Literary studies: plays and playwrights

Brecht's series of twenty-four interconnected playlets describe events which took place in ordinary German households in the 1930s.

Brecht's series of twenty-four interconnected playlets describe events which took place in ordinary German households in the 1930s.

This Student Edition of Brecht's anti-war masterpiece features an extensiveintroduction and commentary that includes a plot summary, discussion ofthe context, themes, characters, style and language as well asquestions for further study and notes on words and phrases in the text.

'Brecht's dark, dazzling world-view.

'Brecht's dark, dazzling world-view.

This Student Edition of Brecht's classic satire on the rise of Hitler features an extensiveintroduction and commentary that includes a plot summary, discussion ofthe context, themes, characters, style and language as well asquestions for further study and notes on words and phrases in the text.

This Student Edition of Brecht's classic satire on the rise of Hitler features an extensiveintroduction and commentary that includes a plot summary, discussion ofthe context, themes, characters, style and language as well asquestions for further study and notes on words and phrases in the text.

Published by Methuen Drama, the collected dramatic works of Bertolt Brecht are presented in the most comprehensive and authoritative editions of Brecht's plays in the English language.

Tom Murphy shot to fame with the London production of A Whistle in the Dark in 1961, establishing him as the outstanding Irish playwright of his generation.

Tom Murphy shot to fame with the London production of A Whistle in the Dark in 1961, establishing him as the outstanding Irish playwright of his generation.

Statues coming to life and lively portraits ready to breathe in Shakespeare?

Statues coming to life and lively portraits ready to breathe in Shakespeare?

Readers and acolytes of the vital early 1950s-mid 1960s writers known as the Beat Generation tend to be familiar with the prose and poetry by the seminal authors of this period: Jack Kerouac, Gregory Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Diane Di Prima, and many others.

Readers and acolytes of the vital early 1950s-mid 1960s writers known as the Beat Generation tend to be familiar with the prose and poetry by the seminal authors of this period: Jack Kerouac, Gregory Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Diane Di Prima, and many others.

Are Shakespeare's plays dramatizations of patriarchy or representations of assertive and eloquent women?

Are Shakespeare's plays dramatizations of patriarchy or representations of assertive and eloquent women?

Brecht on Theatre is a seminal work that has remained the classic text for readers and students wanting a rich appreciation of the development of Brecht's thinking on theatre and aesthetics.

Brecht on Theatre is a seminal work that has remained the classic text for readers and students wanting a rich appreciation of the development of Brecht's thinking on theatre and aesthetics.

Shakespeare lived when knowledge of plants and their uses was a given, but also at a time of unique interest in plants and gardens.

Shakespeare lived when knowledge of plants and their uses was a given, but also at a time of unique interest in plants and gardens.

Great Shakespeareans offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally.

Numerous books have been written about Greek tragedy, but almost all of them are concerned with the 32 plays that still survive.

Numerous books have been written about Greek tragedy, but almost all of them are concerned with the 32 plays that still survive.

In this first volume of notebooks, Edward Bond reveals himself to be one of the finest and most creative minds to have emerged in the twentieth century.

In this first volume of notebooks, Edward Bond reveals himself to be one of the finest and most creative minds to have emerged in the twentieth century.

Shopping and F***ing is.

The ground-breaking debut from one of the most important playwrights of the last decade, now in a student edition"e;Shopping and Fucking is a darkly humorous play for today's twenty-somethings .

The ground-breaking debut from one of the most important playwrights of the last decade, now in a student edition"e;Shopping and Fucking is a darkly humorous play for today's twenty-somethings .

David Mamet is widely considered to be the voice of contemporary American Theatre.

An introductory critical study for first year undergraduates which bridges the gap between A Level and university study.

What makes tragedy tragic?

The Arden Shakespeare Dictionary on Shakespeare and National Identity makes a timely and valuable contribution to the discipline.

Sulayman Al Bassam is one of the world's leading contemporary dramatists.

Paul Cefalu argues that Shakespearean characters raise timely questions about the relationship between cognition and consciousness and often defy our assumptions about “normal” cognition.

In 1934, the people of Inishmaan learn that the Hollywood director Robert Flaherty is coming to the neighbouring island to film his documentary Man of Aran.

Sulayman Al Bassam is one of the world's leading contemporary dramatists.

The Austrian composer Hanns Eisler was Bertolt Brecht's closest friend and most politically committed collaborator.

The Austrian composer Hanns Eisler was Bertolt Brecht's closest friend and most politically committed collaborator.

The Shakespeare Workbook and Video provides a unifying approach to acting Shakespeare that is immediately applicable in the rehearsal room or classroom.

Euripides' Medea is one of the most often read, studied and performed of all Greek tragedies.

The First World War (1914–1918) marked a turning point in modern history and culture and its literary legacy is vast: poetry, fiction and memoirs abound.

Cracking Shakespeare serves to demystify the process of speaking Shakespeare's language, offering hands-on techniques for drama students, young actors and directors who are intimidated by rehearsing, performing and directing Shakespeare's plays.

In 1934, the people of Inishmaan learn that the Hollywood director Robert Flaherty is coming to the neighbouring island to film his documentary Man of Aran.

Euripides' Medea is one of the most often read, studied and performed of all Greek tragedies.

The first comprehensive study of August Wilson's drama introduces the major themes and motifs that unite Wilson's ten-play cycle about African American life in each decade of the twentieth century.

Inspired by new approaches in performance studies, theatre history, research in material culture and dress history, a rich discussion of the many aspects of costume in Shakespearean performance has begun.

Inspired by new approaches in performance studies, theatre history, research in material culture and dress history, a rich discussion of the many aspects of costume in Shakespearean performance has begun.

A Student Handbook to the Plays of Tennessee Williams provides the essential guide to Williams' most studied and revived dramas.

The Arden Shakespeare Dictionary on Shakespeare and National Identity makes a timely and valuable contribution to the discipline.

The Shakespeare Workbook and Video provides a unifying approach to acting Shakespeare that is immediately applicable in the rehearsal room or classroom.