Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

"""The Satyricon of Petronius"", a comic novel written in the first century AD, is famous primarily for its amazing...  Read More >>

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Novelist and playwright of huge popular appeal in the early 20th century. Wrote Anna of the Five Towns and The Man...  Read More >>

This volume studies Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), British dramatist whose works and wit often attracted scandalized protest....  Read More >>

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) is recognized as one of the wittiest, most provocative and prolific writers of...  Read More >>

This volume covers the works of Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), popular Russian dramatist and short-story writer. His...  Read More >>

Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) is generally acknowledged as the founder of modern prose drama. His writings include: ""A...  Read More >>

Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), Irish dramatist and poet is remembered for his use of the stage and dramatic narrative...  Read More >>

An insight into the life and literary work of actor and playwright Wallace Shawn.  Read More >>

Reflecting on Goethe's statement that he was a pantheist in science, a polytheist in art and a monotheist in ethics,...  Read More >>

In den letzten Jahrzehnten ist George Tabori (* 1914) zu einem der meist gespielten Autoren der Theaterliteratur...  Read More >>

This edition contains two of Frances Burney's comedies: ""The Witlings"", (1778-80) which satirizes the bluestockings;...  Read More >>

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Chronicles the intimate, behind-the-scenes encounters of an American Francophile and the stars of the French Avant...  Read More >>

Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681) is generally acknowledged to be the master author of autos sacramentales,...  Read More >>

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Henry V is a complex and challenging Shakespearean play that rewards detailed study.  Read More >>

First collection from the Latino/Chicano trio Culture Clash.  Read More >>

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Bertolt Brecht has been perceived as an ardent proponent of social change, an avid advocate of a just world that...  Read More >>

This collection of essays examines such topics as the influence of New Comedy on The Comedy of Errors and The Taming...  Read More >>

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Thomas Middleton's play, ""A Game at Chess"" provoked a scandal when it was first performed in 1624. Contemporary...  Read More >>

This Second Edition builds on its predecessor’s strengths by adding a sixth play, Aphra Behn’s The Rover, a comedy...  Read More >>