Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

First published 1984. In a provocative study, this book argues that the problems posed by Shelley’s notoriously...  Read More >>

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Shakespeare Survey is a yearbook of Shakespeare studies and production which has published the best international...  Read More >>

TO READ OR NOT TO READ, THAT IS THE QUESTION!How many Spanish-speaking people know some English and would like to...  Read More >>

These retellings of Shakespearean plays can be read as stories in their own right, or as an introduction to Shakespeare's...  Read More >>

Twelve leading contemporary directors interviewed in this book answer questions on how to plan a production and...  Read More >>

Problem Fathers in Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama explores the central role of fathers in a wide range of Elizabethan...  Read More >>

Since the premiere of his play FOB in 1979, the Chinese American playwright David Henry Hwang has made a significant...  Read More >>

This unique and colourful history tells the story of Thomas Heywood's playing company, the Queen's Servants, and...  Read More >>

Since the premiere of his play FOB in 1979, the Chinese American playwright David Henry Hwang has made a significant...  Read More >>

This book is unique in offering A-Level and undergradute students hands-on practical experience of textual analysis...  Read More >>

An account of the RSA 'Shakespeare in Schools' Project.  Read More >>

Antoine de Montchrestien’s tragedies have been the object of increased critical attention over the years. This annotated...  Read More >>

Cracking Shakespeare serves to demystify the process of speaking Shakespeare’s language, offering hands-on techniques...  Read More >>

Originally published by Sheffield Academic Press, 1994.  Read More >>

Indifference to Difference demonstrates that our desires are not ours to be owned; they areindifferent to our differences....  Read More >>

Originally published in 1996 by Mansell Publishing Limited.  Read More >>

Originally published in 1997 by the Continuum International Publishing Group Inc.  Read More >>

Oedipus, king of Thebes, is one of the giant figures of ancient mythology. Through the centuries, his story has...  Read More >>

This book assesses William Shakespeare in the context of political and religious crisis, paying particular attention...  Read More >>

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"A Man's Character is his Fate (Heraclitus); For man's greatest offence/ Is that he has been born (Calderon); Suffering...  Read More >>

Esta genial y mágica comedia en cinco actos escrita en verso y prosa relata la historia de cinco parejas de enamorados...  Read More >>

In the first in-depth study of the interconnected relationships among public theatre, custodial institutions, and...  Read More >>

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