Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

A straightforward, helpful guide to Julius Caesar. In addition to a complete scene-by-scene description of the plot,...  Read More >>

Introduction to Shakespearian Study is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1877. Hansebooks...  Read More >>

The theatrical history of A Midsummer Night's Dream, from the 1590s to the 1990s, forms the introduction to the...  Read More >>

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

In this hardcover reproduction of a rare 1922 edition, the drama of the melancholy Dane unfolds amid haunting black-and-white...  Read More >>

This book investigates the complex interactions, through experiencing drama, of readers and audiences in the English...  Read More >>

This volume extends the reach of the American Shakespeare Center, which provides the finest in Shakespearean and...  Read More >>

Designed for students and scholars and anyone with an interest in Shakespeare and Renaissance England, this book...  Read More >>

An Underground Theatre is the first full-length study of playwrights working in the Irish language in the pivotal...  Read More >>

""This edition, with changes to the script, published 2017""--Colophon.  Read More >>

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@text: The Art of John Webster, first published in 1972, is a study of the three extant plays of Webster known to...  Read More >>

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Examines many aspects of Shakespeare's classic tale of star-crossed lovers including the history of the play's criticism,...  Read More >>

The metamorphoses of the myth of Lucretia are innumerable. Even preserving her essence and profound meaning, the...  Read More >>

In 1882, Victorien Sardou began a fruitful collaboration with the great actress Sarah Bernhardt. This second volume...  Read More >>

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Set against the glamorous skylines of 1950s Manhattan, world-leading cosmetics entrepreneur Helena Rubinstein is...  Read More >>

This volume explores performances of Greek tragedies in Germany since 1800 as responses to particular political,...  Read More >>

James Dalton Trumbo is widely recognised for his work as a screenwriter, playwright, and author, but he is also...  Read More >>

An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and...  Read More >>

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