Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

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Provides a new way of defining—and understanding—postmodern drama  Read More >>

Realigns representational practices in the early Middle Ages with current debates on representation  Read More >>

A moving and genre-defying text, written after a great loss, that blurs the boundaries between writing and performance...  Read More >>

This is one in a series of volumes aimed at both students and teachers. It provides chronologically arranged excerpts...  Read More >>

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A study of the scope and importance of contemporary scholarship on this controversial and problematic play.  Read More >>

Essays focus on Shakespeares popular renaissance play by providing readers with historical context.  Read More >>

This volume, arranged alphabetically by original author, provides basic information about stage and screen productions...  Read More >>

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Every bi-annual volume of Drama for Students features coverage of 14 plays most frequently studied in literature...  Read More >>

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The author puts forward the argument that Aristotle's 'Poetics' pertains as much to philosophy as it does to literary...  Read More >>

The first title in the series, Critical Performance which combines performative texts with critical theory and personal...  Read More >>

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated Greek...  Read More >>

The theoretical perspectives of Brecht, Bahktin and Barthes are used to analyses a series of avant-garde plays in...  Read More >>

A study of how Spanish playwrights have expoited classical mythology over the centuries. Kidd reviews the work of...  Read More >>

Containing many paintings, and a collection of his words on love, this title is aimed at lovers of Shakespeare and...  Read More >>

Whether your focus is on one field of endeavor, or your audience requires a broader scope of resources on African-American...  Read More >>

Reviews criticism of the play, provides insights into Othello's complex form and characters, and analyzes how stage...  Read More >>

An historical and analytical survey of the development of documentary theatre in the United States. Numerous social...  Read More >>

A study of the actor, director, playwright and lyricist, Alan Bennett. Peter Wolfe demonstrates that Alan Bennett's...  Read More >>

Musiktheater stellt für Theater- wie für Musikwissenschaft eine provokative Aufgabe dar. Methodisch und analytisch...  Read More >>