Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

Heredity and Ability-- Henry VI, Part 1 opens at the funeral of Henry V, who died unexceptedly in his prime. Henry's...  Read More >>

This new edition of Shakespeare's Cymbeline foregrounds the elements of romance, tragicomedy and Jacobean stagecraft...  Read More >>

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

These updated editions of classic plays feature new cover art along with the complete text of each work, full explanatory...  Read More >>

This comprehensive edition of King Richard III offers all the features associated with the Arden Shakespeare. Richard...  Read More >>

Magic and Treachery- The Play starts which young King henry VI, Marrying Margaret of Anjou. William de la Pol has...  Read More >>

"The patrician Caius Marcus is Rome's greatest soldier, but he proudly refuses to accommodate himself to the demands...  Read More >>

Edited and introduced by John Margeson, King Henry VIII appears here for the first time in a New Cambridge Shakespeare...  Read More >>

Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1602. The play (also...  Read More >>

The Immortal Tragedies-- Collected here are all twelve of Shakespeare's unforgettable tragedies  Read More >>

Sublime Comedies -- Collected here are all sixteen of Shakespeare's brilliant comedies. Including The Two Gentlemen...  Read More >>

Comedy and Tragedy-- Collected here in one binding are All's Well That Ends Well, Measure for Measure, and The History...  Read More >>

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

Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1602. The play (also...  Read More >>

The Life of Timon of Athens is a play by William Shakespeare about the legendary Athenian misanthrope Timon (and...  Read More >>

An abridged version of The Life of King Henry V for student productions and reader's theater.  Read More >>

"""Nature or Nurture--The Comedy of Errors tells the story of two sets of twins accidently separated and mixed at...  Read More >>

When Theseus, Duke of Athens, learns that the ruler of Thebes has killed three noble kings he swears to take revenge....  Read More >>

""The version of The winter's tale and the corresponding footnotes that appear in this volume were originally published...  Read More >>

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare  Read More >>

"""A contemporary translation of one of Shakespeare's earliest explorations of love and friendship""--"  Read More >>

Adapted stories with contemporary illustrations to introduce classical literature to a wider audience.  Read More >>

"Presents ""The Merry Wives of Windsor"". The general editors of the new series of 40 volumes have assembled a team...  Read More >>

These updated editions of classic plays feature new cover art along with the complete text of each work, full explanatory...  Read More >>

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