Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

Acclaimed actor and director Janet Suzman's edited version of Shakespeare's lyrical tragedy of doomed lovers. A...  Read More >>

This edition provides the full text of the play as well as a thorough account of its production history. The introduction...  Read More >>

Desdemona's love for Othello, the Moor, transcends racial prejudice; but the envious lago conspires to devastate...  Read More >>

This study of the prose and plays of Oscar Wilde argues that his dominant aesthetic category is not art but style....  Read More >>

Daniel Nodes presents a critical edition of the Samarites (1539) by Flemish schoolmaster Petrus Papeus. The play...  Read More >>

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In a respectful, but not reverent, adaptation, Kenneth Cavander reimagines Timon of Athens for the twenty-first...  Read More >>

This edition presents a new look at Coriolanus in accordance with the work of the Shakespeare and Schools Project,...  Read More >>

The lovely Viola disguises herself as a young man, and quickly falls in love with the Duke she serves. The Duke...  Read More >>

A pocket, hardback edition of one of Shakespeare's best-loved plays.  Read More >>

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A fresh new edition of Shakespeare's magical late play, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with...  Read More >>

A father loses his wife, who dies at sea during childbirth. Upon land, Pericles entrusts his new-born daughter,...  Read More >>

This Norton Critical Edition of one of Shakespeare’s earliest and best-loved comedies is based on the First Folio...  Read More >>

This superb edition of The merchant of Venice for South African learners gives you all that you need for success...  Read More >>

This farce follows Sir John Falstaff--of the Henry IV plays--as he tries to woo two wealthy married women in this...  Read More >>

"First published in 1861, ""Shakespeare: His Birthplace and its Neighbourhood"" contains a detailed history of the...  Read More >>

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Designed to meet the requirements for students at GCSE and A level, this accessible and stimulating new educational...  Read More >>

Redesigned format, and includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare, an introduction to the play, and...  Read More >>

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ACMRS Press Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Arizona State University  Read More >>

A team of eminent scholars have prepared new introductions and notes to all of Shakespeare's plays and poems.  Read More >>

The drama about King Henry V's attempt to unite England under his rule, with notes and commentaries.  Read More >>

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