Literary Studies: Plays & Playwrights

Not for nothing is William Shakespeare considered possibly the most famous writer in history; his works have had a lasting effect on culture, vocab...

In this new offering from Stanley Wells, the pre-eminent Shakespearian scholar, comes a Very Short Introduction to the life and writings of the wor...

In Shakespeare's Comedies: All That Matters, Mike Scott explores and explains the secrets that have made Shakespeare's comedies so enduring that th...

William Shakespeare is the worlds best-loved playwright. His work is performed all over the globe and his life still tantalises us with its mysteri...

''Enlightening, moving'' SIR IAN MCKELLEN From the acclaimed and bestselling biographer Jonathan Bate, a luminous new expl...

From one of the greatest Shakespeare scholars of our time, Harold Bloom presents Othellos Iago, perhaps the Bards most compelling villainthe fourth...

A study of Harold Pinter''s play Betrayal that includes the stories behind eight major UK productions, three Broadway productions, plus film, radio...

The role of Elizabeth I on stage and screen has been deciphered, unravelled and decoded in a variety of forms: villainess, martyr, heroine and some...

The paratexts in early modern English playbooks - the materials to be found primarily in their preliminary pages and end matter - provide a rich so...

This powerful anthology brings together reflective and raw plays by American playwrights surrounding the psychic and political boundaries of the ma...

This first general history of Greek theatre from Hellenistic times to the foundation of the Modern Greek state in 1830 marks a radical departure fr...

A magnificent new biography of Henrik Ibsen, among the greatest modern playwrightsA superb account of the social and political atmosphere of Scandi...

This is the ninth volume of a detailed play-by-play catalogue of drama written by English, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish authors during the 110 years ...

Jean Racine's classic play Britannicus is a chilling study of the emergence of a monster, as Emperor Nero begins to take Rome in his grip. Timber...

Part comedy, part thriller, part social critique, The Granny and the Heist (La estanquera de Vallecas) is the play with which José Luis Alonso de S...

An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance chronicles the history and development of theatre from the Roman era to the present day. ...

Irish-language theatre has at times been on the fringes of Ireland's cultural landscape - invisible and underground - but its influence can be seen...

This book includes essays by leading authors on Shakespeare drawing on contemporary and early continental philosophy. This collection of 15 essays ...