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Readings in Renaissance Women's Dramaby S.P. Cerasano; Marion Wynne-Davies
Routledge 1998; US$ 39.95Readings in Renaissance Women's Drama brings together, for the first time, a significant collection of critical and historical essays. Authors include: Joanna Lumley, Elizabeth Cary, Mary Sidney, Mary Wroth and the Cavendish sisters. more...
1956 and All Thatby Dan Rebellato
Routledge 1999; US$ 39.95The first serious challenge to the mythology that surrounds the revolution in British theatre sparked off by Osborne's play Look Back in Anger. more...
Women in Dramatic Place and Timeby Geraldine Cousin
Routledge 1996; US$ 45.95This offers exciting insights into the diversity and excellence of contemporary plays by women. Presents detailed analysis of a wide range of plays by women dramatist from the last two decades, including the work of Caryl Churchill. more...
Shakespeare's Othello by Kate Maurer; Sidney Lamb
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 9.99The CliffsComplete Othello is a revised and expanded study edition. It contains Shakespeare's original play, a glossary, and expert commentary in a unique, 2-column format. To enhance your learning, notes and definitions appear directly opposite the line in which they occur, and a review section follows the play. This edition also introduces you to the life, works, and times of William Shakespeare. more...
English Studies in Transitionby Piero Boitani; Robert Clark
Routledge 1993; US$ 150.00A collected volume of essays capturing the vitality of the current transcultural European dialogue on English studies. The volume addresses a diversity of subjects in literary studies and is particulary strong in literary theory and poetry. more...
British Realist Theatreby Stephen Lacey
Routledge 1995; US$ 44.95An accessible introduction to the 'New Wave', providing the historical and cultural background necessary for a full understanding of this dynamic period in theatre. Includes material on Osborne, Pinter, Edward Bond and Shelagh Delaney. more...
Post-War British Drama: Looking Back in Genderby Michelene Wandor
Routledge 2001; US$ 39.95In this extensively revised and updated edition of Michelene Wandor's classic work Look Back in Gender, Wandor takes another provocative look at a selection of key British plays from the last fifty years. more...
Language, Discourse and Literatureby Ronald Carter; Paul Simpson
Routledge 1988; US$ 54.95In this challenging and at times controversial book Ronald Carter addresses the discourse of 'English' as a subject of teaching and learning. Among the key topics investigated are: grammar correctness and standard English critical language awareness and literacy language and creativity the methodological integration of language and literature in the curriculum discourse theory and textual interpretation. more...
Prologues to Shakespeare's Theatreby Robert Weimann; Douglas Bruster
Routledge 2004; US$ 36.95This remarkable study shows how prologues ushered audience and actors through a rite of passage and how they can be seen to offer rich insight into what the early modern theatre was thought capable of achieving. more...
Dramatists and their Manuscripts in the Age of Shakespeare, Jonson, Middleton and Heywood by Grace Ioppolo
Routledge 2005; US$ 39.95This title presents new evidence about the ways in which English Renaissance dramatists composed their plays and the degree to which they participated in the dissemination of their texts to theatrical audiences. more...