Classic and pre-20th century plays

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in late April 1565 and baptised there on 26th April.

The life of William Shakespeare, arguably the most significant figure in the Western literary canon, is relatively unknown.

The life of William Shakespeare, arguably the most significant figure in the Western literary canon, is relatively unknown.

The life of William Shakespeare, arguably the most significant figure in the Western literary canon, is relatively unknown.

The life of William Shakespeare, arguably the most significant figure in the Western literary canon, is relatively unknown.

The life of William Shakespeare, arguably the most significant figure in the Western literary canon, is relatively unknown.

The life of William Shakespeare, arguably the most significant figure in the Western literary canon, is relatively unknown.

The life of William Shakespeare, arguably the most significant figure in the Western literary canon, is relatively unknown.

The life of William Shakespeare, arguably the most significant figure in the Western literary canon, is relatively unknown.

Planning a school or amateur Shakespeare production?

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in late April 1565 and baptised there on 26th April.

As You Like It: The 30-Minute Shakespeare presents seven captivating scenes from this merry play.

This book examines the modern performance history of one of Shakespeare's best-loved and most enduring comedies, and one that has given opportunities for generations of theatre-makers and theatre-goers to explore the pleasures of pastoral, gender masquerade and sexual ambiguity.

This 1991 book takes account of discoveries concerning Shakespeare''s early career, paying particular attention to theatrical history.

This volume proposes new insights into the uses of classical mythology by Shakespeare and his contemporaries, focusing on interweaving processes in early modern appropriations of myth.

Curated from the Applause three-volume series, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, edited by Neil Freeman, these monologue from Shakespeares works are given new life and purpose for todays readers and actors alike.

Curated from the Applause three-volume series, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, edited by Neil Freeman, these monologue from Shakespeares works are given new life and purpose for today's readers and actors alike.

Curated from the Applause three-volume series, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, edited by Neil Freeman, these monologue from Shakespeares works are given new life and purpose for todays readers and actors alike.

In this landmark collection of essays, renowned classicist Charles Segal offers detailed analyses of major texts from archaic and early classical Greek poetry; in particular, works of Alcman, Mimnermus, Sappho, Pindar, Bacchylides, and Corinna.

Curating material from Applauses Shakescenes: Shakespeare for Two by John Russell Brown, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends by Neil Freeman, The Applause Shakespeare Library, and Applause First Folio Editions, weve created the must-have workbook series for Shakespeare plays.

Shakespearean Genealogies of Power proposes a new view on Shakespeare's involvement with the legal sphere: as a visible space between the spheres of politics and law and well able to negotiate legal and political, even constitutional concerns, Shakespeare's theatre opened up a new perspective on normativity.

Shakespeare's valedictory play is also one of his most poetical and magical.

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is perhaps the most read and beloved of all stage works.

A Midsummer Night's Dream, as part of the Macmillan Modern Shakespeare Series, is a large format illustrated text which is an ideal and easy introduction to Shakespeare's plays.

Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare.

Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.

The Merry Wives of Windsor or Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597.

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a history play and tragedy by William Shakespeare first performed in 1599.

The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's early plays.

Titus Andronicus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written between 1588 and 1593, probably in collaboration with George Peele.

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601.

Macbeth soll angeblich 1606 zum ersten Mal aufgeführt worden sein.

It has been over two decades since the publication of the last major edited collection focused on psychoanalysis and early modern culture.

It has been over two decades since the publication of the last major edited collection focused on psychoanalysis and early modern culture.

The Tempest is a play by English playwright William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610-1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that Shakespeare wrote alone.

Shakespeare is a towering presence in English and indeed global culture.

Opening up a new window to see Shakespeare's words in a different light and gathering his intentions in a simple, clear way, this book presents the Cue Scripts from the Comedies in Shakespeare's First Folio.

Opening up a new window to see Shakespeare's words in a different light and gathering his intentions in a simple, clear way, this book presents the Cue Scripts from the Romances and Histories in Shakespeare's First Folio.

Considers how ancient Greek comedy offers a model for present-day politics.

Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials.

Readers of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies have long noted the absence of readily explainable motivations for some of Shakespeare’s greatest characters: why does Hamlet delay his revenge for so long?

Perhaps no other Shakespearean drama so engulfs its readers in the ruinous journey of surrender to evil as does Macbeth.

Curating material from Applauses Shakescenes: Shakespeare for Two by John Russell Brown, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends by Neil Freeman, The Applause Shakespeare Library, and Applause First Folio Editions, weve created the must-have workbook series for Shakespeare plays.

This book restores the rich tradition of the Sibyls to the position of prominence they once held in the culture and society of the English Renaissance.

In this critical volume, leading scholars in the field examine the performance of Shakespeare in Asia.

In this book, Stone effects a return to gender, after many years of neglect by Twenty-First-Century critics, via a methodology of close reading that foregrounds moments of sexual decentering and disequilibrium within the text and in the interstices of the dialogue between Shakespeare and his critics.

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This introduction to Greek tragedy, the origin of much of our modern drama, is the work of a remarkable scholar who is also a practical man of theater.

Aristophanes' great anti-war drama glorifies the power of fertility in the face of destruction.

Like the age-old feud between the Montagues and Capulets in Romeo and Juliet, the enduring rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the LA Lakers makes for great drama.