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Acting is Believingby Larry D. Clark, Kenneth L. Stilson, Charles McGawISBN 0495050334 (0-495-05033-4)
Hardcover, Wadsworth Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Acting is Believing'Book summary:Emphasizing that "an actor must believe to make his audience believe," ACTING IS BELIEVING remains one of the classic texts in the field of acting. Charles McGaw's and Larry D. Clark's earlier editions influenced generations of actors, and the book has been completely updated by Kenneth Stilson with the hope of inspiring today's future professionals. The Ninth Edition has an expanded theoretical grounding, while providing numerous new and revised exercises to help today's acting student apply the key concepts of a Stanislavski-based training program as interpreted through the eyes of twenty-first century artists. [via]
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Actors on Acting: The Theories, Techniques, and Practices of the World's Great Actors, Told in Their Own Wordsby Toby Cole, Helen Krich Chinoy, Patrick SheehanISBN 051788478X (0-517-88478-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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American Vaudeville: Its Life and Timesby Douglas GilbertISBN 0486209997 (0-486-20999-7)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Anarchism, and Other Essaysby Emma GoldmanISBN 0486224848 (0-486-22484-8)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Anna Christieby Eugene O'NeillISBN 0486299856 (0-486-29985-6)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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The Antitheatrical Prejudiceby Jonas A. BarishISBN 0520052161 (0-520-05216-1)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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Astaire Dancing: The Musical Filmsby John E. MuellerISBN 0517060752 (0-517-06075-2)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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The Awakeningby Kate ChopinISBN 0486277860 (0-486-27786-0)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Awakening'Book summary:First published in 1899, this novel shocked readers with its open sensuality and uninhibited treatment of marital infidelity. The poignant, lyrical story of a New Orleans wife who attempts to find love outside a stifling marriage, critics have praised it as a forerunner of the modern novel. New introductory Note.[via]More editions of The Awakening:
Best American Plays: Fourth Series, 1952-1957by John GassnerISBN 0517504367 (0-517-50436-7)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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Best Plays of the Modern American Theatreby John GassnerISBN 0517509482 (0-517-50948-2)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Beyond The Horizonby Eugene O'NeillISBN 0486290859 (0-486-29085-9)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Birdsby AristophanesISBN 0486408868 (0-486-40886-8)
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Bottom: On Shakespeareby Louis ZukofskyISBN 0520048512 (0-520-04851-2)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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By Means of Performance: Intercultural Studies of Theatre and Ritualby Richard Schechner, Willa AppelISBN 0521339154 (0-521-33915-4)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Candideby Francois M. VoltaireISBN 0486266893 (0-486-26689-3)
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Candideby Shane Weller, Francois M. VoltaireISBN 0486276252 (0-486-27625-2)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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The Cat Who Went Bananasby Lilian Jackson BraunISBN 0515139785 (0-515-13978-5)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Catharsis in Healing, Ritual and Dramaby Thomas J. ScheffISBN 0520041259 (0-520-04125-9)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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Complete Sonnetsby William ShakespeareISBN 0486266869 (0-486-26686-9)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Costume and Fashion: A Concise Historyby James Laver, Amy De LA Haye, Andrew TuckerISBN 0500203482 (0-500-20348-2)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Costume and Fashion: A Concise History'Book summary:"They don't make paperbacks more attractive and more colorful than this one."Philadelphia Inquirer
From the momentous invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the development of blue denim; from Neolithic weavers to the biggest names in the fashion industry todaythis classic guide covers the landmarks of costume history, the forms and materials used through the ages, as well as the underlying motives of fashion and the ways in which clothes have been used to protect, to express identity, and to attract or to influence others. The concluding chapter by Amy de la Haye, covering the second half of the twentieth century, has now been updated by Andrew Tucker. He discusses the reinvention in the 1990s of the luxury label Gucci, the rise of houses such as Prada and Tommy Hilfiger, and the appointments of relatively avant-garde British, American, and European designers to head classic French houses. All the late-twentieth-century and turn-of-the-century style innovations are included, such as the appropriation of utility clothing by designers like Helmut Langwho spearheaded the predominantly unisex urban sportswear lookand the impact of workplace dressing down on masculine fashion. The phenomenon of the must-have accessorythe pashmina shawl and the Fendi baguette, for exampleis also considered. 345 illustrations, 80 in color [via]More editions of Costume and Fashion: A Concise History:
