Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

Did Shakespeare have a 'formula' in mind when creating his 39 plays? Ted Hughes said YES in a book published in...  Read More >>

This book discusses the styles of performance developed in different European countries in response to prevailing...  Read More >>

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

In this edition of a secondary-level text, classwork and examination sections have been added which provide classroom...  Read More >>

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Shakespeare and Montaigne are the English and French writers of the sixteenth century who have the most to say to...  Read More >>

Why do Shakespeare's tragedies endure?  Read More >>

From the beginning of the first section: THE Marprelate tracts are seven in number, if we include the broadside...  Read More >>

From the Preface. When some years ago, I undertook to read Shakespeare's Tempest in one of the higher classes...  Read More >>

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of German Theater covers German theater’s history through a chronology,...  Read More >>

A lively and accessible introduction to Shakespeare's tragedies, this 2007 book begins with a discussion of tragedy...  Read More >>

This is a fascinating exploration of the influence of Shakespeare within Cambridge, both through its university...  Read More >>

Aristophanes: Poet and Dramatist, first published in 1986, offers an account of the early comedies and Frogs, the...  Read More >>

In this title, first published in 1985, Michael Bristol draws on several theoretical and critical traditions to...  Read More >>

This volume, first published in 1974, offers a selection of modern perspectives on Seneca, covering his prose treatises,...  Read More >>

Sophocles: The Classical Heritage, first published in 1996, contains a diverse collection of reflections, ranging...  Read More >>

According to Aristotle the main purpose of tragedy is the manipulation of emotions, and yet there are relatively...  Read More >>

First published in 1990, this title explores the nature of the interaction between Shakespeare and American culture....  Read More >>

Hazlitt's lively, opinionated and, in his own time, highly controversial essays on each of Shakespeare's plays are...  Read More >>

A razor-sharp comedy about three cabbies competing in a local table tennis league.  Read More >>

This book examines the dramatic work of Dickens, Browning, Collins, and Tennyson, their interaction with the theatrical...  Read More >>

The series Studien zur deutschen Literatur (Studies in German Literature) presents outstanding analyses of German-speaking...  Read More >>

A play about growing up, and forging your own identity. Part of Platform, a series of big-cast plays with predominantly...  Read More >>

A play inspired by the true story of the Cottingley Fairies. Part of Platform, a series of big-cast plays with predominantly...  Read More >>

A play about a group of young women seeking to form a new type of society and a better way of living. Part of Platform,...  Read More >>