Fed up with the dreary round of life in Ballybeg, with his uncommunicative father and the humiliating job in his father's grocery shop, with his frustrated love for Kathy Doogan who married a richer, more successful young man and with the total absence of prospect and opportunity in his life at home, Gareth O'Donnell has accepted his aunt's invitation to come to Philadelphia.
'Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York'Shakespeare's final drama of the Wars of the Roses cycle begins as the dust settles on England after bloody civil war, and the bitter hunchback Richard, brother of the king, secretly plots to seize the throne.
A TALE OF RACISM, REVENGE, BETRAYAL AND JEALOUSYOne of Shakespeare's most performed tragedies written in approximately 1603, Othello still resonates today with its themes of racism, revenge, betrayal and jealousy.
GREED, BETRAYAL, MADNESSKing Lear, first performed around 1805, and thought to have been written between Othello and Macbeth, is one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies.
Forensic Shakespeare illustrates Shakespeare's creative processes by revealing the intellectual materials out of which some of his most famous works were composed.
Studies of Shakespeare and politics often ask the question whether his dramas are on the side of aristocratic or monarchical sovereign authority, or are on the side of those who resist; whether he endorses a standard view of male and patriarchal authority, or whether his cross-dressing heroines put him among feminist thinkers.
Studies of Shakespeare and politics often ask the question whether his dramas are on the side of aristocratic or monarchical sovereign authority, or are on the side of those who resist; whether he endorses a standard view of male and patriarchal authority, or whether his cross-dressing heroines put him among feminist thinkers.
Forensic Shakespeare illustrates Shakespeare's creative processes by revealing the intellectual materials out of which some of his most famous works were composed.
Tracing more than two centuries of history, Shakespeare in Montana uncovers a vast array of different voices that capture the state's love affair with the world's most famous writer.
In this fascinating new exploration of Samuel Beckett's work, Pascale Casanova argues that Beckett's reputation rests on a pervasive misreading of his oeuvre, which neglects entirely the literary revolution he instigated.
Dans un dialogue imaginaire avec sa sœur, dynamique dirigeante d’une société prospère, et avec son frère dont la timidité a trouvé dans la littérature un refuge, Louise réalise, maintenant qu’elle est morte, à quel point nos vies peuvent se trouver bouleversées par les minuscules détails d’une œuvre d’art.
Un monde absurde, une tragédie grecque où les femmes apparaissent à l’écran alors que les hommes sont confinés au sol, dans un drôle d’endroit : est-ce un hôpital ?
In his collection of essays and reviews, Robert Brustein makes the argument that the American Theatre is enjoying a renaissance that has not been unacknowledged.
Entre un couple au secret bien gardé, un inspecteur porté sur la bouteille et une victime revenue de l’au-delà, il est bien difficile de connaître le meurtrier, surtout lorsque personne ne finit vraiment ses phrases.
Elliott et Oliver, deux adolescents en quête d’idéaux et passionnés de sciences et de technologie, se rencontrent lors d’un concours de jeunes inventeurs.
Designed to meet the requirements for students at GCSE and A level, this accessible educational edition offers the complete text of The History Boys with a comprehensive study guide.
Malgré les jours et les années qui passent, Dawit, emprisonné dans un conteneur depuis plus de vingt ans, garde toujours espoir… Il survit en pensant aux siens, à sa mère, à sa femme Sofia, à leur rencontre lorsqu’ils étaient jeunes, à leurs trois enfants.
La question de Sylvie à Antoine sur le choix d’une robe, tandis qu’il regarde un match de football, est l’élément déclencheur à partir duquel leur couple de « quadra », marié depuis plus de vingt ans, va se désintégrer.
Ahmed, jeune Tunisien, et Djamila, sa sœur jumelle, traversent la Méditerranée sur une embarcation de fortune et parviennent à rejoindre la côte italienne, près de Naples.
Librement inspiré de la vie de Louis Braille (l’inventeur de la lecture pour aveugles), ce récit retrace la vie d’un génie modeste et pourtant essentiel !
Du nord au sud Des rencontres souvent fortuites Des situations insolites Des échanges de solitudes Paroles et pensées Dans un monde rétréci où l’Autre n’est finalement que soi-même Nous tendant un miroir où l’on feint de ne pas se reconnaître
Three acclaimed works for the stage by Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for LiteratureWritten from 1950s to the 1970s, the three plays collected here reflect the social and political concerns of the times, and are rich with Doris Lessing's characteristic passion and incisiveness.
