Classic and pre-20th century plays Books

The Two Noble Kinsmen is a captivating play that explores the themes of love, loyalty, and betrayal. Written by John Fletcher and William Shakespeare, this edition is a reprint of the original quarto from 1634. Edited by H. Littledale, this edition...

Das Spiel von den bäurischen Richtern und dem Landsknecht ist ein mittelalterliches Theaterstück, das im Jahr 1580 geschrieben wurde. Es erzählt die Geschichte eines Bauerndorfs, das von einem tyrannischen Landsknecht bedroht wird, und wie die bäurischen...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

The Production of King Oedipus is a masterful behind-the-scenes account of the production of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex at the Festival Theatre Stratford, Ontario, in 1954. Written by the theatre's Artistic Director, Tyrone Guthrie, and the theatre's...

The contents of the Shakespeare canon have come into question in recent years as scholars add plays or declare others only partially his work. Now, new literary and historical evidence demonstrates that five heretofore anonymous plays published or...

As with many of his French contemporaries, Alfred de Vigny (1797-1863) enjoyed the challenge of reworking William Shakespeare's classic plays for a modern audience. "Shylock" (1830) eliminates many of the comic elements of the master's original and...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, ...

De Sacris Coloni Et Religionibus Cum Oedipi Fabula Conjunctis est liber scriptus ab Hermanno, Karlo Fridrico anno MDCCCXXXVII. In hoc libro, auctor describit sacras coloniarum et religiones cum fabula Oedipica conjunctas. Hermannus investigat varia...

Das Buch ""Das Musikalische Drama, Teil 1"" wurde 1877 von Edouard Schure ver������ffentlicht. Es ist ein Werk �����ber das musikalische Drama und behandelt die Geschichte und Entwicklung dieses Genres. Schure beschreibt die verschiedenen Elemente des...

Das Historische Drama Der Griechen (1878) von Alfred Wagner ist ein Buch, das sich mit dem historischen Drama der Griechen besch�����ftigt. Es untersucht die griechische Dramatik und ihre Entwicklung von den Anf�����ngen bis zur klassischen Periode. Das...

Le livre ""Commentaire Sur L'Oedipe Roi De Sophocle (1843)"" de Scheler, Auguste est une analyse approfondie de la pi�����ce de th����������tre ""Oedipe Roi"" de Sophocle. L'auteur explore les th�����mes, les personnages et les motifs de la pi�����ce,...

Capuletos y Montescos (1900) es un libro escrito por Luis Mar������a L������pez Allu����� que narra la historia de la rivalidad entre dos familias, los Capuletos y los Montescos, en la ciudad de Verona durante el Renacimiento italiano. La trama se centra...

Sept Trag�����dies d'Euripide V1 est un livre qui contient sept trag�����dies c�����l�����bres de l'auteur grec Euripide. Les trag�����dies incluses dans ce livre sont : Alceste, M�����d�����e, Les H�����raclides, Hippolyte, Andromaque, H�����cube et Les...

This critical edition of Shakespeare's Richard II offers insightful commentary and analysis of the play. Wright and Clark's expertise sheds new light on one of the Bard's most intriguing works.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally...

This version of The Merchant of Venice is considered the worst quarto ever printed but is still an important edition for Shakespeare collectors. This book also delves into the controversy surrounding the play's portrayal of Jewish characters.This work...

Shakespeare's King Lear is one of the greatest plays ever written, and the First Quarto 1608 is the earliest known edition of the play. This book offers a fascinating glimpse into the origins of one of Shakespeare's most iconic works, and sheds light on...

Dans cette tragédie, le prince Hamlet doit faire face à la mort de son père et aux machinations de sa mère et de son oncle. La pièce explore des thèmes comme la vengeance, le destin et la folie. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally...

This beautifully bound volume contains the complete works of William Shakespeare, including all of his plays, sonnets, and poems. It is the perfect addition to any library, and a must-read for anyone interested in the literary canon.This work has been...

Les Comédies de Terence sont des classiques de la littérature latine. Ce recueil comprend deux de ses pièces les plus connues : Le Bourreau de Soi-même et La Belle-Mère. Ces comédies sont des chefs-d'œuvre de l'humour romain et sont toujours appréciées...

Immerse yourself in the dramatic world of ancient India with this classic work of literature. Full of romance, intrigue, and betrayal, this story is a timeless masterpiece that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. A must-read for...

William Shakespeare is viewed today as the quintessential English writer who has continued to influence art, poetry, philosophy and even science for over four centuries. His graphic imagery of Venice, Padua and Verona carefully braided with poignant...

That Shakespeare thematized time thoroughly, almost obsessively, in his plays is well established: time is, among other things, a 'devourer' (Love's Labour's Lost), one who can untie knots (Twelfth Night), or, perhaps most famously, simply 'out of joint'...

First published in English in 1961, this reissue relates the problems of form and style to the development of dramatic speech in pre-Shakespearean tragedy. The work offers positive standards by which to assess the development of pre-Shakespearean drama...

When critical theory met literary studies in the 1970s and '80s, some of the most radical and exciting theoretical work centred on the quasi-sacred figure of Shakespeare. In Alternative Shakespeares, John Drakakis brought...

Shakespearean Entrances offers a systematic study of entrances and exits on the Shakespearean stage. Elizabethan playwrights and players not only routinely handled these movements but they also used them to bring about various effects. Through analyzing...

Constructing 'Monsters' in Shakespearean Drama and Early Modern Culture argues for the crucial place of the 'monster' in the early modern imagination. The author traces the metaphorical significance of 'monstrous' forms across a range of early modern...

The Yearbook of English Studies 2013 is devoted to early English drama, ranging from what is generally understood as 'medieval' to plays of the early Tudor period, while also including chapters on modern theatrical responses to the surviving corpus of...

Like the age-old feud between the Montagues and Capulets in Romeo and Juliet, the enduring rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the LA Lakers makes for great drama. Macbeth's career began with promise but ended in ruin--not unlike Pete Rose's...

Set in politically unstable environments, Shakespeare's history plays--Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV and Henry V--and HBO's Western series Deadwood (2004-2006) all stand as critiques of myths of national origin, the sanitized stories we tell...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, ...

Sept Trag�����dies d'Euripide V2 (1879) est un livre qui rassemble sept pi�����ces de th����������tre �����crites par Euripide, un c�����l�����bre dramaturge grec de l'Antiquit�����. Les pi�����ces incluses dans ce livre sont Les Bacchantes, Les...

""The World's Argument, Or Justice And The Stage: A Dramatic Debate"" is a book written by Frank A. Swallow and published in 1886. The book presents a dramatic debate between two characters, Justice and the Stage, who represent opposing views on the role...

The Tenne Tragedies Of Seneca, Part 2 is a book written by the ancient Roman philosopher and playwright, Lucius Annaeus Seneca. This book, originally published in 1887, contains ten of Seneca's most famous tragedies, including Hercules Furens, Medea, and...

The Tattooed Man: A Comic Opera is a book written by Harry Bache Smith and published in 1907. The book is a humorous and entertaining story that follows the adventures of a tattooed man named Bob, who travels with a circus. Bob is a talented performer,...

""The Subject of Sophocles' Antigone"" is a book written by Nicholas Panagis Vlachos in 1901. The book explores the themes and subject matter of Sophocles' famous tragedy ""Antigone."" Vlachos analyzes the characters, plot, and symbolism of the play,...

First performed in the late 17th century, Isabella; or, The Fatal Marriage is a tragic play that explores themes of love, jealousy, and betrayal. The eponymous Isabella is a young woman who is forced into a loveless marriage with an older man, leading...