The thrilling ninth classic installment in the Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s - the novels that have inspired all Scandinavian crime fiction.
The fascinating history of the male-only members of the Kit-Cat Club, the unofficial centre of Whig power in 17th century Britain, and home to the greatest political and artistic thinkers of a generation.
As far as I'm concerned, why get paid to sit on my arse at home when I can get paid to sit on my arse in a lobbyWhere I also get paidBea's secretly working three full-time jobs.
Originally published in 1969, in Shaw - "e;The Chucker Out"e; Allan Chappelow quotes much entirely new and previously unpublished Shaw material (the fruits of six years' research at the British Museum and elsewhere) as the basis for his aim of assisting towards a better understanding of Shaw's controversial character and his paradoxical attitude to life - with reference particularly to certain fallacies and misconceptions voiced by the villagers of Ayot St.
A captivating portrait of Lorraine Hansberry's life, art, and political activism--one of O Magazine's best books of April 2021"e;Hits the mark as a fresh and timely portrait of an influential playwright.
An original and provocative analysis of Eugene O'Neill's unfinished cycle play project From 1935 to 1939, Eugene O'Neill worked on a series of plays that would trace the history of an American family through several generations.
An illuminating account of how Shakespeare worked through the tensions of Queen Elizabeth’s England in two canon-defining plays Conspiracies and revolts simmered beneath the surface of Queen Elizabeth’s reign.
A major biography of one of the most important figures in modern drama, evoked through a biographical reading of his plays Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen achieved unparalleled success in his lifetime and remains one of the most important figures in modern drama.
This engaging study explores how the works of Shakespeare, Milton, Swift, and others were taken up by caricaturists as a means of helping the eighteenth-century British public make sense of political issues, outrages, and personalities.
The art and craft of playwriting as explored in candid conversations with some of the most important contemporary dramatists Edward Albee, Lanford Wilson, Lynn Nottage, A.
A masterful, highly engaging analysis of how Shakespeare’s plays intersected with the politics and culture of Elizabethan England With an ageing, childless monarch, lingering divisions due to the Reformation, and the threat of foreign enemies, Shakespeare’s England was fraught with unparalleled anxiety and complicated problems.
This anthology of plays from the Spanish Golden Age brings together the work of canonical writers, female writers who are rapidly achieving canonical status, and lesser-known writers who have recently gained critical attention.
