Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

The Victorian classical burlesque was a popular theatrical genre of the mid-19th century. It parodied ancient tragedies...  Read More >>

-Originally published in the French language by Les Belles Lettres, Paris, France, A2013---Title page verso.  Read More >>

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Written by a distinguished team of scholars, biographers and writers, this volume tells the stories of Shakespeare's...  Read More >>

Shakespeare’s four-hundred-year performance history is full of anecdotes – ribald, trivial, frequently funny, sometimes...  Read More >>

A unique exploration of the challenges and rewards of performing ""King Lear"" based on interviews with leading...  Read More >>

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Was Shakespeare really the original genius he has appeared to be since the eighteenth century, a poet whose words...  Read More >>

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

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

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

This issue of Samuel Beckett Today / Aujourd’hui collects a range of essays reflecting the diversity of Beckett...  Read More >>

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These essays investigate the political, cultural, and religious mores of the time and how these societal factors...  Read More >>

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

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First published in 1951, The People of Aristophanes provides a sociological account of Athens in the period of its...  Read More >>

A practical, accessible and thorough guide to identifying and using rhetorical devices in drama, using examples...  Read More >>

Renaissance ideas of honour had a profound influence on the English people who formed Shakespeare’s audiences. In...  Read More >>

The civic religious drama of late medieval England offers one of the earliest forms of written literature by a non-elite...  Read More >>

This Companion thoroughly covers Shakespeare's works, times, life, and legacy. Now revised and updated to commemorate...  Read More >>

Hillman explores English tragedy in relation to France with a frank concentration on Shakespeare. He sets out to...  Read More >>

Shakespeare and the Book Trade follows on from Lukas Erne's groundbreaking Shakespeare as Literary Dramatist to...  Read More >>

This book opens up the rich range of meanings made available by these vitally important terms and offers a fresh...  Read More >>