Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

23713 books were found.

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

Author: William Shakespeare ,  Barbara A Mowat
ISBN: 9781417663392
Format: Hardback
$42.24

These updated editions of classic plays feature new cover art along with the complete text of each work, full explanatory...  Read More >>

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Author: William Shakespeare ,  Barbara A Mowat
ISBN: 9780812416183
Format: Hardback
$39.86

This edition of one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies features a freshly edited text of the play, scene-by-scene...  Read More >>

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Author: William Shakespeare ,  Barbara A Mowat
ISBN: 9781417633296
Format: Hardback
$42.24

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Shakespeare: An Anthology of Criticism and Theory 1945-2000

Shakespeare: An Anthology of Criticism and Theory 1945-2000...

Author: Russ McDonald (Goldsmith's College, London)
ISBN: 9780631234876
Format: Hardback
$292.95

Shakespeare: Criticism and Theory is an anthology of the most significant essays and book chapters published on...  Read More >>

Silent Witness: Racine's Non-verbal Annotations of Euripides

Silent Witness: Racine's Non-verbal Annotations of Euripides...

Author: Susanna Phillippo
ISBN: 9781900755610
Format: Paperback
$58.99

This is an examination of the influence of the plays of Euripides on the French tragedian Racine, gleaned from Racine's...  Read More >>

Hamlet: Insight Text Guide 2002

Hamlet: Insight Text Guide 2002

Author: Jacinta Watson
ISBN: 9781920693367
Format: Paperback
$16.95

Study guide that explores Hamlet in an accessible, fascinating way by Sue Tweg who specialises in bringing Shakespeare...  Read More >>

Signifying God: Social Relation and Symbolic Act in the York Corpus Christi Plays

Signifying God: Social Relation and Symbolic Act in...

Author: Sarah Beckwith (Department of English at Duke University)
ISBN: 9780226041339
Format: Paperback
$57.95

First staged as early as 1376, the York Corpus Christi plays were performed annually until the late 1500s and involved...  Read More >>

The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice

The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice

Author: William Shakespeare ,  Barbara A Mowat
ISBN: 9781417664849
Format: Hardback
$42.24

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Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Author: William Shakespeare ,  Assoc Prof Barbara Rosen
ISBN: 9780812415995
Format: Hardback
$39.86

These updated editions of classic plays feature new cover art along with the complete text of each work, full explanatory...  Read More >>

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

Author: William Shakespeare ,  Barbara A Mowat
ISBN: 9781417663989
Format: Hardback
$42.24

Contained along with the complete text of Shakespeare's classic tragedy about the ""two star-crossed lovers"" from...  Read More >>

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

Author: William Shakespeare ,  Barbara A Mowat
ISBN: 9781417666638
Format: Hardback
$44.35

These updated editions of classic plays feature new cover art along with the complete text of each work, full explanatory...  Read More >>

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Author: William Shakespeare ,  Barbara A Mowat
ISBN: 9781417666713
Format: Hardback
$42.24

These updated editions of classic plays feature new cover art along with the complete text of each work, full explanatory...  Read More >>

Birds of Shakespeare

Birds of Shakespeare

Author: Sir Archibald Geikie
ISBN: 9781432604509
Format: Hardback
$100.19

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Folklore of Shakespeare

Folklore of Shakespeare

Author: T F Thiselton Dyer
ISBN: 9781432624637
Format: Hardback
$152.99

Shakespeare possessed a rich treasury of knowledge of a most varied kind, much of which he may be said to have picked...  Read More >>

Shashibiya - Staging Shakespeare in China

Shashibiya - Staging Shakespeare in China

Author: Ruru Li
ISBN: 9789622096295
Format: Paperback
$79.07

A discussion of the levels of filtering that any Shakespeare performance in China undergoes, examining how these...  Read More >>

Schmucks with Underwoods: Conversations with Hollywood's Classic Screenwriters

Schmucks with Underwoods: Conversations with Hollywood's...

Author: Max Wilk
ISBN: 9781557835086
Format: Hardback
$60.59

(Applause Books). ""Where were you when the page was blank?!"" a beleaguered screenwriter once asked a demanding...  Read More >>

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Author: William Shakespeare ,  J A Bryant
ISBN: 9780812416558
Format: Hardback
$39.86

Contained along with the complete text of Shakespeare's classic tragedy about the ""two star-crossed lovers"" from...  Read More >>

Mama Dada: Gertrude Stein's Avant-Garde Theatre

Mama Dada: Gertrude Stein's Avant-Garde Theatre

Author: Sarah Bay-Cheng
ISBN: 9780415968935
Format: Hardback
$294.00

""Mama Dada"" examines Gertrude Stein's drama within the history of the theatrical and cinematic avant-gardes, and...  Read More >>

Shashibiya: Staging Shakespeare in China

Shashibiya: Staging Shakespeare in China

Author: Li Ruru
ISBN: 9789622096288
Format: Hardback
$130.68

A discussion of the levels of ""filtering"" that any Shakespeare performance in China undergoes, examining how these...  Read More >>

The Cherokee Night and Other Plays

The Cherokee Night and Other Plays

Author: Lynn Riggs ,  Jace Weaver
ISBN: 9780806134703
Format: Paperback
$39.60

Special Limited Edition leatherbound hardcoverThe author of numerous plays and film scripts, including Green Grow...  Read More >>

The Merchant of Venice: A Guide to the Play

The Merchant of Venice: A Guide to the Play

Author: Vicki K. Janik
ISBN: 9780313309441
Format: Hardback
$137.00

The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's most frequently performed plays. This reference is a comprehensive...  Read More >>

The Art of Humour in the Teatro Breve and Comedias of Calderón de la Barca

The Art of Humour in the Teatro Breve and Comedias of...

Author: Ted L.L. Bergman
ISBN: 9781855660960
Format: Hardback
$250.80

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Theorizing Practice: Redefining Theatre History

Theorizing Practice: Redefining Theatre History

Author: P. Holland ,  Kenneth A. Loparo
ISBN: 9781403907936
Format: Hardback
$290.40

In a series of essays, an interrogation of the practice of theatre history studies is presented, raising questions...  Read More >>

Shakespeare from Stage to Screen

Shakespeare from Stage to Screen

Author: Sarah Hatchuel (Universite de Paris I University of Le Havre University of Le Havre University of Le Havre)
ISBN: 9781280540318
Format: Undefined
$330.00

How is a Shakespearean play transformed when it is directed for the screen? Sarah Hatchuel uses literary criticism,...  Read More >>

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