Literary studies: plays and playwrights

Why Shakespeare?

Whether the fault of tedious teachers or hammy actors, Shakespeare is often seen as dry and impenetrable.

Shakespeare, With Introductory Matter on Poetry, The Drama, and The Stage (Unabridged) gathers Samuel Taylor Coleridge's penetrating lectures and critical reflections on Shakespeare within a broader meditation on poetic imagination, dramatic form, and theatrical representation.

Dieses eBook: "Dramatische Werke" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

Rituale und religiöse Gattungen wie das Oratorium spielten für die politischen Inszenierungen der Nationalsozialisten eine zentrale Rolle.

Aristotle and the Arc of Tragedy is the latest of Leon Golden's books to connect Ancient Greece to modern culture.

Named a BOOK OF THE YEAR by The Times and Sunday Times,New Statesman,Spectator,Prospect, and New Yorker.

Aristotle's 'Poetics' is the earliest surviving work of dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory.

'Enchanting' - Simon Russell Beale 'Remarkable' - James Shapiro'Wonderful .

Your complete introduction to ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare has been hailed as one of the greatest thinkers of all time, one of the world's finest artists, poets and dramatists.

Writing Plays is the invaluable and comprehensive guide to anyone who wants to write plays and get them performed.

'[A] vivid, inquiring memoir.

Give me the daggers and I ll pin the blame/ On Duncan s grooms who both are also slain.

Benedick: I am man enough to say that I love thee.

Cease I say, cantankerous old fools /Thy deeds hath made our streets a no go zone /No more shall Montagues and Capulets /Enact their West Side Story Sharks and Jets /Or else shall pay the forfeit of the peace.

Alas poor Yorick, he looks not at all well.

Among Shakespeare's many biographers none brings to his subject more passion and feeling for the creative act than Anthony Burgess.

An accessible and entertaining journey through the life, times, and work of the Bard - Enigma.

Dieses eBook: "Der Streit über die Tragödie (Theorien & Psychologische Modelle)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

With typical critical flair, Raymond Williams examines the development of the dramatic form from Henrik Ibsen to Bertolt Brecht.

'Rather jolly and very helpful The TimesNeed to swot up on your Shakespeare?

Anti-apartheid activist, Bollywood screenwriter, Nazi pin-up, hero of the Wild West: this is Shakespeare as you have never seen him before.

In 1776 Foote's was the most talked-of name in the English-speaking world.

This play produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company has as its chief characters A.

Stephen Greenblatt's Will in the World is widely recognised to be the fullest and most brilliant account ever written of Shakespeare's life, his work and his age.

This carefully crafted ebook: "e;Greatest Works of Anton Chekhov: The Steppe, Ward No.

A Companion to Sophocles presents the first comprehensive collection of essays in decades to address all aspects of the life, works, and critical reception of Sophocles.

A Companion to Sophocles presents the first comprehensive collection of essays in decades to address all aspects of the life, works, and critical reception of Sophocles.

An in-depth exploration, through his plays and poems, of the philosophy of Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a "e;great mind"e;.

Covering the period 1879 to 1959, and taking in everything from Ibsen to Beckett, this book is volume one of a two-part comprehensive examination of the plays, dramatists, and movements that comprise modern world drama.

Covering the period 1879 to 1959, and taking in everything from Ibsen to Beckett, this book is volume one of a two-part comprehensive examination of the plays, dramatists, and movements that comprise modern world drama.

In Phenomenal Shakespeare, leading Shakespeare scholar Bruce R.

An engaging book spanning the fields of drama, literary criticism, genre, and performance studies, Drama: Between Poetry and Performance teaches students how to read drama by exploring the threshold between text and performance.

An in-depth exploration, through his plays and poems, of the philosophy of Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a "e;great mind"e;.

In Shakespeare's Tragedies: All That Matters, Michael Scott explores and explains the secrets that have made Shakespeare's tragedies so enduring that they continue to be performed, watched and studied by millions of people every year.

In Shakespeare's Comedies: All That Matters, Mike Scott explores and explains the secrets that have made Shakespeare's comedies so enduring that they continue to be performed, watched and studied by millions of people every year.

Write a Play - and Get It Performed is designed for would-be writers of every level and for all types of motivation by two prize-winning professionals.

Without question, William Shakespeare is the most celebrated and quoted writer of all time.

When James Matthew Barrie died, in 1937, his funeral was an occasion for national mourning.

The Genius and the Goddess, based on Jeffrey Meyers' long friendship with Arthur Miller and extensive archival research from Washington to Los Angeles, is a portrait of a marriage.

The Living Room.

'Anyone worried about a depressed friend or relative should read this book'DAILY TELEGRAPH_________________________________________________ In 1982, leading psychiatrist and TV presenter Anthony Clare interviewed Spike Milligan for the radio series In The Psychiatrist's Chair.

Approximately half the people seeking help with depression are diagnosed with a form of bipolar disorder and it affects about one in 100 people in the UK.

A Concise Companion to Shakespeare and the Text introduces the early editions, editing practices, and publishing history of Shakespeare s plays and poems, and examines their influence on bibliographic studies as a whole.

This Companion represents the myriad ways of thinking about the remarkable achievement of Shakespeare s sonnets.

The extended second edition of this inspiring introduction to Shakespeare offers readers more insights into what makes Shakespeare great, and why we still read and perform his works.

A Companion to Shakespeare and Performance provides a state-of-the-art engagement with the rapidly developing field of Shakespeare performance studies.

A COMPANION TO TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICAN DRAMA Contributors to this volume: Thomas P.

A Companion to Tragedy is an essential resource for anyone interested in exploring the role of tragedy in Western history and culture.

In this classic work, acclaimed Shakespeare critic C.