The Plays of Margaret Drabble: A Critical Edition, Jose Francisco Fernandez

Название: Plays of margaret drabble
ISBN: 0815636113 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780815636113
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Описание: Margaret Drabble`s long affiliation with the theatrical world inspired her to experiment with the dramatic form. She wrote two plays, Laura (1964) and Bird of Paradise (1969). This penetrating new critical edition makes both plays available for the first time, giving Drabble fans a new vantage point from which to understand her work.

Автор: Salem Press
Название: Critical Survey of Shakespeare`s Plays
ISBN: 1619258641 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781619258648
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Описание: Examines all 39 of the most influential plays by Shakespeare, with an in-depth examination of each play's historical significance, literary technique, and contemporary alignment.The plays of William Shakespeare, from tragedies such as Hamlet to comedies such as A Midsummer Night's Dream, have endured since their first productions in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. A vital part of high school and college literature curricula today, these plays continue to educate and entertain, showing students - as well as the general populace - themes of humanity that have persevered throughout the ages, such as romantic love, greed, power, revenge, forgiveness, and many more.Written by leading experts in the field of Shakespearean studies, Critical Survey of Shakespeare's Plays closely examines all 39 of Shakespeare's plays, as well as Shakespeare's life, style, technique, and influences. This title begins with a biography of Shakespeare and an introduction to his plays as a whole, followed by close readings of individual plays. Each essay is devoted to a single work and provides an in-depth critical analysis of the play's historical significance, literary/dramatic techniques, and meaning to a contemporary audience. An abstract, explanation of context, and lists of keywords, works cited, and recommended books for further study also enhance each essay.The second half of the book focuses on various critical readings, analyzing Shakespeare's form, technique, and syntax, as well as main themes, motifs, and related topics. Also included are other resources useful to studying Shakespeare's plays, including a guide to free online sources and more literary criticism, a bibliography, a list of contributors, and a complete index.The essays in this single volume compile the essentials for any person interested in Shakespeare, whether a student approaching his works for the first time or a habitual theatergoer about to witness a new production of one of the plays. This title is a set of essays that record the history of Shakespeare the man, the dramatist, and the poet, and analyze each work attributed to his pen.With so much comprehensive analysis of Shakespeare's life and works, Critical Survey of Shakespeare's Plays is a must-have resource for high school and undergraduate literature departments, as well as public libraries who wish to support their literature collections.

Название: The White Devil: A Critical Reader
ISBN: 1472587391 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472587398
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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Описание: The White Devil is one of the most violent and most fascinating plays in English theatrical history. It is also a notoriously challenging work; this volume offers a practical, accessible and thought-provoking guide to the play, surveying its major themes and critical reception. It also provides a detailed and up-to-date history of the play’s performance, beginning with its first staging in 1611 staging and ending with the RSC’s 2014 revival. Moving through to four new critical essays, it opens up cutting-edge perspectives on the work, and finishes with a practical guide to pedagogical approaches and resources. Detailing web-based and production-related resources, and including an annotated bibliography of critical works, the guide will equip teachers and facilitate students’ understanding of this complex play.

Название: A Critical Companion to Lynn Nottage
ISBN: 1138822582 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138822580
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Описание: A Critical Companion to Lynn Nottage places this renowned, award-winning playwright`s contribution to American theatre in scholarly context. The volume covers Nottage`s plays, productions, activism and artistic collaborations to display the extraordinary breadth and depth of her work.

Автор: Thomas Rist
Название: The Spanish Tragedy: A Critical Reader
ISBN: 1472532759 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472532756
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Описание: The Spanish Tragedy was the first 'revenge tragedy' on the English Renaissance stage: but for its influence, major dramas including The Revenger's Tragedy, The Duchess of Malfi and even Hamlet would not exist as they do. It is thus a key text for the study of Renaissance drama and normally appears in introductory undergraduate courses on Renaissance drama and Shakespeare. Despite its initial smash-hit status, after the closing of the theatres in 1642 the play was only once performed in Britain before its gradual revival in the 20th century. Following its first professional performance in 1973, the play has come to be recognised as a Renaissance classic, receiving frequent performance. This volume will bring together its most insightful and influential modern scholars to produce an edition read both by experts in the field and lovers of Thomas Kyd's drama.

Автор: Buckner Jocelyn
Название: A critical companion to Lynn Nottage
ISBN: 1138822590 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138822597
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Описание: A Critical Companion to Lynn Nottage places this renowned, award-winning playwright`s contribution to American theatre in scholarly context. The volume covers Nottage`s plays, productions, activism and artistic collaborations to display the extraordinary breadth and depth of her work.

