Plays & Playwrights 20

Generally regarded as Nella Larsen's best work, Passing was first published in 1929 but has received a lot of renewed attention because of its close examination of racial and sexual ambiguities. It ……続きを見る

Here you will find the complete novels and novellas of Leo Tolstoy in the chronological order of their original publication. - Childhood - Boyhood - Youth - Family Happiness - The Cossacks - War and……続きを見る

'Yes, you squashed cabbage leaf . . . you incarnate insult to the English language: I could pass you off as the Queen of Sheba' Pygmalion both delighted and scandalized its first audiences in 1914. ……続きを見る

A man from the slums faces his doppelganger from the other side of the tracks; three guests visiting a hot spring are reminded of their past sins by a magical ringing bell only they can hear; strand……続きを見る

Noh Fans are an essential element element of Japanese theater and this collection of fans is a rare example of this fine Japanese art. The chief purpose of Painted Fans of Japan is to present for We……続きを見る

Uniquely, this guide analyses the play's critical and performance history and recent criticism, as well as including five essays offering radically new paths for contemporary interpretation. The sub……続きを見る

English writer and dramatist, champ of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1932, Galsworthy wound up known for his depiction of the British upper working class and for his social parody. His most ren……続きを見る

Everything can be quantified. All worth can be quantified. Artistic worth. Human worth. Material worth. Everything. Some food is simply better than other food. Isn't it? Some clothes are better than……続きを見る

The critical event in Berenice, the death of Titus's father, the Emperor Vespasian, happens a week before the play opens. Thereafter Titus knows that his separation from Berenice is inevitable. The ……続きを見る

Japan's oldest surviving narrative, the eighth-century Kojiki, chronicles the mythical origins of its islands and their ruling dynasty through a diverse array of genealogies, tales, and songs that h……続きを見る

This antiquarian book contains a version of 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' adapted for the stage and written by James Braham White. Complete with lovely illustrations and sheet music for accompan……続きを見る

“Neden, niçin diye sorular sormak yerine, susmak gerekiyor bazen. Zihni doldurmak yükten başka bir şey değil. Hayat dediğini yapar. Baştan yazılmıştır yazı. Onunla kavga ederek anca yaralanır insan.……続きを見る

Twelve previously uncollected experimental shorter plays: The Chalky White Substance • The Day on Which a Man Dies (An Occidental Noh Play) • A Cavalier for Milady • The Pronoun "I" • The Remarkable……続きを見る

Buying the Farm captures a newsworthy topic of the day: the fight for survival by America's family farmers against the power and influence of corporate farming. While written as a novel, it is roote……続きを見る

Echoing the international "dolce vita" scandals of mid-20th century, the novel follows New York socialite Kirsten de Furia's flight from celebrated American husband and brilliant son to the arms of ……続きを見る

A Spanish civil war veteran lives with a piece of shrapnel embedded under his skull. His disconnected reality sees apples, cider, and flashes of old memories that to him, seem to belong to strangers……続きを見る

Sam Drake and Juliet Kruger are CIA agents attached to a Middle East division, code named Echo 10. It was their mission, to destroy Iran's nuclear and missile technology by introducing flawed techno……続きを見る

World famous cognitive scientist John Paulus, inspired by a Spanish short story, practices magical conjurations in order to bring about the death of his wife, Claire. After Claire dies in a house fi……続きを見る

Terry Pratchett's infamous city of Ankh-Morpork is under threat from a 60-foot fire-breathing dragon, summoned by a secret society of malcontented tradesmen. Defending Ank-Morpork against this threa……続きを見る

For Memorial Day weekend, an electrical engineer, who suffers from allergies, visits his troubled brother to help him sort through his life. When he leaves, he carries with him in a cooler one of hi……続きを見る

In Necessary Evils, Hal, an L. A. cop driven to avenge the murder of his three partners, finds himself blindfolded and stripped to the waist, on his knees, his hands bound behind him, surrounded by ……続きを見る

The story, opens in the office of Congressman Joe Norton from a (fictitious) district in Ohio. Concerned about reelection, he attends a state veterans convention to gather support for his campaign. ……続きを見る

Mercy Howard's childhood was sheltered, and her job as housekeeper to sexy Italian businessman Andreo Pascali makes her realize that she needs a makeover! A new haircut and some clothes later, Andre……続きを見る

Escape From Paradise – the long-awaited novel about the 1979 Iranian Revolution – is heartfelt powerful and compulsively readable. The lives of a group of Iranians and a young American woman with he……続きを見る

Artemis Bridge is the know-to, go-to guy, the amoral fixer in 2028 Los Angeles with the connection for your illicit desires. When an associate dies in his arms, he is burdened with a damaging video ……続きを見る

Benjamin Jonson (1572-1637) was a Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor, known best for his satirical plays and lyric poems. His career began in 1597 when he held a fixed engagement in "The Admiral'……続きを見る

Los Secretos de Lavinia es una novela que nos presenta la problemática de una mujer joven, de atractivo inmejorable, trabajaba en un laboratorio, investigada por el Comisionado influyente de la ciud……続きを見る

Aurica Daniels is an award winning author from Delaware. She's best known for her thriller novels. She is loved by her friends and cherished by her fans; Aurica has a secret past that she never told……続きを見る

Tao stammer. En lidelse han opfatter som uoverskuelig og ydmygende, og som derfor invaliderer hans tilvaerelse saa meget, at han for det meste blot forsoger at holde det talte ord fra sig saa meget ……続きを見る

Wycherley's four comedies are admired for their satirical wit, farcical humour, vivid characterization, and social criticism.Love in a Wood, a lively comedy of intrigue, established him as a brillia……続きを見る