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Softcover, Thames and Hudson - Costume and Fashion: A Concise History: ISBN 0500202664 (0-500-20266-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - Costume and Fashion: A Concise History: ISBN 0500203482 (0-500-20348-2)
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A Dictionary of Stage Directions in English Drama, 1580-1642by Alan C. Dessen, Leslie ThomsonISBN 0521000297 (0-521-00029-7)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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The Duchess of Malfiby John WebsterISBN 0486406601 (0-486-40660-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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The Edgeby Dick FrancisISBN 051513113X (0-515-13113-X)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Edge'Book summary:Tor Kelsey, an undercover agent for the Jockey Club's security service is involved in the attempt to rid racing of one of its most notorious villains, Julius Apollo Filmer. The court however, does not go along with their beliefs, but Tor knows that to let Julius even suspect the service are still on his tail would mean certain death for a number of witnesses. Meanwhile, several racehorse owners have planned a luxurious train trip across Canada, with race meetings fixed for every major city. Julius Apollo Filmer and Tor are on the passenger list. The beautiful journey through the Rockies gets uglier by the minute and Tor finds himself pushed to dangerous limits to defeat Filmer's wily scheming. [via]
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The Emperor Jonesby OneillISBN 0486292681 (0-486-29268-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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An Enemy of the Peopleby Henrik IbsenISBN 0486406571 (0-486-40657-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Enter a Murdererby Ngaio Marsh, Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress), Jove BooksISBN 0515074470 (0-515-07447-0)
Hardcover, Jove Books
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Erte's Theatrical Costumes in Full Colorby E. ErteISBN 048623813X (0-486-23813-X)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Erte's Theatrical Costumes in Full Color'Book summary:[via]A fan-bearing slave girl, a worshipper of Horus, Ceres, a mermaid, and a gypsy dancer. Spanning the years 1911 to 1975, the 49 theatrical creations selected for this volume include costumes for personalities the comedy star Gaby Deslys, the opera soprano Ganna Walska Folies-Bergère shows, editions of George White's Scandals, and ballets. 49 plates. Captions.More editions of Erte's Theatrical Costumes in Full Color:
Euripidesby EuripidesISBN 0521280478 (0-521-28047-8)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Everyman and Other Miracle and Morality PlaysISBN 0486287262 (0-486-28726-2)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
Find This BookBook summary:Everyman is the most durable of medieval morality plays, in which the central character, summoned by death, must face final judgment on the strength of his good deeds. The work is reprinted here along with 3 other medieval classics: the second shepherd's play, noah's flood, and hickscorner. All from standard texts [via]
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False Scentby Ngaio MarshISBN 051508056X (0-515-08056-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Film: An Anthologyby Daniel TalbotISBN 0520012518 (0-520-01251-8)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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The First Part of King Henry VIby William Shakespeare, Michael Hattaway, A. R. Braunmuller, Brian GibbonsISBN 052129634X (0-521-29634-X)
Softcover, Cambridge University Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The First Part of King Henry VI'Book summary:The three plays that make up the Henry VI cycle are believed to be some of Shakespeare's very first plays. They certainly read as apprentice works, and are often neglected in favour of the more comical and dramatically assured plays Henry IV and Henry V. However, the Henry VI plays dramatise the inauspicious history of Henry V's son, Henry VI, who is only nine months old when his father dies. The play deals with the factions at court who quarrel for political control, led by the Duke of Gloucester and the Cardinal of Winchester. As political intrigue divides the English court, its army continues to fight in France in a desperate attempt to hold on to the gains made by Henry V, whose tradition is upheld by the ferocious figure of Lord Talbot, pitched against La Pucelle, better known as Joan of Arc. An uneasy peace is finally established following the execution of Joan and marriage of Henry VI to the French princess Margaret of Anjou. However, Margaret is revealed to be having an affair with the Earl of Suffolk, and it becomes clear that Henry's troubles are far from over. Criticised for their somewhat crude characterisation (especially in its portrayal of women), all three of the Henry VI plays remain fascinating as early examples of Shakespeare's dramatisation of English history. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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Five Great Plays of ShakespeareISBN 0486278921 (0-486-27892-1)
