Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

23711 books were found.

Howard Barker: Politics and Desire: An Expository Study of His Drama and Poetry, 1969-87

Howard Barker: Politics and Desire: An Expository Study...

Author: D. Rabey
ISBN: 9780230577404
Format: Paperback
$103.47

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Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth (Dodo Press)

Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello,...

Author: A C Bradley
ISBN: 9781409904649
Format: Paperback
$43.96

Andrew Cecil Bradley (1851-1935) was an English literary scholar, best remembered for his work on Shakespeare. The...  Read More >>

King Lear

King Lear

Author: William Shakespeare ,  Paul Scofield
ISBN: 9781608125166
Format: Mixed media product
$158.37

The full text of Shakespeare's classic play.  Read More >>

King Richard III

King Richard III

Author: William Shakespeare ,  Kenneth Branagh
ISBN: 9781608125173
Format: Mixed media product
$158.37

Kenneth Branagh heads an outstanding cast in playing one of Shakepeare's strongest characters. This is the eighth...  Read More >>

Researcher's Guide to Shakespeare on Film, Television and Radio

Researcher's Guide to Shakespeare on Film, Television...

Author: Professor David Francis ,  Professor Alexander Horwath
ISBN: 9780901299796
Format: Paperback
$105.60

This reference brings together compact histories of Shakespeare across the different media, descriptive guides to...  Read More >>

Framing Faust

Framing Faust

Author: Inez Hedges (Northeastern University)
ISBN: 9786613808189
Format: Electronic book text
$57.02

<p>In this interdisciplinary cultural history that encompasses film, literature, music, and drama, Inez Hedges follows...  Read More >>

Teaching Shakespeare with Film and Television

Teaching Shakespeare with Film and Television

Author: H.R. Coursen
ISBN: 9781593112813
Format: Paperback
$97.13

Shakespeare's works are widely taught and adapted into numerous films and TV shows, offering varied interpretations....  Read More >>

The Drama of the Portrait: Theater and Visual Culture in Early Modern Spain

The Drama of the Portrait: Theater and Visual Culture...

Author: Laura R. Bass
ISBN: 9780271033044
Format: Hardback
$191.00

Examines the motif of portraiture in Spanish Golden Age theater, drawing from a wide range of drama and imagery...  Read More >>

The Discourse of Courtly Love in Seventeenth-century Spanish Theater

The Discourse of Courtly Love in Seventeenth-century...

Author: Robert E. Bayliss
ISBN: 9780838757147
Format: Hardback
$118.80

The rise of a theater industry in early modern Spain (roughly 1580-1700) generated a cultural polemic. This book...  Read More >>

The Dramatic Works of Thomas Heywood Now First Collected with Illustrative Notes and a Memoir

The Dramatic Works of Thomas Heywood Now First Collected...

Author: Thomas Heywood
ISBN: 9781103268818
Format: Paperback
$81.18

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each...  Read More >>

The Dramatic Works of Thomas Heywood, Volume III

The Dramatic Works of Thomas Heywood, Volume III

Author: Thomas Heywood
ISBN: 9781103270699
Format: Paperback
$94.38

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each...  Read More >>

A Study of Shakespeare

A Study of Shakespeare

Author: Algernon Charles Swinburne
ISBN: 9781103445103
Format: Paperback
$78.54

Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When...  Read More >>

Tragedy: A Student Handbook

Tragedy: A Student Handbook

Author: English & Media Centre ,  Sean McEvoy
ISBN: 9781906101060
Format: Paperback
$51.75

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The Dramatic Works of Thomas Heywood Now First Collected with Illustrative Notes and a Memoir

The Dramatic Works of Thomas Heywood Now First Collected...

Author: Thomas Heywood
ISBN: 9781103268856
Format: Hardback
$87.09

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each...  Read More >>

The Dramatic Works of Thomas Heywood, Volume III

The Dramatic Works of Thomas Heywood, Volume III

Author: Thomas Heywood
ISBN: 9781103270736
Format: Hardback
$97.65

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each...  Read More >>

A Study of Shakespeare

A Study of Shakespeare

Author: Algernon Charles Swinburne
ISBN: 9781103445127
Format: Hardback
$87.09

Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When...  Read More >>

Memory in Play: From Aeschylus to Sam Shepard

Memory in Play: From Aeschylus to Sam Shepard

Author: A. Favorini
ISBN: 9780230604643
Format: Hardback
$224.40

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Preface to The Merchant of Venice

Preface to The Merchant of Venice

Author: Harley Granville Barker
ISBN: 9781848420090
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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Prefaces to A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Winter's Tale & Twelfth Night

Prefaces to A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Winter's...

Author: Harley Granville Barker
ISBN: 9781848420083
Format: Paperback
$33.61

Unrivalled practical insights from one of the most influential actors and directors of Shakespeare of all time....  Read More >>

Early Modern Academic Drama

Early Modern Academic Drama

Author: Paul D. Streufert ,  Jonathan Walker
ISBN: 9780754664642
Format: Hardback
$315.00

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David Mamet's Oleanna

David Mamet's Oleanna

Author: David K. Sauer
ISBN: 9780826496461
Format: Paperback
$39.99

David Mamet is widely considered the voice of contemporary American Theatre. His use of what is taken to be realistic...  Read More >>

Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot

Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot

Author: Mark Taylor-Batty ,  Dr Juliette Taylor-Batty
ISBN: 9780826495945
Format: Paperback
$39.99

""Waiting for Godot"" first amazed and appalled Parisian theatre-goers and critics before receiving a harshly dismissive...  Read More >>

Shakespeare’s Politics: A Contextual Introduction

Shakespeare’s Politics: A Contextual Introduction

Author: Robin Headlam Wells
ISBN: 9780826493064
Format: Paperback
$59.99

Offers an introduction to the political and historical context to Shakespeare's tragedy and history plays. This...  Read More >>

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