290.37

This book shows that Shakespeare continues to influence contemporary Irish literature, through postcolonial, dramaturgical,...  Read More >>

Der Erste Weltkrieg in der Dramatik – deutsche und australische Perspektiven / The First World War in Drama – German and Australian Perspectives

Der Erste Weltkrieg in der Dramatik – deutsche und australische...

Author: Christian Klein ,  Franz-Josef Deiters
ISBN: 9783476046710
Format: Hardback
$197.97

Zentraler Bestandteil der Erinnerungsdiskurse zum Ersten Weltkrieg sind jene Romane, Gedichte oder – historisch...  Read More >>

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