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Five Screenplaysby Preston Sturges, Brian HendersonISBN 0520055640 (0-520-05564-0)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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Five Screenplays by Preston Sturgesby Brian Henderson, Preston SturgesISBN 0520054423 (0-520-05442-3)
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The Gay Scienceby Friedrich Nietzsche, Common, Thomas (RTL)ISBN 0486452468 (0-486-45246-8)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gay Science'Book summary:"God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him.." This is the book in which Nietzsche put forth his boldest declaration. It is also his most personal, featuring some of the author's most important discussions of art, morality, knowledge, and, ultimately, truth.[via]More editions of The Gay Science:
Ghostsby Henrik IbsenISBN 0486298523 (0-486-29852-3)
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Gielgud: An Actor and His Timeby John GielgudISBN 0517541793 (0-517-54179-3)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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Hedda Gablerby Henrik IbsenISBN 0486264696 (0-486-26469-6)
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History of Costumeby Karl KohlerISBN 0486210308 (0-486-21030-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of Costume'Book summary:Egypt, Babylon, Greece up through 19th-century Europe; based on surviving pieces, art work, much more. Includes many clear, measured patterns for reproducing historic costumes. Full text. 595 illustrations. "Landmark in the field of Western European costume . . . exceptional value for its price." American Artist.[via]More editions of History of Costume:
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Ibsen's Womenby Joan TempletonISBN 0521001366 (0-521-00136-6)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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An Ideal Husbandby Oscar WildeISBN 048641423X (0-486-41423-X)
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The Imaginary Invalidby Moliere, Henri Van LaunISBN 0486437892 (0-486-43789-2)
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J. M. Barrie & the Lost Boys: The Love Story That Gave Birth to Peter Panby Andrew BirkinISBN 0517538733 (0-517-53873-3)
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Kabuki Costumes Paper Dollsby Ming-Ju SunISBN 0486288560 (0-486-28856-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kabuki Costumes Paper Dolls'Book summary:16 spectacular costumes reproduced in brilliant color and elegant detail, created for actors impersonating traditional characters of Kabuki drama: shogun, geisha, wicked woman, red princess, lion, more. Many include elaborated headdresses, masks or specially painted faces associated with each character. With informative captions. 2 dolls, 16 costumes on 16 plates.[via]More editions of Kabuki Costumes Paper Dolls:
Killer Dolphinby Ngaio MarshISBN 0515085901 (0-515-08590-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholasby Outlet Book Company Staff, Random House Value Publishing StaffISBN 0517408007 (0-517-40800-7)
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The Master Builderby Henrik IbsenISBN 0486419282 (0-486-41928-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Master Builder'Book summary:One of the Norwegian playwright's most mysterious, symbolic, and lyrical dramas explores the life of architect Halvard Solness, once ruthlessly ambitious, but who, in his later years, not only feels threatened by the younger generation but also fears the decay of his own creativity. A tragic end for one of the most fascinating characters in modern drama.[via]More editions of The Master Builder:
Masters of the Dramaby John GassnerISBN 0486201007 (0-486-20100-7)
Hardcover, Dover Pubns
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The Mediaeval Stageby Edmund K ChambersISBN 0486292290 (0-486-29229-0)
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Medieval Costume in England and France: The 13th, 14th and 15th Centuriesby Mary G. HoustonISBN 0486290603 (0-486-29060-3)
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The Merry Wives of Windsorby William ShakespeareISBN 0486414221 (0-486-41422-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'Book summary:Written around 1597, critics believe that The Merry Wives of Windsor was written to capitalise on the popular success of the corpulent, knavish Sir John Falstaff in the two parts of Henry IV. Falstaff takes centre stage again in this play, hard up for money and planning to pay off his debts by seducing the wives of two rich citizens, Ford and Page. As in the earlier Henry IV plays, Falstaffs elaborate plans go awry, with disastrous and humiliating consequences. Ford is furious with Falstaff's attempt to woo his wife, whilst both Mistress Ford and Mistress Page have the measure of Falstaff, and repeatedly dupe him, first hiding him in a laundry basket and dumping him in the river, then tormenting him in the forest of Windsor with children disguised as fairies.
