Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

The power, riches and influence or these two Greek tragedies are immense. This volume will steer the reader through...  Read More >>

This series explores the culture and achievement of the civilizations of Greece and Rome. It is designed specifically...  Read More >>

Articles drawn from papers presented at the Sixth Triennial Colloquium of the International Society for the Study...  Read More >>

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The pervasive and unrestrained use of obscenity has long been acknowledged as a major feature of fifth-century Attic...  Read More >>

The five volumes provide a comprehensive and detailed documentation of all music -- published and unpublished, from...  Read More >>

An account of all the music which has been written in relation to Shakespeare's life and work dating from his own...  Read More >>

The five volumes of The Shakespeare Music Catalogue constitute a listing of all musical compositions related to...  Read More >>

The five volumes provide a documentation of all music -- published and unpublished, from Shakespeare's day to our...  Read More >>

The five volumes provide a documentation of all music -- published and unpublished, from Shakespeare's day to our...  Read More >>

Information on literary and theatrical aspects of the comedy and the life and times of Shakespeare accompany an...  Read More >>

A collection commemorating the centennial of O'Neill's birth, this volume comprises contributions from a range of...  Read More >>

15 scholars and stage practitioners explore a wide range of late 16th- and early 17th-century English plays primarily...  Read More >>

This Norton Critical Edition presents some of the most important voices in modern drama and, through the inclusion...  Read More >>

This is the first comprehensive examination of the works of contemporary Polish playwright Tadeusz Rozewicz. Halina...  Read More >>

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Providing detailed analyses of 16 major films, this book explores the much-disputed area where literature, theatre...  Read More >>

"Establishing the notion of ""reasonable foolishness and foolish reason"" as a generic principle of the old French...  Read More >>

"Establishing the notion of ""reasonable foolishness and foolish reason"" as a generic principle of the old French...  Read More >>

On Playing Shakespeare speaks to actors and directors who face the contemporary challenges of playing Shakespeare...  Read More >>

King-led outlaw defiance, riotous lords of misrule, proud midsummer mock kings, and stately Inns of Court princes:...  Read More >>

Seeks to illuminate the historical background as well as tracing the history of the play, ""Measure for Measure""....  Read More >>

The American political theatre from the Depression to the present is the subject of this unique new study. Richard...  Read More >>

This is a reprint of the complete texts of 12 plays by the major Irish playwrights (W.B.Yeats, Lady Gregory, J.M.Synge,...  Read More >>

A guide to the 37 plays of William Shakespeare, based on the assumption that their appeal lies in the characters...  Read More >>