Shakespeare plays books

"""Accomplished translator Ranjit Bolt takes on Shakespeare's well-loved comedy to update much of the obscure language...  Read More >>

"""This new version of Romeo and Juliet, written in accessible modern English, breathes new life into Shakespeare's...  Read More >>

""Following the events of the final two years of his life, Richard II begins to lose grip of his throne and strives...  Read More >>

Astrology, Almanacs, and the Early Modern English Calendar is a handbook designed to help modern readers unlock...  Read More >>

Following the Almeida's recent sold out run, Robert Icke's new production of Hamlet transfers to the West End for...  Read More >>

New Kittredge Shakespeare editions combine performance issues in feature films with the clarity of Kittredge's notes...  Read More >>

Perhaps no other Shakespearean drama so engulfs its readers in the ruinous journey of surrender to evil as does...  Read More >>

Many students need an introduction to Shakespeare that will engage them in the story, interest them in the characters...  Read More >>

The Politics of Form rejects claims that the legacy of high theory has been superseded by New Historicism, post-colonial...  Read More >>

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This book presents a ground-breaking, comprehensive study of the modern performance history of plays in the John...  Read More >>

Explores Shakespeare’s history and Roman plays to find the raw materials of English national consciousness and identity....  Read More >>

Shakespeare, Lee Oser argues, is a Christian literary artist who criticises and challenges Christians, but who does...  Read More >>

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Antonio & Clara - Six One-Act Plays is a collection of stage plays. Antonio & Clara is an intense drama about a...  Read More >>

Macbeth, a story of ambition, terror, and conscience, speaks to our students and our era. Through differentiated...  Read More >>

Winner of the ASLE-UKI 2022 Book Prize From The Pastoral Players’ 1884 performance of As You Like It to contemporary...  Read More >>

This study charts how Shakespeare's early fascination with power developed into the profoundly optimistic utopian...  Read More >>

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"Following the Almeida's recent sold out run, Robert Icke's new production of Hamlet transfers to the West End for...  Read More >>

"Following the Almeida's recent sold out run, Robert Icke's new production of Hamlet transfers to the West End for...  Read More >>

"""This translation takes a deep dive into the language of Shakespeare and updates passages that are archaic and...  Read More >>

New versions of Shakespeare’s history plays from director and translator Douglas Langworthy.   Read More >>

"""A modern translation of Shakespeare's story of a brazen race to power and the desire for an heir""--"  Read More >>

Drawing on theories of play and adaptation, Playfulness in Shakespearean Adaptations demonstrates how the practices...  Read More >>