Often dismissed as a hasty and mechanical play lacking in depth, The Merry Wives of Windsor is in fact a wonderfully inventive farce. Falstaff is a ludicrous mock hero, dressed as a mythical hunter in the forest, declaiming "powerful love that in some respects makes a beast a man, in some others a man a beast!" Mistress Ford and Page are also great comic creations, witty and resilient women who drive the comedy, no longer "in the holiday time" of beauty, but wise and streetwise women who are always one step ahead of the absurd Falstaff. A greatly underrated play. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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The Merry Wives of Windsorby Jerome MonahanISBN 0521000556 (0-521-00055-6)
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Often dismissed as a hasty and mechanical play lacking in depth, The Merry Wives of Windsor is in fact a wonderfully inventive farce. Falstaff is a ludicrous mock hero, dressed as a mythical hunter in the forest, declaiming "powerful love that in some respects makes a beast a man, in some others a man a beast!" Mistress Ford and Page are also great comic creations, witty and resilient women who drive the comedy, no longer "in the holiday time" of beauty, but wise and streetwise women who are always one step ahead of the absurd Falstaff. A greatly underrated play. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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Minneapolis Rehearsals:Tyrone Guthrie Directs Hamlet: Tyrone Guthrie Directs Hamletby Alfred RossiISBN 0520017196 (0-520-01719-6)
Hardcover, University of California Press
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The Mystery of Edwin Droodby Charles Dickens, G. K. ChestertonISBN 0486444996 (0-486-44499-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood'Book summary:Dickens' marvelous tale of murder was left unfinished at his death in 1870. The novel has been all the more tantalizing for its lack of an ending to a mystifying puzzle that avid readers, over the years, have tried to solve. A gem for lovers of mysteries and the legions of Dickens fans.[via]More editions of The Mystery of Edwin Drood:
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Oedipus at Colonus: Sophoclesby Sophocles, George YoungISBN 0486406598 (0-486-40659-8)
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Players of Shakespeare: Essays in Shakespeare A Performance by Twelve Players With the Royal Shakespeare Companyby R.S. Means Company, Philip BrockbankISBN 0521244285 (0-521-24428-5)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Players of Shakespeare 1: Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Twelve Players W/Royal Companyby Philip BrockbankISBN 0521368170 (0-521-36817-0)
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Players of Shakespeare 2: Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players With the Royal Shakespeare Companyby Russell Jackson, R.S. Means Company, Robert L. SmallwoodISBN 0521333385 (0-521-33338-5)
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Popular Theater and Society in Tsarist Russiaby Eugene Anthony SwiftISBN 0520225945 (0-520-22594-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Popular Theater and Society in Tsarist Russia'Book summary:This is the most comprehensive study available of the popular theater that developed during the last decades of tsarist Russia. Swift examines the origins and significance of the new "people's theaters" that were created for the lower classes in St. Petersburg and Moscow between 1861 and 1917. His extensively researched study, full of anecdotes from the theater world of the day, shows how these people's theaters became a major arena in which the cultural contests of late imperial Russia were played out and how they contributed to the emergence of an urban consumer culture during this period of rapid social and political change.[via]
Swift illuminates many aspects of the story of these popular theaters--the cultural politics and aesthetic ambitions of theater directors and actors, state censorship politics and their role in shaping the theatrical repertoire, and the theater as a vehicle for social and political reform. He looks at roots of the theaters, discusses specific theaters and performances, and explores in particular how popular audiences responded to the plays.More editions of Popular Theater and Society in Tsarist Russia:
The Portable Shakespeare: Seven Plays, the Songs, the Sonnets, Selections from the Other Playsby William ShakspeareISBN 0517618893 (0-517-61889-3)
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Prick Up Your Earsby John LahrISBN 0520226666 (0-520-22666-6)
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Revenger's Tragedyby Tourneur, Brian GibbonsISBN 051034206X (0-510-34206-X)
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Samuel Beckett: Waiting for Godotby Lawrence GraverISBN 0521355133 (0-521-35513-3)
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Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godotby Samuel Beckett, Lawrence GraverISBN 0521357756 (0-521-35775-6)
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The Seagullby Anton ChekhovISBN 0486406563 (0-486-40656-3)
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Seven Against Thebesby Aeschylus, E. D. A. MorsheadISBN 0486414205 (0-486-41420-5)
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Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionaryby Alexander SchmidtISBN 0486227278 (0-486-22727-8)
