Classic and pre-20th century plays

O Romeo, Romeo!

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.

Este ebook presenta "La tempestad", con un indice dinámico y detallado.

Shakespeare's Plays: The First Folio is a beautiful new Penguin edition of William Shakespeare's first folio, with original spelling, getting as close as possible to the original plays for an authentic reading experience.

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 Tragedies in Shakespeare's First Folio.

A genius with language, but convinced of his own ugliness, Cyrano secretly loves the radiant Roxane.

If we help, we invite trouble.

You'd laugh if I treated you with the respect I feel.

Just married.

I don't know what it is I'm going to do but I'm going to do something.

You should know: I sing at parties, I wear colourful dresses, I am headstrong, I won't wear my hair up because you say I should, or do this because you prefer it, in fact I might do the other just to be contrary, but I am utterly and always myself.

In this radical new version of Peer Gynt, David Hare kidnaps Henrik Ibsen's most famous hero and runs away with him into the twenty-first century.

Don't be miserable, you wonderful woman; be a mermaid.

Halvard Solness has arrived at the pinnacle of his career.

The change will come.

Tea's cold, lunch is late and the great Professor has turned out to be a fraud - for Uncle Vanya, life has gone wonky, it's gone to hell.

A handsome new tutor brings reckless, romantic desire to an eccentric household.

After the success of The Riot Act, his version of Sophocles's Antigone, Tom Paulin turned his formidable powers of transformation on Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound.

Alcestis is the story of a king, Admetus, who is able to escape death because his wife, Alcestis, has volunteered to die in his place.

A skillful translation of the classical French tragedy about the captivity of Hector's wife after her abduction by the son of Achilles.

The School for Wives concerns an insecure man who contrives to show the world how to rig an infallible alliance by marrying the perfect bride; The Learned Ladies centers on the domestic calamities wrought by a domineering woman upon her husband, children, and household.

Richard Wilbur's translations of the great French dramas have been a boon to acting troupes, students of French literature and history, and theater lovers.

Egan traces a century of arguments about editing Shakespeare''s plays, revealing what''s at stake in presenting them to modern readers.

Egan traces a century of arguments about editing Shakespeare''s plays, revealing what''s at stake in presenting them to modern readers.

An original study of the influence of Shakespeare on twentieth-century poets, and of intertextual relations among those poets.

An original study of the influence of Shakespeare on twentieth-century poets, and of intertextual relations among those poets.

Why should we bother with Shakespeare today?

Why should we bother with Shakespeare today?

Cantor provides a clearly structured introduction to Shakespeare''s most famous tragedy.

This book demonstrates that the classics are of central importance in Shakespeare''s plays and in the structure of his imagination.

This edition provides a detailed history of the play in production, both on stage and on screen.

Shakespeare as Jukebox Musical is the first book-length study of a growing performance phenomenon: musical adaptations of Shakespeare's plays in which characters sing existing popular songs as one of their modes of communication.

Shakespeare as Jukebox Musical is the first book-length study of a growing performance phenomenon: musical adaptations of Shakespeare's plays in which characters sing existing popular songs as one of their modes of communication.

Published in 1908, this book considers the work of William Shakespeare.

Published in 1908, this book considers the work of William Shakespeare.

First published in 1998, this volume explores the period 1585-1649, identifying it as rich in innovative drama which challenged the boundaries between social, political and cultural activities of various kinds.

First published in 1998, this volume explores the period 1585-1649, identifying it as rich in innovative drama which challenged the boundaries between social, political and cultural activities of various kinds.