Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It was first printed in the First Folio of 1623. The plot...  Read More >>

Fatherland is a bold, ambitious show about contemporary fatherhood in all its complexities and contradictions. Created...  Read More >>

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A new edition of classic prose versions of the complete tragedies. Illustrated with fresh and insightful introductions...  Read More >>

This volume analyzes early modern cultural representations of children and childhood through the literature and...  Read More >>

This volume frames the concept of a national play. By analysing a number of European case studies, it addresses...  Read More >>

Upton's a playful writer who likes nothing better than to upset expectations  Read More >>

To refine a critical understanding of early modern acting styles, Shakespeare’s Dramatic Persons explores how the...  Read More >>

When directors approach Shakespeare, is the play always the thing – or might something else sometimes be the thing?...  Read More >>

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A new and controversial biography of Sir Francis Bacon succinctly putting forward the theory that he was one of...  Read More >>

Franz Grillparzer's heroines - Sappho, Medea and Libussa among them - have engaged and intrigued audiences and readers...  Read More >>

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One of the most well-known writers of all time, this collection of the poems and prose poems of Charles Baudelaire...  Read More >>

About Sweet Cherry Easy Classics: Sweet Cherry Easy Classics adapts classic literature into stories for children,...  Read More >>

A Washington Square Press original publication --T.p. verso.  Read More >>

A Washington Square Press original publication --T.p. verso.  Read More >>

For this second edition of King Lear, Jay L. Halio has added a new introductory section on recent stage, film, and...  Read More >>

For this second edition of King Lear, Jay L. Halio has added a new introductory section on recent stage, film, and...  Read More >>

For this second edition of King Lear, Jay L. Halio has added a new introductory section on recent stage, film, and...  Read More >>

The kingdom grows restless with concern and intrigue over missed loved ones, which causes a secretive search among...  Read More >>

The kingdom grows restless with concern and intrigue over missed loved ones, which causes a secretive search among...  Read More >>

About Sweet Cherry Easy Classics: Sweet Cherry Easy Classics adapts classic literature into stories for children,...  Read More >>