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Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary: A Complete Dictionary of All the English Words, Phrases, and Constructions in the Works of the Poetby Alexander SchmidtISBN 048622726X (0-486-22726-X)
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Shakespeare Without Tears: A Modern Guide for Directors, Actors and Playgoersby Margaret WebsterISBN 0486410978 (0-486-41097-8)
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Shakespeare's Stagecraftby J.L. StyanISBN 0521094356 (0-521-09435-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shakespeare's Stagecraft'Book summary:For many years, critics and students of Shakespeare have tended to stress that his plays are poetic structures embodying 'themes', and these structures have been analysed in great detail. Professor Styan advocates another approach. The plays were written for acting, in a theatre of a particular type. If we ask what effects this kind of theatre encouraged and how Shakespeare exploited them, the plays are seen as a sequence of stage-effects, planned with great art so as to enrich, reinforce and modify each other. Professor Styan begins with the known facts about the Elizabethan theatre, stressing the effect of the size of the apron stage, and the degree in which the spectators situated all around are involved in the action. It was a theatre of movement and grouping, and above all speech. Shakespeare's verse is full of suggestions about how it is to be delivered; it is, in Professor Styan's word, 'gestic'. Professor Styan shows in very many examples, quoting the text and examining its dramatic implications, what the words suggest about movement over the stage, about the relationship between groups of players on the stage, and about the delivery and dramatic effect of the words themselves. Thus we build up a new sense of the whole play. This is a convenient and comprehensive introduction to the study of Shakespeare's dramatic craftsmanship, which also reopens that direction of enquiry which Granville-Barker first explored. [via]
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The Shoemaker's Holidayby Thomas Dekker, D. J. PalmerISBN 051033721X (0-510-33721-X)
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The Sonnetsby William Shakespeare, G. Blakemore Evans, Anthony HechtISBN 0521294037 (0-521-29403-7)
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Sonnets of William ShakespeareISBN 0517637502 (0-517-63750-2)
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The Sonnets of William Shakespeareby William Shakespeare, Robert Oleson BallouISBN 0517309831 (0-517-30983-1)
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The Spanish Tragedyby Thomas Kyd, J. R. MulryneISBN 0510337023 (0-510-33702-3)
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Tales from Shakespeareby Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, Elizabeth Shippen Green ElliottISBN 0517205742 (0-517-20574-2)
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Tales from Shakespeareby Outlet Book Company Staff, Random House Value Publishing StaffISBN 0517168693 (0-517-16869-3)
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Tamburlaineby Christopher MarloweISBN 0486421252 (0-486-42125-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tamburlaine'Book summary:From one of England's greatest playwrights, a remarkably inventive and poetically expressive work that set the form for later Elizabethan dramas. The 2-part romantic tragedy focuses on Tamburlaine a Mongol warrior whose relentless rise to greatness and power, together with his enormous greed and vanity, culminates in his eventual downfall.[via]More editions of Tamburlaine:
Themes and Conventions of Elizabethan Tragedyby Muriel C. BradbrookISBN 0521296951 (0-521-29695-1)
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Three Great Plays: The Emperor Jones, Anna Christie And The Hairy Apeby Eugene O'NeillISBN 0486442187 (0-486-44218-7)
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The Tragedy of Mariam the Fair Queen of Jewry: With the Lady Falkland Her Lifeby Barry Weller, Margaret W. Ferguson, Elizabeth CaryISBN 0520079671 (0-520-07967-1)
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The Way of the Worldby William CongreveISBN 0486277879 (0-486-27787-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Way of the World'Book summary:pubOne.info present you this new edition. My Lord, Whether the world will arraign me of vanity or not, that I have presumed to dedicate this comedy to your lordship, I am yet in doubt; though, it may be, it is some degree of vanity even to doubt of it. One who has at any time had the honour of your lordship's conversation, cannot be supposed to think very meanly of that which he would prefer to your perusal. Yet it were to incur the imputation of too much sufficiency to pretend to such a merit as mi [via]
The Wild Duckby Henrik IbsenISBN 0486411168 (0-486-41116-8)
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William Butler Yeats : Selected Poemsby W. B. Yeats, E. DickinsonISBN 051707396X (0-517-07396-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'William Butler Yeats : Selected Poems'Book summary:William Butler Yeats was not only one of the most beloved and honored poets of this century. Playwright, essayist, theatrical impresario, occultist, politician, famously hapless lover--he was also one of the most colorful and complex. Astonishingly, no full biography of Yeats has appeared in many years. Now, Keith Alldritt gives us a lively telling of Yeats's story that puts the poet in the context of his times, from the high Victorian era to the modernism of the thirties.
