In this new offering from Stanley Wells, the pre-eminent Shakespearian scholar, comes a Very Short Introduction to the life and writings of the world's greatest and best-known dramatists: William Shakespeare.
A new account of Shakespearean tragedy as a response to life in an uncertain worldIn Shakespeare's Tragic Art, Rhodri Lewis offers a powerfully original reassessment of tragedy as Shakespeare wrote itof what drew him toward tragic drama, what makes his tragedies distinctive, and why they matter.
Revisiting Shakespeare's Italian Resources is about the complex dynamics of transmission and transformation of the Italian sources of twelve Shakespearean plays, from The Two Gentlemen of Verona to Cymbeline.
Lauded as one of the most important poets and playwrights of the twentieth century, Federico Garcia Lorca was also an accomplished theatre director with a clear process and philosophy of how drama should be staged.
This is a vital and accessible overview of Greek drama from its origins to its later reception, including chapters on authors and dramas in their social and religious context as well as key aspects such as structure, character, staging and music.
Un jeune homme, dans sa cellule, se met à écrire pour la première fois, compulsivement, avant que le verdict ne tombe d’une probable condamnation à la réclusion criminelle pour des faits commis dans sa minorité.
Shakespeare and the Political: Elizabethan Politics and Asian Exigencies is a collection of essays which show how selected Shakespearean plays and later adaptations engage with the political situations of the Elizabethan period as well as contemporary Asian societies.
Dramaturge de « Giordano Bruno », Erhan Gökgücü met en scène la condamnation du philosophe théologien qui s’oppose à l’Église pour défendre la liberté de pensée et dont la vie prend fin sur le bûcher à Rome (en 1600).
A groundbreaking new account of the author of The Spanish Tragedy that establishes him as a major Elizabethan dramatistThomas Kyd (15581594) was a highly regarded dramatist and the author of The Spanish Tragedy, the first revenge tragedy and the most influential Elizabethan play.
Im Jahr 1996 prophezeit die Pariser Zeitung Libération nach dem Besuch der Performance Le Cri du Chaméléon eine dritte Ära des Zirkus: den Zeitgenössischen Zirkus.
Despite its unabated popularity with audiences, slapstick has received rather little scholarly attention, mostly by scholars concentrating on the US theater and cinema traditions.
In 'Die wichtigsten Tragödien von Marlowe' präsentiert der Autor Christopher Marlowe eine Sammlung seiner bekanntesten Werke, darunter 'Tamburlaine', 'Dr.
Seit dem Spätmittelalter entstehen zunehmend differenzierte Theorien der Meditation, denen eine zentrale und konfessionsübergreifende Bedeutung für die Ästhetik des geistlichen Theaters im deutschsprachigen Raum des 16.
Cet ouvrage nous plonge dans l’univers complexe du théâtre traditionnel de l’Iran, du ta’zieh à l’art du conteur, des marionnettes à la farce, dévoilant un monde du spectacle en transition avec les œuvres visionnaires de Bahram Beyzaie (1938-).
Despite its unabated popularity with audiences, slapstick has received rather little scholarly attention, mostly by scholars concentrating on the US theater and cinema traditions.
Im Jahr 1996 prophezeit die Pariser Zeitung Libération nach dem Besuch der Performance Le Cri du Chaméléon eine dritte Ära des Zirkus: den Zeitgenössischen Zirkus.
These two electric pieces of work originated from Brixton House's Housemates Festival in summer 2023, back to grace the stage for Housemates Returns in 2024.
