Classic and pre-20th century plays

Second edition featuring a new section by Adam Hansen on recent interpretations of Shakespeare''s play.

Through classical, Scriptural, and global notions of virtue, this handbook illuminates the shared worlds of Shakespeare''s plays.

This book lays bare the dialogue between Shakespeare and critics of the stage and positions it as part of an ongoing cultural, ethical, and psychological debate about the effects of performance on actors and on spectators.

Shakespeare and Cultural Appropriation pushes back against two intertwined binaries: the idea that appropriation can only be either theft or gift, and the idea that cultural appropriation should be narrowly defined as an appropriative contest between a hegemonic and marginalized power.

John Fletcher was born in December, 1579 in Rye, Sussex.

A fascinating playbill of stories from the weird and wonderful world of Shakespearean theatre through the centuries, including distinguished actors falling off stages, fluffed lines, performances in the dark, and why you must never, ever say the name of that Scottish play, especially if you are Peter O'Toole.

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

e-artnow vous présente L'oeuvre théâtrale de Corneille, une édition numérique méticuleusement éditée et formatée.

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.

Strategic Shakespeare demonstrates the value of humanities-trained scholars as leaders in higher education.

Originally published in 1952 this book assembles what the author called 'the basic jokes' of theatrical burlesque.

Audiences and scholars alike have long remarked that Shakespeare's poems and plays record the pleasures and perils of the table.

Audiences and scholars alike have long remarked that Shakespeare's poems and plays record the pleasures and perils of the table.

Originally published in 1952 this book assembles what the author called 'the basic jokes' of theatrical burlesque.

This book examines Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in light of Dante's revival of Platonic poetry.

This book examines Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in light of Dante's revival of Platonic poetry.