Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

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A collection of essays, memoirs and plays that represent an early attempt to assess and reassess the German Democratic...  Read More >>

This book tells the story of Shakespeare on the English stage - 400 years of dramatic history, from the vital, competitive...  Read More >>

Aphra Behn (1640-1689) was one of the most successful dramatists of the Restoration theatre and a popular poet....  Read More >>

Aphra Behn (1640-1689) was one of the most successful dramatists of the Restoration theatre and a popular poet....  Read More >>

Aphra Behn (1640-1689) was one of the most successful dramatists of the Restoration theatre and a popular poet....  Read More >>

This book examines the links between William Shakespeare and the Italian theater of marionette, burattini, and pupi,...  Read More >>

This fascinating introduction to the comedy of Menander is the work of two classical scholars, both of whom have...  Read More >>

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The 'prodigal cluster' includes plays by Franz Theodor Csokor, Ernst Wiechert and Max Frisch, the 'sacrificial cluster'...  Read More >>

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In this book, Lois Gordon offers a new perspective on Beckett, challenging the prevalent image of him as reclusive,...  Read More >>

A biography of the entire life of W. S. Gilbert, which discusses his journalism, his non-Sullivan plays, and his...  Read More >>

An exploration of the literature of vengeance from Greek tragedy to postmodernism, ranging through material in several...  Read More >>

This book offers the first English commentary on Euripides’ play Bacchae since that of E. R. Dodds (1960). It takes...  Read More >>

This fascinating introduction to the comedy of Menander is the work of two classical scholars, both of whom have...  Read More >>

This volume contains letters answering questions from students and theatre professionals engaged in acting, directing...  Read More >>

This volume contains letters answering questions from students and theatre professionals engaged in acting, directing...  Read More >>

Fools of Time will be welcomed not only by many scholars who are familiar with Dr. Frye's keen critical insight...  Read More >>

Anthology of twenty-three African-American dramas written between 1935 and 1992, arranged thematically in sections...  Read More >>

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When the knight Adelbert leaves his beloved Adelheit for the Crusades, her father arranges for her to marry the...  Read More >>

One in a series of magazine-style reviews of the performing arts, this book presents an introduction to the writers...  Read More >>

""The best review I've ever had was when Michael Billington said, 'like Balzac, David Edgar seems to be a secretary...  Read More >>

A collection of 51 plays that features previously unpublished works, contemporary plays by women, and the modern...  Read More >>