Автор: Robert A. Logan
Название: The Jew of Malta: A Critical Reader
ISBN: 1441169393 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781441169396
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Описание: In this up-to-date critical guide to Christopher Marlowe's absorbing and controversial play, The Jew of Malta, leading Marlowe scholars explore key questions surrounding the text. What are we to make of Barabas, the villainous Jew, who maintains his alienation in a degenerate Christian culture? Can the play be categorized as a darkly cynical tragedy or, conversely, a series of comic book exaggerations meant to be taken as satire; or is it a groundbreaking mix of several perspectives? Are such uncertainties a major reason why has the play has continued to hold so much interest for readers and audiences alike? Including wide-ranging coverage of racial, religious, political, and ethical matters, the contributors present the best in contemporary thinking on the play. The book also suggests new critical directions, addressing untapped issues of theater and performance history and gender issues such as Barabas as a stage image of the homosexual alienated in society. A comprehensive guide to resources includes information on pedagogy, critical, web-based and production-related resources, a survey of editions and an annotated bibliography.

Автор: Zwerling Philip
Название: The Theater of Lee Blessing: A Critical Study of 44 Plays
ISBN: 0786471107 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780786471102
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Описание: Nominated for Pulitzer, Tony and Obie awards, among others, Lee Blessing has shaped American theatre over the last 40 years. This book examines for the first time all 45 of his plays, along with one of his unpublished scripts, providing a definitive text on a playwright whose thought-provoking work has been performed around the world.

Название: Philosophizing Brecht: Critical Readings on Art, Consciousness, Social Theory and Performance
ISBN: 9004404430 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789004404434
Издательство: Brill
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Описание: This anthology unites scholars from varied backgrounds with the notion that the theories and artistic productions of Bertolt Brecht are key missing links in bridging diverse discourses in social philosophy, theatre, consciousness studies, and aesthetics. It offers readers interdisciplinary perspectives that create unique dialogues between Brecht and important thinkers such as Althusser, Anders, Bakhtin, Benjamin, Godard, Marx, and Plato. While exploring salient topics such as consciousness, courage, ethics, political aesthetics, and representations of race and the body, it penetrates the philosophical Brecht seeing in him the never-ending dialectic--the idea, the theory, the narrative, the character that is never foreclosed. This book is an essential read for all those interested in Brecht as a socio-cultural theorist and for theatre practitioners.

Contributors: Kevin S. Amidon, Jos Mar a Dur n, Felix J. Fuch, Philip Glahn, Jim Grilli, Wolfgang Fritz Haug, Norman Roessler, Jeremy Spencer, Anthony Squiers, Peter Zazzali.

Автор: Kirk Melnikoff
Название: Edward II: A Critical Reader
ISBN: 1472584031 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472584038
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Описание: Edward II: A Critical Reader gives students, teachers and scholars alike an overview of the play’s reception both in the theatre and among artists and critics, from the end of the 16th century to the beginning of the 21st. The volume also offers a series of new perspectives on the play by leading experts in the field of early modern history and culture. Bolstered with a timeline tracking Marlowe’s life and work, an up-to-date bibliography and an extensive index, this collection is an ideal and definitive guide to Edward II.

Автор: Dummy Author
Название: The Alchemist: A Critical Reader
ISBN: 1441154159 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781441154156
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Описание: Arden Early Modern Drama Guides offer students and academics practical and accessible introductions to the critical and performance contexts of key Elizabethan and Jacobean plays. Essays from leading international scholars give invaluable insight into the text by presenting a range of critical perspectives, making the books ideal companions for study and research.Key features include:• Essays on the play’s critical and performance history• A keynote essay on current research and thinking about the play• A survey of resources to direct further reading about the play inprint and onlineThe eponymous alchemist of Ben Jonson’s quick-fire comedy is a fraud: he cannot make gold, but he does make brilliant theatre. The Alchemist is a masterpiece of wit and form about the self-delusions of greed and the theatricality of deception. This guide will be useful to a diverse assembly of students and scholars, offering fresh new ways into this challenging and fascinating play.

Название: Troilus and cressida: a critical reader
ISBN: 1350014192 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350014190
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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Troilus and Cressida: A Critical Reader offers an accessible and thought-provoking guide to this complex problem play, surveying its key themes and evolving critical preoccupations. Considering its generic ambiguity and experimentalism, it also provides a uniquely detailed and up-to-date history of the play's stage performance from Dryden's rewriting up to Mark Ravenhill and Elizabeth LeCompte's controversial 2012 production for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Wooster Group.