Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

Von Migration, Flucht, Exil, von der Macht des Eros, vom Liebesverrat und Schicksal der alternden Frau gegenuber...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1952 this book assembles what the author called ‘the basic jokes’ of theatrical burlesque....  Read More >>

This book addresses an absence in queer readings of Shakespeare’s work: the pregnant body. Through discussions of...  Read More >>

Audiences and scholars alike have long remarked that Shakespeare’s poems and plays record the pleasures and perils...  Read More >>

First published in 1950, English Drama from Early Times to the Elizabethans is a detailed examination of representative...  Read More >>

Demonstrates how the career of Britain's first major Black actor, Ira Aldridge, transformed a range of dramatic...  Read More >>

This book addresses an absence in queer readings of Shakespeare’s work: the pregnant body. Through discussions of...  Read More >>

Hedda Gabler navigates a loveless marriage and societal expectations, entangled in a web of past desires and future...  Read More >>

Mark Antony's love for Cleopatra sparks conflict and power struggles in ancient Rome, testing loyalty and leadership....  Read More >>

Queen Margaret wages war on the Yorkists after her son's disinheritance, leading to brutal battles and power struggles...  Read More >>

King Henry IV's crusade plans are derailed by border skirmishes and his son Hal's reckless behavior, as rebellion...  Read More >>

Richard III's ruthless pursuit of power leads to murder and betrayal as he eliminates anyone standing between him...  Read More >>

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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 >>

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 >>

This critical play anthology brings together twenty-three plays by seventeen playwrights from the Frontera/Borderlands...  Read More >>