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1956 and All That
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 41.95It is said that British Drama was shockingly lifted out of the doldrums by the 'revolutionary' appearance of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger at the Royal Court in May 1956. But had the theatre been as ephemeral and effeminate as the Angry Young Men claimed? Was the era of Terence Rattigan and 'Binkie' Beaumont as repressed and closeted as it seems?... more...
55 Days
Nick Hern Books 2012; US$ 14.57A gripping historical drama that dramatises a crucial moment of English history. Premiered at Hampstead Theatre in October 2012. December 1648. The Army has occupied London. Parliament votes not to put the imprisoned king on trial, so the Army moves against Westminster in the first and only military coup in English history. What follows over the... more...
Actors and Acting in Shakespeare's Time
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 22.00Perfect for courses, this is a 2010 account of the first actors in the plays of Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Jonson. more...
Aesthetic Hysteria
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 42.95Aesthetic Hysteria is a deconstructive psychoanalytic study of hysteria, using literary texts to foreground a telling encounter between two growing discourses within English studies: that of emotion/affect and trauma studies. It brings together several academic foci - the history of medicine, aesthetic theory, speech act theory, feminism, and gender... more...
Alan Ayckbourn Plays 4
Faber and Faber 2011; US$ 18.94The Revengers' Comedies A hugely entertaining pitch that recalls the old movies to which it frequently pays homage - Strangers on a Train, Rebecca, Kind Hearts and Coronets - and expands after intermission to reveal an immensely disturbing vision of contemporary middle-class England poisoned by the rise of economic ruthlessness and the collapse of... more...
All's Well That Ends Well
Simon & Schuster 2011; Not AvailableThe authoritative edition of All?s Well that Ends Well from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, is now available as an eBook. Features include: · The exact text of the printed book for easy cross-reference · Hundreds of hypertext links for instant navigation · Freshly edited... more...
All's Well That Ends Well
Simon & Schuster 2011; Not AvailableThe authoritative edition of All?s Well that Ends Well from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, is now available as an eBook. Features include: · The exact text of the printed book for easy cross-reference · Hundreds of hypertext links for instant navigation · Freshly edited... more...
All's Well That Ends Well
Simon & Schuster 2011; US$ 5.99The authoritative edition of All?s Well that Ends Well from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, is now available as an eBook. Features include: · The exact text of the printed book for easy cross-reference · Hundreds of hypertext links for instant navigation · Freshly edited... more...
American Notes
MobileReference.com 2008; US$ 3.99American Notes for General Circulation is a travelogue by Charles Dickens detailing his trip to North America in January to June 1842. He traveled mainly on the east coast and Great Lakes area of both the United States and Canada, primarily by steamship, but also by rail and coach. While there he acted as a critical observer of these societies almost... more...
Amid Our Troubles
A&C Black 2002; US$ 32.50New essays on ancient Greek classics from Ireland's greatest living dramatists and academics. That so many Irish playwrights should return to the Greek classics can not really be a surprise. Drama in Ireland is still a means of exploring the issues of family and state; of gender, class and race; of the oppressors and the oppressed. It is political... more...









