A major, defining polarity in Euripidean drama, wisdom and folly, has never so far been the subject ... more

Jean Toomer (1894-1967) was a modernist writer, a member of the Harlem Renaissance, and briefly part... more

This is the first volume to provide a detailed introduction to some of the main areas of research an... more

This edited collection focuses on performance practice and analysis that engages with medical and bi... more

This volume marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death by reflecting on the unrivalled work ... more

The Routledge Drama Anthology is an original compilation of works from key movements in the history ... more

The Routledge Drama Anthology is an original compilation of works from key movements in the history ... more

This book investigates trans-historical and international instances of performance that arise direct... more

Bringing together some of the best work from the 2015 Comparative Drama Conference in Baltimore, thi... more

Routledge Handbook of Asian Theatre is an advanced level reference guide which surveys the rich and ... more

Originally published in 1983 the first edition rapidly established itself as a core student text. No... more

Combining a range of content with self-reflexive examination by scholars and practitioners, this edi... more

Much Ado About Nothing presents a battle of the sexes in more ways than one: as both a lightning-fas... more

The contributors are leading scholars from the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Italy. The e... more

Providing a detailed study of American playwright August Wilson (1945-2005), this collection of new ... more

Written specifically for GCSE students by academics in the field, the Methuen Drama GCSE Student Edi... more

Exploring the enduring popularity of Victor Hugo s Les Mis rables, this collection offers analysis o... more

This book investigates trans-historical and international instances of performance that arise direct... more

The Oxford Handbook of Greek Drama in the Americas is the first edited collection to discuss the per... more

What do Bono, Seinfeld and Apple have in common? Nothing. However, it’s the nothing of Samuel Becket... more

The essays in this volume consider the relevant historical discourses, important contemporary philos... more

Antoine de Montchrestien s tragedies have been the object of increased critical attention over the y... more

Passionate, controversial and illuminating - this collection contains Empson s best short pieces on ... more

This book focuses on teaching Shakespeare to young pupils and deals with issues of interest to all e... more

Shakespeare is the national poet of many nations besides his own, though a peculiarly subversive one... more

Despite eye-opening discoveries, exhibitions, and performances, many valuable artifacts and document... more

This publication examines cultural, philosophical and political issues tied to specific instances of... more

Drama as a process-centred form is a popular and valued methodology used to develop thinking and lea... more

Putting romance onstage, The Tempest gives us a magician, Prospero, a former duke of Milan who was d... more

A masterpiece of eighteenth-century Japanese puppet theater, Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Tree... more

List of illustrations.- Acknowledgements.- Notes on Contributors.- Introduction: Imaginative Mobilit... more

Apart from the vision of their creative directors and designers, stage productions involve the compl... more

This collection of essays explores how historians of theatre apply ethical thinking to the attempt t... more

An insightful analysis of more than a dozen Chinese stage productions, Staging China illustrates how... more

Generally taking place in front of closed curtains during set changes between acts, the entr’acte de... more

South Africa has a uniquely rich and diverse theatre tradition which has responded energetically to ... more

South Africa has a uniquely rich and diverse theatre tradition which has responded energetically to ... more

On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare s death, this collection opens up the social practices of co... more

Athenian comedy is firmly entrenched in the classical canon, but imperial authors debated, dissected... more

Looks at the lives, challenges and contributions of African women from across the continent to makin... more

This international collection of essays forms a vibrant picture of the scope and diversity of contem... more

Rethinking the Theatre of the Absurd is an innovative collection of essays, written by leading schol... more

In 10-Minute Plays for Kids, young thespians will find terrific plays by some of our most prominent ... more

This volume, organized in five major sections, honors the myriad scholarly contributions of Matthew ... more

The body of the Other - exotic, unfamiliar, fascinating - is the topic of this collection of essays ... more

A revised edition of this intriguing and complex play, updated to cover recent critical thinking and... more

Over 50 years after his first appearance on the theatre scene, Edward Bond remains a hugely signific... more

The authoritative edition of King Lear from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely u... more

This volume reflects changing critical perceptions of Shakespeare’s works from Renaissance to modern... more

Playwright, actor, director, teacher, mentor, theatre administrator, and critic, Sharon Pollock has ... more

Collected under the theme of Visions and Revisions, the papers included in this volume examine diffe... more

Films and novels are media of historical memories, fantasies, mystification and propaganda. The essa... more

This volume introduces ’civic Shakespeare’ as a new and complex category entailing the dynamic relat... more

What is re-enactment and how does it relate to heritage? Re-enactments are a ubiquitous part of popu... more

This eighth volume of The Shakespearean International Yearbook presents a special section on "Europe... more

As the nature of contemporary performance continues to expand into new forms, genres and media, it r... more