Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

In this biography of Alexander Griboyedov, Laurence Kelly paints a vivid picture of his remarkable literary and...  Read More >>

When critical theory met literary studies in the 1970s and 1980s, some of the most radical theoretical work took...  Read More >>

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When critical theory met literary studies in the 1970s and 1980s, some of the most radical theoretical work took...  Read More >>

This volume features coverage of 15 plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Each entry includes: an...  Read More >>

This collection of essays on Christopher Marlowe seeks to expand the critical perspectives on Marlowe's poems and...  Read More >>

The plays, theme or focus of this volume includes: < ul>< i>< li> Henry V< li> Much Ado About Nothing< li> Timon...  Read More >>

This collection takes its title from 'Romeo and Juliet' (4.1.21.) when, meeting Paris in Friar Lawrence's cell,...  Read More >>

'Foregin Accents' is formed of two parts: the first one offers analyses of translations/interpretations/appropriations...  Read More >>

This volume traces the presence of the theatre, both literally and metaphorically, in the plays and poetry of Gertrude...  Read More >>

This volume contains the comedy ""Die Bose Catherine"" (""Wicked Catherine"") (1705) and the Singspiel ""Die betrubte...  Read More >>

A bestselling adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest, based in contemporary Caribbean society.  Read More >>

This book is aimed at amateur and professional dramatists, educational institutions, and other actors in the world...  Read More >>

This work not only records developments in the form and style of Greek drama, it also analyses the reasons for these...  Read More >>

This is a collection of plays and entertainments which were originally published and performed when England was...  Read More >>

Loraux presents a radical challenge to what has become the dominant view of tragedy in recent years: that tragedy...  Read More >>

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Dominic Dromgoole, a key figure in new British drama, witnessed the explosion of new writing that took place at...  Read More >>

Essays on the work of Irish playwright, Tom Murphy  Read More >>

Die Biographie des Dramatikers Raimund will alle Seiten seiner Persönlichkeit und Arbeit sichtbar werden lassen:...  Read More >>

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Kuriyama's new biography reconstructs the eventful life of a radically innovative playwright who flourished briefly...  Read More >>

Der szenische Umgang mit »Faust« auf der Bühne der 1990er Jahre wird hier in einer Reihe von Einzelanalysen diskutiert....  Read More >>

The shortest of Shakespeare's comedies is the story of identical twin brothers who are raised apart and then mistaken...  Read More >>

No literary figure has proved so elusive as Shakespeare. How, Courtney Lehmann asks, can the controversies surrounding...  Read More >>