Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Oxford dictionary of plays The Oxford dictionary of plays Michael Patterson "These plays are arranged in A-Z order for accessibility, and a number of features help the reader to find their way around the Dictionary: a list of plays ordered by country of origin and period; an… OL1737076W
Shakespeare's language Shakespeare's language Kermode, Frank The great English tragedies were written in the first decade of the 17th century and the language is often difficult. In this text, Kermode argues that the resources of English underwent major change… OL20984546W
Playing the globe Playing the globe Gillies, John,Virginia Mason Vaughan The essays collected here explore the representation of contemporary cartographic knowledge within a variety of English Renaissance dramatic texts. Including a preface and introduction that contextua… OL21178666W
Ramón María del Valle-Inclán Ramón María del Valle-Inclán Roberta L. Salper "This book is a collection of eleven essays devoted to the work of Ramon del Valle-Inclan (1866-1936). Long the recipient of critical analyses from various perspectives, Valle-Inclan's writing has ne… OL21413005W
The transparency of the text The transparency of the text Donia Mounsef,Josette Féral This volume is broken down into three parts. The first is called 'Avant and Après Garde', the second '(Under)writing the Stage' and the third 'Disputed Textualities'. OL24856499W
As she likes it As she likes it Penny Gay As She Likes It is the first attempt to tackle head on the enduring question of how to perform those unruly women at the centre of Shakespeare's comedies. Unique in both Shakespearian and feminist st… OL3143534W
Public and performance in the Greek theatre Public and performance in the Greek theatre Peter D. Arnott Peter Arnott discusses Greek drama not as an antiquarian study but as a living art form. He removes the plays from the library and places them firmly in the theatre that gave them being. Invoking the… OL4643568W
Annals of English drama, 975-1700 Annals of English drama, 975-1700 Alfred Harbage "This book provides a chornological listing ... of plays, masks, and similar forms of entertainment, devised in England (or by Englishmen abroad) from the time of the earliest Quem Quaeritis trope in… OL6043248W
Glengarry Glen Ross Glengarry Glen Ross David Mamet A story for everyone who works for a living. An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office. OL63779W