Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

Irish Culture and Partition, 1920–1955 is the first study of the impact of partition on the culture of Ireland....  Read More >>

This edited collection reflects on British playwright Martin Crimp (b. 1956) and his remarkable and multifaceted...  Read More >>

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A ground-breaking theatrical event of two high-energy gig-theatre performances that revisit the stories of four...  Read More >>

This edition of a series of Shakespeare texts for schools contains new sections on classwork and examinations, plus...  Read More >>

Moving beyond a cisgender, heteronormative framework, this book investigates Shakespeare’s queer legacy on Emily...  Read More >>

In Writings on Art and Poetical Theory we see Pessoa exploring, under the guise of various heteronyms, general theories...  Read More >>

Phrases presents the spoken language from six films by Jean-Luc Godard. Gathered here, in written form, they are...  Read More >>

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By tracing Shakespearean threads throughout Nabokov's intricate narrative structure, this study offers new insights...  Read More >>

Top Gs Like Me dives headfirst into the influence of online culture, the pull of toxic masculinity, and the search...  Read More >>

'If I be waspish, best beware my sting'  Read More >>

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Focusing on the works of Camillo Sbarbaro and Giovanna Bemporad, this book offers the first in-depth analysis of...  Read More >>

This analysis of the Stratford Festival examines the full history of one of the largest and oldest dedicated centres...  Read More >>

Open a new portal into Shakespeare’s words—and his Renaissance life—with math and numbers as your key “Highly...  Read More >>

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Renowned Shakespearean Stephen Orgel reveals how Shakespeare's scripts were transformed from popular drama into...  Read More >>

An introductory study of the Pseudo-Senecan Octavia, its main themes, historical context, and subsequent reception....  Read More >>

In An Ark, the first play created for mixed reality, four actors guide you through a deeply personal exploration...  Read More >>

A fascinating study into the world of translation and Shakespeare from the award-winning translator Daniel Hahn...  Read More >>

First published in 1964, Greek Tragedy and the Modern World begins with the question what is Tragedy? By examining...  Read More >>

This is the first fully annotated, single-volume critical edition of Fletcher, Massinger, and Field's Thierry and...  Read More >>