Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

A study of theatre and sovereignty that situates Shakespeare's plays in the contraflow between two absolutisms of...  Read More >>

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A study of theatre and sovereignty that situates Shakespeare's plays in the contraflow between two absolutisms of...  Read More >>

Offers a better understanding of a nexus of stories, characters and arts central to medieval and early modern Japan,...  Read More >>

William Shakespeare, more than any other author, was able to capture the essence of human nature in all its manifestations....  Read More >>

Presents a performance history of a controversial play, moving from its 1599 opening all the way into the new millennium...  Read More >>

This edition of Shakespeare's comedy, which is based on the quarto of 1598, includes an introduction describing...  Read More >>

""A modern translation of Shakespeare's story of a brazen race to power and the desire for an heir""--  Read More >>

This is the latest addition to the series. It is fully annotated, with the notes facing the text. The book contains...  Read More >>

Offers a complete edition of the play. Each volume in the series has been prepared from the original texts and includes...  Read More >>

""With detailed notes from the world's leading center for Shakespeare studies.""--Cover.  Read More >>

The Elizabethan age was a tumultuous time, when long-cherished certainties were crumbling and life was uncertain....  Read More >>

The most up-to-date contextual guide to Christopher Marlowe's world and the full range of his poetry and drama....  Read More >>

Here, essays use the latest theories in postcolonialism, globalization, and post-nationalism to explore how world...  Read More >>

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""To be, or not to be..."" is iconic-but what about everything else Hamlet says? If you've ever read Hamlet and...  Read More >>

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Macbeth es una de las obras más populares de William Shakespeare. Es una tragedia en cuatro actos, en prosa y en...  Read More >>

Maybe you know who Jesus is--but do you know what He was like as a person? Discover the personal side of Jesus....  Read More >>

Political by its very nature, Greek tragedy reflects on how life should be lived in the polis, and especially the...  Read More >>

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SHAKESPEARE IS FOR EVERYONE What was Hamlet's religion? Why did Othello believe Iago? Was Lear really more sinned...  Read More >>

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These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which, as they kiss, consume....  Read More >>

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