Classic and pre-20th century plays

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"e;The Three Doctors"e; is a musical play in two acts by English writer Thomas Love Peacock, first published in 1903.

"e;Beauty and the Beast"e; is an 1841 play in two acts by J.

'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is a comedy play - one of Shakespeare's lighter works, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1597.

This book presents an important re-theorisation of gender and anti-Semitism in medieval biblical drama.

This book presents an important re-theorisation of gender and anti-Semitism in medieval biblical drama.

Shakespeare's London 1613 offers for the first time a comprehensive 'biography' of this crucial year in English history.

Shakespeare and Scotland is a timely collection of new essays in which leading scholars on both sides of the Atlantic address a neglected national context for an exemplary body of dramatic work too often viewed within a narrow English milieu or against a broad British backdrop.

Garibaldi chega ao Brasil e conhece Anita; eles se apaixonam e, juntos, lutam contra as repressões da monarquia no Brasil e na Itália, se tornando os heróis dos dois mundos.

The play concerns a group of women, the leader of which is Praxagora.

The Clouds can be considered not only the world's first extant 'comedy of ideas' but also a brilliant and successful example of that genre.

Unlike the author's other early plays, it includes no direct mention of the Peloponnesian War and there are few references to Athenian politics, and yet it was staged not long after the commencement of the Sicilian Expedition, an ambitious military campaign that had greatly increased Athenian commitment to the war effort.

The play is notable for its joyous anticipation of peace and for its celebration of a return to an idyllic life in the countryside.

Lysistrata persuades the women of Greece to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace - a strategy, however, that inflames the battle between the sexes.

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.

The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus', commonly referred to simply as 'Doctor Faustus', is a play by Christopher Marlowe, based on the Faust story, in which a man sells his soul to the devil for power and knowledge.

Euripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles.

Love and Scorn-- All's Well That Ends Well is a fast paced comedic romp.

Sophocles addresses themes of civil disobedience, fidelity, and love for family; and questions which law is greater: the gods' or man'sin this play that challenged many established mores of Ancient Greece.

Euripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles.

Set in the city of Argos a few years after the Trojan war, 'Electra' recounts the tale of Electra and the vengeance that she and her brother Orestes take on their mother Clytemnestra and step father Aegisthus for the murder of their father, Agamemnon.

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.

Euripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles.

Euripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles.

Rain, Wind, Thunder, Fire-- King Lear is Shakespeare's brilliant play about truth, love, and madness.

Love and Obligations-- The King of Navarre, Ferdinand, and three of his friends, the lords Berowne, Dumaine, and Longaville, take an oath to foreswear the company of women for three years.

'Medea' is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea, and first produced in 431 BC.

Magical Mischief!

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.

';The Trachinian Maidens' (also ';Women of Trachis' or ';The Trachiniae') is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles, in which Deianeira, the wife of Heracles, is distraught over her husband's neglect of her family.

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.

Included herein are the seven surviving plays of Athens' pre-eminent playwright, Sophocles, masterfully translated by Lewis Campbell, M.

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.

The winner of the Festival of Dionysus in 409 BC, 'Philoctetes' describes the attempt by Neoptolemus and Odysseus to bring disabled master archer, Philoctetes, with them to Troy.

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

Fortune's Fool Here is William Shakespeare's brilliant play the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, set in Verona during a feud between the Capulets and the Montagues.

Oedipus was the son of King Laius and Queen Jocasta.

Murder, mayhem, and magic.

Mercy and Justice-- Measure for Measure is a play that balances Mercy against Justice and pride against humility.

Merry Mischief-- Arriving in Windsor with very little money, John Falstaff decides to raise funds by wooing two wealthy, married women.

Honor and Shame -- One of Shakespeare's very best plays.

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.

Love and Longing-- As You Like it is One of William Shakespeare's best known plays.

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is widely considered Shakespeare's greatest play.

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.

'Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare' is a collection edited by Edith Nesbit.