William Congreve 
The Way of the World, a Comedy 
As It Is Acted at the Theatre in Lincoln’s-Inn-Fields, by His Majesty’s Servants

Published in 1908, this book considers the work of William Shakespeare. Providing notes and commentaries on some of his poems and plays, as well as context from English history, and analysis from his …

With a panoramic sweep across continents and topics, Early Modern Improvisations is an interdisciplinary collection that analyzes the relationship between early modern literature and history through …

National Theatre Connections 2024 draws together ten new plays for young people to perform, from some of the UK”s most exciting and popular playwrights. These are plays for a generation of …

Shakespeare and Posthumanist Theory charts challenges in the field of Shakespeare studies to the assumption that the category “human” is real, stable, or worthy of privileging in discussions of the …

Shakespeare s Unmuted Women explores women s speeches in selected plays by Shakespeare, highlighting women s discerning insight as a vital ingredient in these selected works. The book discusses the …

Rather than treating the plays as objects to be studied, described and interpreted, Engagements with Shakespearean Drama examines precisely what about Shakespeare’s plays is so special – why they con …

Advanced Placement Classroom: Macbeth is a teacher-friendly resource for using one of Shakespeare”s greatest tragedies in the Advanced Placement classroom. Students will examine the play critically …

Set in New England just after the end of the Civil War, Mourning Becomes Electra is O”Neill”s three part reworking of themes from Greek tragedy. This adaptation of Aeschylus” Oresteia by one of Am …

In 1829 Robert Southey published a book of his imaginary conversations with the original Utopian: Sir Thomas More; or Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society. The product of almost two de …

Contributors to this collection delve into the relationship between Rome and Shakespeare. They view the presence of Rome in Shakespeare”s plays not simply as an unquestioned model of imperial …