Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

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Tragic Narrative: A Narratological Study of Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus

Tragic Narrative: A Narratological Study of Sophocles'...

Author: Andreas Markantonatos
ISBN: 9783110174014
Format: Hardback
$377.52

The series consists of a variety of monographs from the fields of Classical Philology and Ancient History. While...  Read More >>

The Best Actors in the World: Shakespeare and His Acting Company

The Best Actors in the World: Shakespeare and His Acting...

Author: David Grote
ISBN: 9780313320880
Format: Hardback
$90.00

This volume investigates Shakespeare as a member of his acting company, dates and casts all the plays presented...  Read More >>

John Guare: A Research and Production Sourcebook

John Guare: A Research and Production Sourcebook

Author: Jane K. Curry
ISBN: 9780313312526
Format: Hardback
$120.00

Best known for his plays Six Degrees of Separation and The House of Blue Leaves, John Guare is a major figure in...  Read More >>

Noises Off: A Play in Three Acts

Noises Off: A Play in Three Acts

Author: Michael Frayn
ISBN: 9781400031603
Format: Paperback
$39.60

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The Theater of Tony Kushner

The Theater of Tony Kushner

Author: James Fisher ,  Kimball King
ISBN: 9780415942713
Format: Paperback
$79.07

This book is an essential introduction to Kushner's oeuvre for anyone with an interest in contemporary theatre,...  Read More >>

Figuring Sex between Men from Shakespeare to Rochester

Figuring Sex between Men from Shakespeare to Rochester...

Author: Paul Hammond (, Professor of Seventeenth-Century English Literature, University of Leeds)
ISBN: 9780198186939
Format: Paperback
$115.95

Paul Hammond explores the representation of sexual relations between men in English literature of the seventeenth...  Read More >>

Figuring Sex between Men from Shakespeare to Rochester

Figuring Sex between Men from Shakespeare to Rochester...

Author: Paul Hammond (, Professor of Seventeenth-Century English Literature, University of Leeds)
ISBN: 9780198186922
Format: Hardback
$264.00

Paul Hammond explores the representation of sexual relations between men in English literature of the seventeenth...  Read More >>

The Time Is Out of Joint: Shakespeare as Philosopher of History

The Time Is Out of Joint: Shakespeare as Philosopher...

Author: Agnes Heller
ISBN: 9780742512511
Format: Paperback
$99.99

This work covers the Shakespearean ouvre from a philosophical perspective, finding that Shakespeare's historical...  Read More >>

Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus

Author: William Shakespeare ,  Thomas L. Berger
ISBN: 9780197290422
Format: Hardback
$47.95

The 1594 Quarto of Titus Andronicus is the rarest of Shakespeare quartos. It was discovered in Sweden in 1902....  Read More >>

Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays & Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations

Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism...

Author: Lynn M Zott ,  Lynn Zott
ISBN: 9780787659974
Format: Hardback
$823.68

The plays, theme or focus of this volume includes: < ul>< i>< li> King John< li> Othello< li> The Winter's Tale<...  Read More >>

Shakespeare's Imitations

Shakespeare's Imitations

Author: Mark Taylor
ISBN: 9780874137750
Format: Hardback
$92.40

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Renaissance Drama

Renaissance Drama

Author: Wendy Wall ,  Jeffrey Masten
ISBN: 9780810119628
Format: Hardback
$171.47

An examination of the rehearsal of emotion on the Renaissance stage. These essays consider the way in which Renaissance...  Read More >>

Tyranny in Shakespeare

Tyranny in Shakespeare

Author: Mary Ann McGrail
ISBN: 9780739104781
Format: Paperback
$61.95

For Shakespeare, tyranny is a perpetual political and human problem. This work locates Shakespeare's expansive definition...  Read More >>

Shakespeare in the Present

Shakespeare in the Present

Author: Terence Hawkes (Emeritus Professor of English, Cardiff University, UK)
ISBN: 9780415261968
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This volume is a collection of essays by Terence Hawkes, which engage with, explain, and explore ""presentism""....  Read More >>

Medea

Medea

Author: Euripides ,  Marianne McDonald
ISBN: 9780413770301
Format: Paperback
$21.99

Wronged and discarded by her husband, Medea gradually reveals her revenge in its increasing horror, while the audience...  Read More >>

Shakespeare in the Present

Shakespeare in the Present

Author: Terence Hawkes (Emeritus Professor of English, Cardiff University, UK)
ISBN: 9780415261951
Format: Hardback
$305.00

This volume is a collection of essays by Terence Hawkes, which engage with, explain, and explore ""presentism""....  Read More >>

Aristotle On Poetics

Aristotle On Poetics

Author: Seth Benardete ,  Michael Davis
ISBN: 9781587310263
Format: Paperback
$17.95

Aristotle's much-translated On Poetics is the earliest and arguably the best treatment that we possess of tragedy...  Read More >>

The Female Tragic Hero in English Renaissance Drama

The Female Tragic Hero in English Renaissance Drama...

Author: N. Liebler
ISBN: 9780312220594
Format: Hardback
$277.20

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Tempest, the

Tempest, the

Author: Shakespeare
ISBN: 9780743452953
Format: Hardback
$47.52

In The Tempest, long considered one of Shakespeare's most lyrical plays, Prospero -- a magician on an enchanted...  Read More >>

Theater und zionistischer Mythos

Theater und zionistischer Mythos

Author: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
ISBN: 9783484660380
Format: Hardback
$406.56

Anhand ausgewählter Stücke israelischer Autoren zeigt diese Studie, wie in der Konfrontation mit den kunstkritischen...  Read More >>

Reading Godot

Reading Godot

Author: Lois Gordon
ISBN: 9780300092868
Format: Hardback
$102.96

An introduction to ""Waiting for Godot"" for general readers, students and specialists. Critically and historically...  Read More >>

The Playwright's Muse

The Playwright's Muse

Author: Joan Herrington
ISBN: 9780815337805
Format: Paperback
$81.99

This text explores the inspirations and creative process of America's Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights since...  Read More >>

A Streetcar Named Desire (SparkNotes Literature Guide)

A Streetcar Named Desire (SparkNotes Literature Guide)...

Author: Tennessee Williams ,  SparkNotes
ISBN: 9781586634490
Format: Paperback
$15.71

Get your A in gear! They're today's most popular study guides-with everything you need to succeed in school. Written...  Read More >>

Richard III

Richard III

Author: William Shakespeare
ISBN: 9781586634865
Format: Paperback
$15.71

  Unrivalled School Shakespeare editions are ideal for use in class at Key Stages 3 and 4.  Read More >>

The Playwright's Muse

The Playwright's Muse

Author: Joan Herrington
ISBN: 9780815337799
Format: Hardback
$305.00

This text explores the inspirations and creative process of America's Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights since...  Read More >>

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