Shakespeare's gentle melancholy, enlivened by a comic sub-plot of considerable accomplishment, has long made Twelfth Night a favourite with Shakespearian audiences.
Initially described as a comedy, Shakespeare's explorations of prejudice, duty and the nature of justice make The Merchant of Venice a far darker, more alluring play.
David Lodge s first full-length play examines that curious fixture in the writing game where the amateurs meet the professionals on a course in creative writing.
This edition contains two of Frances Burney's comedies: The Witlings, (1778-80) which satirizes the bluestockings; and The Woman Hater (1800-02), which explores social pretension and gender conflict.
This edition contains two of Frances Burney's comedies: The Witlings, (1778-80) which satirizes the bluestockings; and The Woman Hater (1800-02), which explores social pretension and gender conflict.
Commedia dell'Arte Scenarios gathers together a collection of scenarios from some of the most important Commedia dell'Arte manuscripts, many of which have never been published in English before.
Commedia dell'Arte Scenarios gathers together a collection of scenarios from some of the most important Commedia dell'Arte manuscripts, many of which have never been published in English before.
The Routledge Pantomime Reader is the first anthology to document this entertainment genre-one of the most distinctive and ubiquitous in nineteenth-century Britain.
The Routledge Pantomime Reader is the first anthology to document this entertainment genre-one of the most distinctive and ubiquitous in nineteenth-century Britain.
Published in 1985: The main plot portrays the bachelor Octavio, Marquis of Siena, and his establishment of his "e;Bower of Fancies,"e; something like a Platonic academy for those he calls the "e;fancies"e; - Clarella, Silvia, and Floria, three young women who are, or are said to be,"e;young, wise, noble, fair, and chaste.
Published in 1987: This thesis presents an edition of the author's play, Monsieur Thomas, with a substantial introduction in several sections and a sizeable apparatus.
Published in 1985: The main plot portrays the bachelor Octavio, Marquis of Siena, and his establishment of his "e;Bower of Fancies,"e; something like a Platonic academy for those he calls the "e;fancies"e; - Clarella, Silvia, and Floria, three young women who are, or are said to be,"e;young, wise, noble, fair, and chaste.
Published in 1987: This thesis presents an edition of the author's play, Monsieur Thomas, with a substantial introduction in several sections and a sizeable apparatus.
