Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

23925 books were found.

The Legacy of Stylistic Theatre in the Creation of a Modern Sinhala Drama in Sri Lanka

The Legacy of Stylistic Theatre in the Creation of a...

Author: Lakshmi D. Bulathsinghala
ISBN: 9781032079622
Format: Paperback
$111.24

This book explores the development of Sinhala stylistic drama from its earliest manifestations to the post-independence...  Read More >>

The Soon Life

The Soon Life

Author: Phoebe McIntosh
ISBN: 9781350547032
Format: Paperback
$21.99

When pregnant Bec enters early labour, she finds herself leaning on ex-boyfriend and father of her baby Alex literally...  Read More >>

As You Like It: Book 4 of the Post Apocalyptic Space Shakespeare Series

As You Like It: Book 4 of the Post Apocalyptic Space...

Author: William Shakespeare ,  Ted Neill
ISBN: 9798272054029
Format: Paperback
$34.29

A billion years in the future, humanity is extinct. But Shakespeare remains. A machine civilization, so far advanced...  Read More >>

The Theatrical Legacy of Thomas Middleton, 1624–2024

The Theatrical Legacy of Thomas Middleton, 1624–2024...

Author: William David Green ,  Anna L. Hegland
ISBN: 9781032556109
Format: Paperback
$111.24

This volume celebrates Thomas Middleton’s legacy as a dramatist, marking the 400th anniversary of Middleton’s most...  Read More >>

The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages

The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages...

Author: Harold Bloom
ISBN: 9780063452046
Format: Paperback
$37.99

The literary critic defends the importance of Western literature from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Kafka and Beckett...  Read More >>

Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A Biography of A. A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh

Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A Biography of A. A. Milne...

Author: Gyles Brandreth
ISBN: 9780241582541
Format: Hardback
$64.69

In his new book, Gyles Brandreth both explores - and explains - the phenomenon of Winnie-the-Pooh and tells the...  Read More >>

Bernard Shaw, Playwright: Aspects of Shavian Drama

Bernard Shaw, Playwright: Aspects of Shavian Drama

Author: Bernard F. Dukore
ISBN: 9781041146629
Format: Hardback
$271.69

Originally published in 1973, Dukore discusses the theory of drama that is the basis of Shaw’s comedies, which present...  Read More >>

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet: Dyslexia-Friendly Edition

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet: Dyslexia-Friendly Edition...

Author: William Shakespeare
ISBN: 9798231106516
Format: Paperback
$50.13

This Dyslexia friendly edition has been specially adapted for easy reading. This version now has improved ease...  Read More >>

Common Tongue

Common Tongue

Author: Fraser Scott
ISBN: 9781350604605
Format: Paperback
$21.99

A fast-paced and quick-witted one-person show exploring the impact of language, identity and their intersections...  Read More >>

European Medieval Drama 28 (2024)

European Medieval Drama 28 (2024)

Author: Brepols Publishers
ISBN: 9782503608310
Format: Paperback
$396.00

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Òran

Òran

Author: Owen Sutcliffe
ISBN: 9781350604926
Format: Paperback
$21.99

Combining spoken word, lyrical storytelling and a pulsating electronic live score, this is the thrilling story of...  Read More >>

Alistair McDowall Plays 2: X; The Glow; All of It; Northleigh 1940; Zero For the Young Dudes

Alistair McDowall Plays 2: X; The Glow; All of It; Northleigh...

Author: Alistair McDowall
ISBN: 9781350547407
Format: Paperback
$39.99

The second collection of plays from one of Britain's most important playwrights, featuring plays on the theme of...  Read More >>

Shakespeare’s Fascist Followers: Modern Friends

Shakespeare’s Fascist Followers: Modern Friends

Author: Richard Wilson (Kingston University, UK) ,  Roger Holdsworth (University of Oxford, UK)
ISBN: 9781350433854
Format: Hardback
$180.00

This illuminating book demonstrates how in the 20th century Shakespeare and his plays were subjected to a sustained...  Read More >>

Entertaining Mr Sloane

Entertaining Mr Sloane

Author: Joe Orton
ISBN: 9781350607019
Format: Paperback
$21.99

Joe Orton's biting 1960s satire about social and sexual hypocrisy  Read More >>

Romans: A Novel

Romans: A Novel

Author: Alice Birch (Author)
ISBN: 9781350605534
Format: Paperback
$29.99

A monumental, kaleidoscopic portrait of masculinity from the nineteenth century to the present day written by Award-winning...  Read More >>

The Needle Room

The Needle Room

Author: Martin Travers
ISBN: 9781350605060
Format: Paperback
$21.99

A heart-pounding thriller set in Lanark in 1934 by Martin Travers.  Read More >>

The Will in English Renaissance Drama

The Will in English Renaissance Drama

Author: Douglas Clark (University of Oxford)
ISBN: 9781009390941
Format: Hardback
$232.88

Shedding light on a relatively neglected yet demonstrably crucial concern for dramatists in Elizabethan and Jacobean...  Read More >>

Playing with Plays: Drama and Early Modern Chinese Media Ecologies

Playing with Plays: Drama and Early Modern Chinese Media...

Author: Yinghui Wu
ISBN: 9789004714328
Format: Hardback
$330.00

This book is an in-depth exploration of the mutual transformation of drama and media environments in early modern...  Read More >>

Cow / Deer

Cow / Deer

Author: Katie Mitchell (Author) ,  Nina Segal (Author)
ISBN: 9781350602403
Format: Paperback
$21.99

A new experiment in performance from Katie Mitchell, Nina Segal and Melanie Wilson. Using only sound and no words,...  Read More >>

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