Secrets accomplish their cultural work by distinguishing the knowable from the (at least temporarily) unknowable, those who know from those who don't. Within these distinctions resides an enormous p……続きを見る
著者:Viviana Comensoli
出版社: University of Toronto Press
発売日: 2015年02月06日
The domestic play flourished on the English popular stage during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Its roots were predominantly native, rather than classical, and its mainspring wa……続きを見る
Richard of Bordeaux is a play by “Gordon Daviot”, a pseudonym for Elizabeth Mackintosh, better known by another of her pen names, Josephine Tey. The play recounts the story of Richard II of England ……続きを見る
Thomas Middleton (1580-1627), a bricklayer's son, rose to become one of the most eminent playwrights of the Jacobean period. Along with Ben Johnson he helped shape the dynamic course of drama in Ren……続きを見る
"Le Paradis perdu est un poème épique écrit par John Milton et publié pour la première fois en 1667. Ce chef-d'œuvre de la littérature anglaise raconte l'histoire de la chute de l'homme, depuis sa c……続きを見る
"Le Songe d'une nuit d'été, écrit par le célèbre dramaturge William Shakespeare, est une comédie envoûtante qui transporte les lecteurs dans un monde féerique et enchanteur. Cette pièce captivante s……続きを見る
"Le Roi Lear est une pièce de théâtre écrite par William Shakespeare, considérée comme l'une de ses œuvres les plus sombres et les plus tragiques. Elle a été publiée pour la première fois en 1608 et……続きを見る
This early work by William Ernest Henley was originally published in 1903 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'In Hospital' is a collection of poetry he wrote dur……続きを見る
This anthology of William Ernest Henley’s poetry features some of the most beautiful and deeply moving pieces in the Victorian writer’s collection.
First published in 1898, this collection includes ……続きを見る
This early works by William Ernest Henley were originally published in the late 19th and early 20th century and we are now republishing them with a brand new introductory biography. 'A Selection of ……続きを見る
著者:Glyn Maxwell
出版社: Pan Macmillan
発売日: 2013年04月11日
Pluto – the non-planet, the ex-planet – is the dominant celestial influence in Glyn Maxwell’s new collection: Pluto is a book about change, the before-and-after of love, the aftermath of loss: chang……続きを見る
Spanning the 1950s to the 70s, the plays capture the rebellious mood of a post-war generation growing up to a backdrop of James Dean, Elvis, sharp-suited glamour, hope and despair.
John Byrne takes ……続きを見る
著者:John F. Vickrey
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2015年02月12日
Readers of Old English would generally agree that the poem Genesis B, a translation into Old English of an Old Saxon (that is, continental) retelling of the story of the Fall, is a vigorous and movi……続きを見る
This volume offers 22 of the central pageants which make up York's famous Corpus Christi cycle. The York cycle is the oldest and best-known of the English mystery cycles, and its depth and scope are……続きを見る
Charged with strangeness and beauty, Hill of Doors is a haunted and haunting book, where each successive poem seems a shape conjured from the shadows, and where the uncanny is made physically presen……続きを見る
This vintage book contains Ernest Dowson’s 1905 collection of poetry, “The Poems of Ernest Dowson”. A fantastic compendium of diverse poesy, this volume would make for a worthy addition to any colle……続きを見る
“A great achievement, the work of an author with an almost devout passion for good poems.”
ーFrank Kermode, New Republic
“Criticism of the Sonnets, and by extension, critical accounts of poetry, wil……続きを見る
Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's play, "The Winter's Tale", featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. The play follows ……続きを見る
One of Shakespeare’s most compelling historical tragedies, Julius Caesar explores the chilling events of political ambition and betrayal leading up to and following the assassination of the infamous……続きを見る
Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy, "Romeo and Juliet". Featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare, it is ……続きを見る
Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's play, "The Taming of the Shrew", featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. Set in Padu……続きを見る
Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's history play, "Henry VIII", featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. Based on the Eng……続きを見る
Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's play, "The Merchant of Venice". Featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. Antonio, a m……続きを見る
Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's tragedy, "Othello" (1622), featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. “Othello” is a pl……続きを見る
Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's history play, "Richard III". Featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare, it is a must fo……続きを見る
Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's famous play, "Hamlet". Featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare, it is a must for Shak……続きを見る
Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's iconic play, "Macbeth". Featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare, it is a must for Sha……続きを見る
Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's sharp-witted comedy, "Much Ado About Nothing". Featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespear……続きを見る
As the title implies, Simon Armitage's flesh-and-blood account of numerous personal journeys reads like a private encyclopaedia of emotion and health. Vivid and engaged, the poems range from the rai……続きを見る
This classic anthology includes work by 289 poets, arranged chronologically by the year of birth of the poet. The extensive table of contents links to every poet. By "English", the editor means in t……続きを見る