Literary studies: plays and playwrights Books

This early, extensively illustrated works is a fascinating guide to Shakespeares Stratford. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these...

Shakespeare's Marriage, His Departure From Stratford, And Other Incidents In His Life is a non-fiction book written by Joseph William Gray and published in 1905. The book provides a comprehensive account of the life of William Shakespeare, one of the...

Old Vic Prefaces is a collection of the author's talks to the actors on those plays which he produced, while a Director of the Old Vic from 1949 to 1953. The prefaces are unique in that they relate to actual performances, and each preface is followed by...

Koning David In Ballingschap is een toneelstuk geschreven door Joost Van Den Vondel en gepubliceerd in 1691. Het verhaal gaat over de Bijbelse figuur Koning David, die na het verlies van zijn zoon Absalom in ballingschap wordt gedwongen. Het stuk...

The Plays of Philip Massinger V3: With Notes Critical and Explanatory is a book written by Philip Massinger and published in 1805. It is a collection of plays written by the author, accompanied by critical and explanatory notes. The book is divided into...

The Old Physiology In English Literature: A Thesis (1911) is a book written by Percy Ansell Robin. This book is a detailed study of the concept of physiology in English literature, particularly in the medieval and Renaissance periods. The author explores...

Moral Sentences Culled From The Works Of Shakespeare: Compared With Sacred Passages Drawn From Holy Writ (1870) is a book written by Frederick Bielby Watson. The book is a collection of moral and ethical quotes and sayings taken from the works of William...

The Eldest Son Series 2 by John Galsworthy is a play set in a well-appointed and spacious oak-paneled hall, with a large oak staircase and an inviting log fire burning in the fireplace. The hall connects to the drawing room, dining room, and billiard...

"A Bit O' Love: Series 4" by John Galsworthy is a play set in a village in the West on Ascension Day. The play opens in Burlacombe's farmhouse where Michael Strangway, a clergyman, is playing the flute before a large framed photograph of a woman. The...

The First and the Last' is a novel in Series 6 of the Forsyte Chronicles, written by John Galsworthy. The story takes place on a November evening in Keith Darrant's study, where he sits asleep in an old brown velvet coat and red Turkish slippers. Keith...

The Fugitive: Series 3 by John Galsworthy delves into the theme of marital incompatibility, similar to his earlier work in the Forsyte Saga. The play follows a sensitive individual who is married to a stolid and prosaic partner who is unaware of the...

This book records the work of a teacher making Shakespeare's plays accessible to college students, including motor vehicle mechanic apprentices and secretarial trainees, through the drama-in-education life-learning principles, called "Mantle of the...

The first edition of Hamlet - often called 'Q1', shorthand for 'first quarto' - was published in 1603, in what we might regard as the early modern equivalent of a cheap paperback. Yet this early version of Shakespeare's classic tragedy is becoming...

Few are aware that the true identity of William Shakespeare represents Western Civilization's greatest mystery. Even fewer realize that the commonly accepted authorship of William Shaksper of Stratford, who was illiterate, is a complete hoax manufactured...

For producers and directors planning a production, several questions inevitably arise: Which play is appropriate for the contemporary audience? Should the text and setting be altered? Twelve leading contemporary directors answer these questions in...

"But in a fiction, in a dream of passion..." In an extended commentary on this passage this book offers a rationale for the excellence and primacy of this play among the tragedies. Throughout, emphasis is placed on Hamlet's fantasies and imaginations...

Analysing six Greek tragedies - the Orestes triology, Ajax, Antigone and Philoctetes - and Hamlet, this book also contains a chapter on the Greek and the Elizabethan dramatic forms and one on religious drama. This is an important work from an author...

How did the actors for whom Shakespeare wrote his plays make his characters come to life, how did they convey his words? Can modern directors, actors, and even library readers of Shakespeare learn from them?Creating character and making the Elizabethan...

This book recovers a sense of the high stakes of Shakespearean comedy, arguing that the comedies, no less than the tragedies, serve to dramatize responses to the condition of being human, responses that invite scholarly investigation and explanation...

This volume introduces 'civic Shakespeare' as a new and complex category entailing the dynamic relation between the individual and the community on issues of authority, liberty, and cultural production. It investigates civic Shakespeare through Romeo and...

This book explores a neglected feature of intellectual history and literature in the early modern period: the ways in which the body was theorized and represented as an intelligent cognitive agent, with desires, appetites, and understandings independent...

Cognitive approaches to drama have enriched our understanding of Early Modern playtexts, acting and spectatorship. This monograph is the first full-length study of Shakespeare's props and their cognitive impact. Shakespeare's most iconic props have...

This collection of original essays honors the groundbreaking scholarship of Jean E. Howard by exploring cultural and economic constructions of affect in the early modern theater. While historicist and materialist inquiry has dominated early modern...

