Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

This reference is a convenient and practical guide for actors faced with the task of playing Shakespeare's characters....  Read More >>

But because of the sheer bulk of Shakespeare scholarship, it is difficult for theatre professionals to distinguish...  Read More >>

A guide to Shakespearean language. It examines the relation of the modern actor to the Shakespearean text; the nuances...  Read More >>

This reference is a thorough introduction to the play's origins and legacy. The volume provides a full overview...  Read More >>

As part of ""The Complete Critical Guide"" series, this volume offers the broadest range of information on Jonson...  Read More >>

As part of ""The Complete Critical Guide"" series, this volume offers the broadest range of information on Jonson...  Read More >>

Shakespeare's ""Othello"" is one of his finest and most famous tragedies. This title features music for the stage...  Read More >>

Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England is an international volume published every year in hardcover, containing...  Read More >>

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This volume is a collection of essays on Shakespeare's ""Taming of the Shrew"", and includes extensive discussions...  Read More >>

August Wilson's group of 10 plays, often referred to as the Pittsburgh Cycle or the Century Cycle, established his...  Read More >>

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Colonial Women explores the interpenetrating discourses of gender and race in Stuart drama. Hutner argues that in...  Read More >>

One of the most intense and painful of our human passions, shame is typically seen in contemporary culture as a...  Read More >>

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Buse places modern British drama and contemporary critical and cultural theory in dialogue, demonstrating how theory...  Read More >>

This work addresses issues of importance to student affairs professionals. Grounded in human development, learning,...  Read More >>

This series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives to enbable students...  Read More >>

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A discussion of war and militarism in the drama of the 1590s. It demonstrates that plays about war and the ""art...  Read More >>

This award-winning multi-volume series is dedicated to making literature and its creators better understood and...  Read More >>

This play is a powerful and challenging tragedy of exile and supplication. Driven from Argos, the children of Heracles...  Read More >>

This play is a powerful and challenging tragedy of exile and supplication. Driven from Argos, the children of Heracles...  Read More >>

This book is a lucid and thorough guide to the play's roots and legacy. The volume begins with a discussion of...  Read More >>

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