Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

Studying Shakespeare's 'art of preparation', this book illustrates the relationship between the techniques of preparation...  Read More >>

Old Vic Prefaces is a collection of the author's talks to the actors on those plays which he produced, while a Director...  Read More >>

First published in 1957. This edition reprints the second edition of 1962. The second edition of this book contains...  Read More >>

How do the elements of swearing and perjury work in Shakespeare's plays? What effect did Shakespeare intend when...  Read More >>

This volume contains the essence of over three hundred well-known literary critics who, between 1661 and 1947, considered...  Read More >>

Outlining methods and techniques for reading Shakespeare's plays, Roland Frye explores and develops a comprehensive...  Read More >>

This study argues that the plays of Shakespeare must be studied by comparison with each other and not as separate...  Read More >>

This edition of The Winter's Tale not only contains the complete text of the play but also presents the expanse...  Read More >>

Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England is an international volume published every year. Volume 17 is specially...  Read More >>

Published on the eve of the philosopher-playwright's centenary, this study offers a wide-ranging re-appraisal of...  Read More >>

All Theater Is Revolutionary Theater is the first book to consider why, in the Western tradition (and only in the...  Read More >>

This innovative collection, featuring three plays by Carlos Morton, spans five centuries of Mexican and Mexican...  Read More >>

Explores a radicalized feminist agenda in the latter part of the 20th century. Cast of 16 women and 3 men.  Read More >>

This is a comprehensive reference guide to Shakespeare's literary knowledge. An A-Z of nearly 200 entries covers...  Read More >>

Through his powerful stage poetry Howard Barker creates a world peopled by characters who live at the extreme edges...  Read More >>

The law is a central theme in many of Shakespeare's plays and every play in the canon makes reference to legality...  Read More >>

More than just a book of definitions, this dictionary provides a comprehensive account of Shakespeare's portrayal...  Read More >>

This volume is the extraordinary story of the impact Shakespeare had on France.  Read More >>

Including titles by Nicholas Brook, G B Harrison, Terence Hawkes, Ivor Morris, Kenneth Muir, Irving Ribner and F...  Read More >>

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it...  Read More >>

Covering a time span of half a century (1938-1987) of publishing in Shakespeare studies, the books in this mini-set...  Read More >>

The titles in this mini-set examine the history of Elizabethan and in particular Shakespearean performance from...  Read More >>

Authored by eminent scholars from both sides of the Atlantic, the titles in this set place Shakespeare's works and...  Read More >>

During the three hundred years since his death Shakespeare has not merely retained his hold upon the English stage,...  Read More >>

This is a seminal analysis of the present sixteen plays and one novel by Osonye Tess Onwueme, who is Africa's most...  Read More >>