Alldritt reveals that Yeats was not just "the sensitive introvert who began as the mooning dreamer and after a lifetime seeking philosophical and hermetic wisdom, ended as the learned sage" that Yeats himself and his biographers would have us believe. He shows us a less familiar man: "a dedicated careerist, an ambitious man of determined self-interest, a seeker after social standing, and a combative man with a violent temper that sustained him in many nasty quarrels." Confrontational, scrappy, driven, he was deeply involved in both the political and literary issues of his day. He was instrumental in overturning the English domination of Irish literature and in researching and publishing books on Irish lore and fairy tales. He was the founder, with George Bernard Shaw, of the Irish Institute of Arts and Letters as well as the Abbey Theatre, where he refused to close down Synge's inflammatory play The Playboy of the Western World, despite riots in the street. During his tenure as senator in the Irish Parliament, he fought the Catholic divorce laws. At every level, Alldritt shows us a poet engaged in the world.
Yeats's long, passionate, and physically unrequited love affair with the beautiful Irish nationalist Maud Gonne, which led to some of his most poignant poetry, is brought vividly to life. Also covered in some detail are Yeats's numerous love affairs in the years before his death. Though condoned by his wife, they have not been explored in previous biographies out of respect for her feelings.
Another aspect of Yeats not generally appreciated is his involvement with literary movements outside Ireland and England. He wrote reviews for the Boston Globe; lectured regularly throughout the United States; and spent much time in France, where he was influenced by the symbolist poets, and in Italy, where he joined the Rapallo group led by the quixotic Ezra Pound.
In his years of research, Alldritt visited libraries worldwide. He was given special access to Yeats's private papers in the National Library of Ireland and interviewed many people who knew or are knowledgeable about Yeats, most notably Yeats's daughter, Anne.
Yeats has been called "the greatest poetic imagination of our century." Now Keith Alldritt reveals another facet of his extraordinary persona.
William Butler Yeats was a master craftsman, and one of his most skillful constructs was his own image. He wished to be remembered, above all, as an Irishman and a poet; as a man whose nature had been determined by the almost magical qualities of his childhood in Sligo and whose character had been shaped by the influence of admirable men. There is truth in this depiction of himself, but it is a partial truth only.
In this account, I attempt to go beyond his interior world and to evoke and do justice to those individuals and external forces which in their turn made up part of the dialectic of Yeats's life. Yeats lived at a time of profound changes for the Western world from the high Victorianism of the late 1800s to the advent of modernism in the 1930s. I have attempted to offer a strong sense of Yeats in his social and historical context--to show that an important side of his genius was his deep and often manipulative relationship with the turbulent life around him as with his turbulent life within. [via]More editions of William Butler Yeats : Selected Poems:
Worlds Apart : The Market and the Theater in Anglo-American Thought, 1550-1750by Jean-Christophe AgnewISBN 052124322X (0-521-24322-X)
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