Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

23308 books were found.

The Industrial Canal and Inner Harbor of New Orleans; History, Description and Economic Aspects of Giant Facility Created to Encourage Industrial Expansion and Develop Commerce

The Industrial Canal and Inner Harbor of New Orleans;...

Author: Guy de Maupassant
ISBN: 9789358810851
Format: Book
$39.18

"A collection of 20 tales by Guy de Maupassant, featuring some of his grimmest and most famous stories, such as...  Read More >>

Industrial Conspiracies

Industrial Conspiracies

Author: Guy de Maupassant
ISBN: 9789358810905
Format: Book
$38.65

"A collection of 20 tales by Guy de Maupassant, featuring some of his grimmest and most famous stories, such as...  Read More >>

Girl Culture in the Middle Ages and Renaissance: Performance and Pedagogy

Girl Culture in the Middle Ages and Renaissance: Performance...

Author: Deanne Williams (York University, Canada)
ISBN: 9781350343207
Format: Hardback
$170.00

Deanne Williams offers the very first study of the medieval and early modern girl actor. Whereas previous histories...  Read More >>

Frank Exchanges: Letters between Frank Whitbourn, theatre enthusiast, and David Wood, children’s dramatist

Frank Exchanges: Letters between Frank Whitbourn, theatre...

Author: David Wood ,  Frank Whitbourn
ISBN: 9781915603876
Format: Paperback
$33.61

Between 1959 and 2005, David Wood (‘the national children’s dramatist’) corresponded with his mentor, Frank Whitbourn,...  Read More >>

Sound Effects: Hearing the Early Modern Stage

Sound Effects: Hearing the Early Modern Stage

Author: Laura Jayne Wright
ISBN: 9781526159182
Format: Hardback
$195.00

Blending theatre history and sensory studies this book recaptures the sound of early modern drama, acknowledging...  Read More >>

Female Heroism in the Works of Corneille and Racine: Médée, Clytemnestre, Phèdre

Female Heroism in the Works of Corneille and Racine:...

Author: Dana Lungu
ISBN: 9789004519954
Format: Hardback
$290.40

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Slavery and the Forensic Theatricality of Human Rights in the Spanish Empire

Slavery and the Forensic Theatricality of Human Rights...

Author: Karen-Margrethe Simonsen
ISBN: 9783031315305
Format: Hardback
$284.60

This book is a study of the forensic theatricality of human rights claims in literary texts about slavery in the...  Read More >>

The Cambridge Companion to African American Theatre

The Cambridge Companion to African American Theatre...

Author: Harvey Young (Boston University)
ISBN: 9781009359559
Format: Paperback
$59.49

This new edition provides an expanded, comprehensive history of African American theatre, from the early nineteenth...  Read More >>

Shakspere

Shakspere

Author: Edward Dowden
ISBN: 9781022892828
Format: Paperback
$71.15

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Shakspere

Shakspere

Author: Edward Dowden
ISBN: 9781022886216
Format: Hardback
$105.47

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Alls Well That Ends Well

Alls Well That Ends Well

Author: William Shakespeare ,  A Full Cast
ISBN: 9798212882781
Format: Audio
$57.95

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support...  Read More >>

Alls Well That Ends Well

Alls Well That Ends Well

Author: William Shakespeare ,  A Full Cast
ISBN: 9798212882774
Format: Audio
$71.15

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Drama and the Theatre with Radio, Film and Television: An outline for the student

Drama and the Theatre with Radio, Film and Television:...

Author: John Russell Brown
ISBN: 9781032505015
Format: Hardback
$204.00

First published in 1971, Drama and the Theatre with Radio, Film and Television is concerned with the nature of theatre...  Read More >>

Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays & Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations

Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism...

Author: Gale Research Inc
ISBN: 9781535872379
Format: Hardback
$1875.72

""This detailed series provides comprehensive coverage of critical interpretations of the plays of Shakespeare....  Read More >>

Shakespeare's Comedy of the Tempest

Shakespeare's Comedy of the Tempest

Author: William J Rolfe
ISBN: 9783348099714
Format: Paperback
$68.38

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Educating Rita

Educating Rita

Author: Willy Russell ,  Dr Katie Beswick (University of the Arts London, UK)
ISBN: 9781350200937
Format: Paperback
$21.99

Hairdresser Rita feels that life is passing her by. She wants an education. But does Frank have anything to teach...  Read More >>

The Big House Anthology: Diverse Plays for Diverse Casts: Phoenix Rising; Knife Edge; Bullet Tongue (Reloaded); The Ballad of Corona V; Redemption

The Big House Anthology: Diverse Plays for Diverse Casts:...

Author: David Watson ,  Andy Day
ISBN: 9781350359741
Format: Paperback
$49.99

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Liberating Shakespeare: Adaptation and Empowerment for Young Adult Audiences

Liberating Shakespeare: Adaptation and Empowerment for...

Author: Dr Jennifer Flaherty (Georgia College, USA) ,  Deborah Uman (Weber State University, USA)
ISBN: 9781350320253
Format: Paperback
$44.99

Liberating Shakespeare demonstrates the cultural and pedagogical importance of adapting Shakespeare for young adults,...  Read More >>

Shakespeare and Presentist Theory

Shakespeare and Presentist Theory

Author: Dr Evelyn Gajowski (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA)
ISBN: 9781350030602
Format: Hardback
$150.00

Why do Shakespeare’s texts resonate so powerfully for us in the 21st century, 400 years after he wrote and produced...  Read More >>

Greek Tragedy in a Global Crisis: Reading through Pandemic Times

Greek Tragedy in a Global Crisis: Reading through Pandemic...

Author: Professor Mario Telò (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
ISBN: 9781350348110
Format: Hardback
$130.00

What does it mean to read Greek tragedy in a pandemic, a global crisis? How can Greek tragedy address urgent contemporary...  Read More >>

Heracles and Athenian Propaganda: Politics, Imagery and Drama

Heracles and Athenian Propaganda: Politics, Imagery...

Author: Sofia Frade (University of Lisbon, Portugal)
ISBN: 9781472505590
Format: Hardback
$170.00

A case-study of Heracles' role in Athenian propaganda and how this affects the reading of Euripides’ Heracles.  Read More >>

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