This book, winner of the 1969 South Atlantic Modern Language Association Award, presents a new perspective in the criticism of Jacobean tragedy and a truer evaluation of this body of drama.
Although Pedro Calderon de la Barca was one of the greatest and most prolific playwrights of Spain's Golden Age, most of his nonallegorical comedias-118 in all-have remained unknown.
First published in 1956, Beaumont and Fletcher offers a compact critical survey of the plays by Beaumont and Fletcher, as well as Fletcher's collaborations with Massinger and Shakespeare.
First published in 1956, Beaumont and Fletcher offers a compact critical survey of the plays by Beaumont and Fletcher, as well as Fletcher's collaborations with Massinger and Shakespeare.
In Mans Estate, the exploration of masculine identity takes center stage as Shakespeare's works are examined through the lens of psychoanalytic theory and historical context.
Luigi Pirandello: A Study of Genius and Isolation offers a comprehensive exploration of the life, work, and legacy of one of Italy's most enigmatic literary figures.
Luigi Pirandello: A Study of Genius and Isolation offers a comprehensive exploration of the life, work, and legacy of one of Italy's most enigmatic literary figures.
The World of Jean Anouilh by Leonard Cabell Pronko presents the French dramatist as one of the twentieth century's most incisive playwrights, a writer whose enduring reputation rests on his exploration of moral compromise, political expediency, and the tension between purity and complicity.
The World of Jean Anouilh by Leonard Cabell Pronko presents the French dramatist as one of the twentieth century's most incisive playwrights, a writer whose enduring reputation rests on his exploration of moral compromise, political expediency, and the tension between purity and complicity.
In Mans Estate, the exploration of masculine identity takes center stage as Shakespeare's works are examined through the lens of psychoanalytic theory and historical context.
Shakespeare and the Courtly Aesthetic, by Gary Schmidgall, situates *The Tempest* and the other late plays within the elaborate cultural and political framework of Jacobean court art.
The Anatomy of Drama by Alan Reynolds Thompson argues that drama, as an art form, is essential to the vitality of civilization, especially during times of global upheaval.
Shakespeare and the Courtly Aesthetic, by Gary Schmidgall, situates *The Tempest* and the other late plays within the elaborate cultural and political framework of Jacobean court art.
Avec son imagination et son humour, Victor Haïm propose son tout dernier opus sous forme d’une fable haletante… Une belle artiste de music-hall dévoile, avec une franchise décapante, sans tabous ni censure, les péripéties de sa vie tumultueuse au sein d’un cirque dirigé par un mari brutal, porte-drapeau des phallocrates de tous poils.
John Webster's tragedies, The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, stand as monumental achievements in Jacobean drama, often regarded as second only to Shakespeare's work.
John Webster's tragedies, The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, stand as monumental achievements in Jacobean drama, often regarded as second only to Shakespeare's work.
The Medieval Heritage of Elizabethan Tragedy explores the evolution of tragedy from its medieval foundations to its dramatic culmination on the Elizabethan stage, emphasizing the continuity of a "e;tragic spirit"e; rooted in Gothic and classical traditions.
The Medieval Heritage of Elizabethan Tragedy explores the evolution of tragedy from its medieval foundations to its dramatic culmination on the Elizabethan stage, emphasizing the continuity of a "e;tragic spirit"e; rooted in Gothic and classical traditions.
