Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

An ingenious and charming little book, inspired by the plays of the inimitable William Shakespeare, filled with...  Read More >>

Lear's Other Shadow proposes a cultural history of King Leir/Lear's queen, beginning with pre-Shakespearean versions...  Read More >>

Lear's Other Shadow proposes a cultural history of King Leir/Lear's queen, beginning with pre-Shakespearean versions...  Read More >>

Updated Side-By-Side Version Julius Caesar has been helmed one of the greatest tragedies of all times--it has...  Read More >>

In the contemporary British context, German theatrical culture appears simultaneously familiar and shocking. Critics...  Read More >>

A brand new translation of Chekhov's masterful study of family legacy, misdirected love and the human condition....  Read More >>

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

This is the first book-length study dedicated to Aristophanes’ Wasps (422 BCE), which is arguably one of his most...  Read More >>

This handbook provides a detailed exploration of the rich and diverse theatrical work produced by women in the first...  Read More >>

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First published in 1964, Greek Tragedy and the Modern World begins with the question what is Tragedy? By examining...  Read More >>

Lynn Nottage is one of the leading innovators in American theater today. In this character-driven study, Jennifer...  Read More >>

Interweaving a star-crossed romance with the decline and fall of the Ming dynasty in mid seventeenth century, The...  Read More >>

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A critically sophisticated yet highly readable exploration of Shakespeare's career as a mass entertainer.  Read More >>

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Sir Sidney Lee (1859–1926) was a lifelong scholar and enthusiast of Shakespeare. This biography, first published...  Read More >>

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) excels in plot, poetry and wit, and his talent encompasses the tragedies of ""Hamlet"",...  Read More >>

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Drawing on interview material, current scholarship and documents from the Ku Na'uka and SPAC archives, this book...  Read More >>

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

Charts the historical development and deployment of ugliness in Greek drama  Read More >>

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Santi and Naz - one Sikh, one Muslim - are best friends living in a village in pre-partition India, coming of age...  Read More >>

The chapters in this book constitute a timely response to an important moment for early modern cultural studies:...  Read More >>