Literary studies: plays and playwrights

This set comprises 40 volumes covering 19th and 20th century European and American authors.

This set comprises 40 volumes covering 19th and 20th century European and American authors.

An analytical record of all plays, extinct or lost, chronologically arranged and indexed by authors, titles and dramatic companies.

An analytical record of all plays, extinct or lost, chronologically arranged and indexed by authors, titles and dramatic companies.

Performing Chekhov is a unique guide to Chekhov's plays in performance.

Performing Chekhov is a unique guide to Chekhov's plays in performance.

This anthology offers a full introduction to Renaissance theatre in its historical and political context, along with newly edited and thoroughly annotated texts of the following plays:* The Spanish Tragedy (Thomas Kyd)* Arden of Faversham (Anon.

This anthology offers a full introduction to Renaissance theatre in its historical and political context, along with newly edited and thoroughly annotated texts of the following plays:* The Spanish Tragedy (Thomas Kyd)* Arden of Faversham (Anon.

First published in 2004.

First published in 2004.

Next to Shakespeare, Ben Jonson is perhaps the most widely studied Renaissance dramatist.

Next to Shakespeare, Ben Jonson is perhaps the most widely studied Renaissance dramatist.

What is implied when we refer to the study of performing arts as 'drama', 'theatre' or 'performance'?

What is implied when we refer to the study of performing arts as 'drama', 'theatre' or 'performance'?

Comprises of individual volumes on: Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson and John Webster.

Comprises of individual volumes on: Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson and John Webster.

Originally published in 1930, this classic of modern Shakespeare criticism proves both enlightening and innovative.

Originally published in 1930, this classic of modern Shakespeare criticism proves both enlightening and innovative.

The Polish playwright and artist Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, known as Witkacy, is now recognized as Poland's leading theatrical innovator of the interwar years and one of the outstanding creative personalities of the European avant-garde.

The Polish playwright and artist Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, known as Witkacy, is now recognized as Poland's leading theatrical innovator of the interwar years and one of the outstanding creative personalities of the European avant-garde.

Aleksandr Blok's Trilogy of Lyric Dramas gathers together for the first time in English translation the first three plays by Aleksandr Blok, the pre-eminent poet of Russian Symbolism and one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century.

Aleksandr Blok's Trilogy of Lyric Dramas gathers together for the first time in English translation the first three plays by Aleksandr Blok, the pre-eminent poet of Russian Symbolism and one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century.

The late twentieth century saw an explosion of interest in semiotics, the science of the signs and processes by which we communicate.

The late twentieth century saw an explosion of interest in semiotics, the science of the signs and processes by which we communicate.

Plautus was Ancient Rome's greatest comic playwright, Shakespeare drew heavily on his plots, and his legacy is prevalent throughout modern drama.

Plautus was Ancient Rome's greatest comic playwright, Shakespeare drew heavily on his plots, and his legacy is prevalent throughout modern drama.

This superb collection of new essays offers a unique insight into the work of a leading women dramatist of the Romantic era.

This superb collection of new essays offers a unique insight into the work of a leading women dramatist of the Romantic era.

Lyric Incarnate examines the plays of Aleksandr Blok, the pre-eminent poet of Russian Symbolism and one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century.

Lyric Incarnate examines the plays of Aleksandr Blok, the pre-eminent poet of Russian Symbolism and one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century.

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First Published in 1998.

First Published in 1998.

In this second, fully revised edition of his acclaimed study of Barker's work, Charles Lamb sets out to make emotional sense of the characters and their interactions.

In this second, fully revised edition of his acclaimed study of Barker's work, Charles Lamb sets out to make emotional sense of the characters and their interactions.

Making Shakespeare is a lively introduction to the major issues of the stage and print history, whilst also raising questions about what a Shakespeare play actually is.

Making Shakespeare is a lively introduction to the major issues of the stage and print history, whilst also raising questions about what a Shakespeare play actually is.

First Published in 1996.

First Published in 1996.

First Published in 1995.

First Published in 1995.

First Published in 1995.

First Published in 1995.

Drawing on debates around the global/local dimensions of cultural production, an international team of contributors explore the appropriation of Shakespeare's plays in film and performance around the world.

Drawing on debates around the global/local dimensions of cultural production, an international team of contributors explore the appropriation of Shakespeare's plays in film and performance around the world.

This book presents new evidence about the ways in which English Renaissance dramatists such as William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Thomas Heywood, John Fletcher and Thomas Middleton composed their plays and the degree to which they participated in the dissemination of their texts to theatrical audiences.

This book presents new evidence about the ways in which English Renaissance dramatists such as William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Thomas Heywood, John Fletcher and Thomas Middleton composed their plays and the degree to which they participated in the dissemination of their texts to theatrical audiences.

Theatre occupied a particularly important place in the life of the elite, for whom owning a theatre troupe was highly fashionable and for whom theatre performances were an integral part of formal gatherings, various rituals and ceremonies.

Theatre occupied a particularly important place in the life of the elite, for whom owning a theatre troupe was highly fashionable and for whom theatre performances were an integral part of formal gatherings, various rituals and ceremonies.