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View book details for Troilus and Cressida
Third Series, Revised Edition
A revised edition of this intriguing and complex play, updated to cover recent critical thinking and stage history. Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy often labelled a "problem" play because of its apparent blend of genres and its difficult themes. …
View book details for Three Late Medieval Morality Plays: Everyman, Mankind and Mundus et Infans
A New Mermaids Anthology
"Take example, all ye that this do hear or see..." The Morality Play was popular in England between 1400 and 1600. It offers moral instruction and spiritual teaching with personal abstractions representing good and evil. Surviving plays from that period …
'I wish I had copies like this at Drama School. Essential notes on the language for those who will get up and speak it, not purely for those who will sit and study it. An incredibly useful tool with room …
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Women Beware Women, The Changeling, The Roaring Girl and A Chaste Maid in Cheapside
This New Mermaids anthology brings together the four most popular and widely studied of Thomas Middleton's plays - Women Beware Women; The Changeling; The Roaring Girl and A Chaste Maid in Cheapside - with a new introduction by William Carroll, …
A black farce masterpiece, Loot follows the fortunes of twoyoung thieves, Hal and Dennis. Dennis is a hearse driver for anundertaker. They have robbed the bank next door to the funeral parlourand have returned to Hal's home to hide-out with …
The only difference between me and the people judging me is they weren't smart enough to do what we did.One of the most infamous scandals in financial history becomes a theatrical epic. At once a case study and an allegory, …
This Student Edition features expert and helpful annotation, including a scene-by-scene summary, a detailed commentary on the dramatic, social and political context, and on the themes, characters, language and structure of the play, as well a list of suggested reading …
Brecht projects an ancient Chinese story onto a realistic setting in Soviet Georgia. In a theme that echoes the Judgment of Solomon, two women argue over the possession of a child. Thanks to the unruly judge, Azdak (one of Brecht's …
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Third Series
In Cymbeline, Ancient Britain's female heir to the throne is slandered by a decadent Italian while the Romans invade Britain to retain it as part of their empire. Shakespeare's late romance is full of unpredictable conjunctions that are explored in …
The gods never move faster than when punishing men with the consequences of their own actions. Desperate to gain control over a city ravaged by civil war, Creon refuses to bury the body of Antigone's rebellious brother. Outraged, she defies …
From the Royal Shakespeare Company a definitive, fresh new look at Shakespeare's most compelling villain. With an expert introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate, this unique edition presents a historical overview of Richard III in performance, takes a detailed look at …
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Storie di amore e altre ossessioni
Nella Citta Vecchia di Gerusalemme un giovane prete e una dominatrice conversano nella luce del giorno che muore; sulla costa dellOregon sempre battuta dal vento una donna fragile scopre un corpo portato a riva dopo una tempesta; e nel Giappone …
Que dificil es salir con el mejor amigo de tu hermana sin que ella lo sepa, especialmente, cuando el es doce anos mayor. Kim Naramore ha estado enamorada de Dominick Parker desde que puede recordar, y parecia que sus suenos …
A primeira memoria que tenho de meu avo e um momento que compartilhamos. Estou sentado no joelho dele olhando para a baia. Vovo esta fumando um cachimbo. Ele aponta para o horizonte. "Olhe, Walt. Nossos navios estao la fora. E …
And so act like me: every now and then turn off the light and let the shadow that creeps towards you reach you. Listen to what it has to say.
Te Rautakitahi o Tuhoe ki Orakau is an account of Tuhoe involvement in the battle of Orakau in the New Zealand wars by Sir William Te Rangiua ‘ Pou' Temara. Written in te reo Maori and based on oral sources, …
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A Journey through Science and Politics
A renowned scientist and environmental advocate looks back on a life that has straddled the worlds of science and politics Compelling. . . . [Ehrlichs] memoir includes remarkable stories of his research, travels, friends, colleagues, and scientific controversies that still …
A passionate and moving tribute to the captivating power of dance, not just as an art form but as a language that transcends barriers [A] smart, bracing book of reflection, analysis, memoir and history.Willard Spiegelman, Wall Street Journal A veritable …
The first book to examine the transformation of sporting cultures in South America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries Sports in South America follows the transformation of sporting cultures in South America leading up to Uruguays hosting of the first …
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