Il Libro Dei Monologhi (1891) ����� un'opera scritta da Luigi Rasi che raccoglie una serie di monologhi teatrali. Questo libro ����� considerato un classico della letteratura teatrale italiana e rappresenta un importante contributo alla scena teatrale...

Storie Fiorentine di Messer Bernardo Segni V1 (1835) di Capponi, Di Niccol������ ����� un libro storico che racconta le vicende della citt������ di Firenze dal XIII al XVI secolo. L'autore, Messer Bernardo Segni, era un importante storico e politico...

Das Buch ""Des Publius Ovidius Naso Erotische Werke V2 (1866)"" von Alexander Berg enth�����lt eine Sammlung von erotischen Werken des r������mischen Dichters Ovid. Die zweite Ausgabe des Buches wurde im Jahr 1866 ver������ffentlicht. Die Sammlung...

Das Buch ""Cornelii Taciti Germania"" von Heinrich Schweizer Sidler aus dem Jahr 1871 ist eine �����bersetzung des Werkes ""Germania"" des r������mischen Historikers Tacitus. Tacitus beschreibt in diesem Werk die germanischen St�����mme und ihre...

Jacoba Van Beieren, Gravin Van Holland En Zeeland: Treurspel (1761) is een toneelstuk geschreven door Jan De Marre. Het verhaal gaat over Jacoba van Beieren, gravin van Holland en Zeeland, die leefde in de 15e eeuw. Het stuk beschrijft de politieke en...

De Vier Boeken Van Sextus Juliu Frontinus, Van De Listige Krygs-Handelingen (1669) is een boek geschreven door Sextus Julius Frontinus. Het boek bestaat uit vier delen en beschrijft de militaire tactieken en strategie�����n die werden gebruikt tijdens de...

Ximenes: A Tragedy is a play written by Percival Stockdale and published in 1788. The play is set in Spain during the late 15th century and tells the story of Cardinal Ximenes, who served as the Archbishop of Toledo and the Grand Inquisitor of Spain...

Satire in the Early English Drama is a book written by Eva Marie Campbell and originally published in 1914. The book explores the use of satire in early English drama, specifically focusing on plays written during the medieval and Tudor periods. Campbell...

Les Oeuvres De Theatre De Monsieur De Hauteroche V1 (1736) est un livre qui regroupe les pi�����ces de th����������tre �����crites par Hauteroche, Noel Le Breton De. Ce recueil contient des �����uvres telles que ""Le Cocher Suppos�����"", ""Le Mariage...

The book ""Lectures Introductory To A History Of The Latin Language And Literature"" was written by John Wordsworth and published in 1870. The book is a collection of lectures that provide an introduction to the history of the Latin language and...

Histoire de Pierre de Provence et de la Belle Maguelonne est un roman �����crit par Jean Castillon en 1776. L'histoire se d�����roule en Provence au Moyen �����ge et suit les aventures de Pierre, un jeune homme de la noblesse, qui tombe amoureux de la...

"A must-read for any student of Renaissance culture as well as for Shakespeare scholars. It shows how and why Italian city life reverberated even across the Channel to enliven the English stage."--Silvia Ruffo Fiore, University of South Florida...

""A Dramatic Synopsis: Containing An Essay On The Political And Moral Use Of A Theater"" is a book written by Thomas Gilliland and published in 1804. The book is an essay on the role of theater in society and its potential for both political and moral...

""A Defense Of The Stage: Or An Inquiry Into The Real Qualities Of Theatrical Entertainments, Their Scope And Tendency"" is a book written by John William Calcraft in 1839. The book is an exploration and defense of the theatrical arts, examining their...

Teatro Espanol V2 (1812) is a book written by A. Norwich, which is a collection of Spanish plays. The book is the second volume of the series and was first published in 1812. It contains several plays that are considered classics of Spanish literature,...

Livy, Books 1-10: Book 1, With Introduction, Historical Examination, And Notes (1874) is a book written by John Robert Seeley. It is a comprehensive analysis of the first ten books of Livy, a Roman historian who chronicled the history of Rome from its...

The Clown In Greek Literature After Aristophanes (1913) is a book written by Charles Henry Haile that explores the role of clowns in Greek literature after the famous playwright Aristophanes. The book delves into the different types of clowns that...

Bible Sidelights From Shakespeare is a book written by William Burgess in 1913. The book explores the use of biblical references and allusions in the works of William Shakespeare. Burgess provides a detailed analysis of various biblical themes and...

""A Siren of the Lobby: A Play, in Five Acts"" is a dramatic work written by Andrew William Hammond and first published in 1892. The play follows the story of a young woman named Daisy Lorraine, who is described as a ""siren"" due to her ability to...

""A Collection Of Works Illustrative Of The Dance Of Death: La Danse Macabre, Imagines Mortes, Icones Mortes, Les Images De La Mort"" is a book written by George Edward Sears in 1649. The book is a compilation of various works that depict the theme of...