Plays & Playwrights 90

Aphra Behn (1640-1689) is historically recognized as the first woman to make a living through writing; her plays, novels, poems and pamphlets have met with fresh notoriety since the 20th Century. He……続きを見る

Published in 1888 Sara Crewe by Frances Burnett is about a young girl Sara the daughter of a wealthy entrepreneur. Forced to leave her father as he travels to India in search of diamond mines Sara m……続きを見る

"This Malevole is one of the most prodigious affections that ever conversed with nature: a man, or rather a monster, more discontent than Lucifer." The Malcontent is a striking example of the new sa……続きを見る

Etonians aren't exactly noted for their grey matter, but I've always found them perfectly adjusted to society. Jack, a possible paranoid schizophrenic with a Messiah complex, inherits the title of t……続きを見る

Othello has a long history of provoking profound emotion in its audiences and readers. This 'freeze frame' volume showcases current debates and ideas about the play's provocative effects. Each chapt……続きを見る

Eleonora Villegas was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1953 in a family where show business was a tradition. Her intuition lets her know showbiz will be part of her life. She has produced documentaries……続きを見る

"Three Sisters" is Anton Chekhov's dramatic play written in 1900 and first performed in 1901. The story concerns the lives of an aristocratic family, the Prozorovs, who struggle to search for meanin……続きを見る

Acting is widely acknowledged to be the central art of the theatre and has a long and vibrant history. With over one thousand entries, this is the first encyclopedia of stage actors and acting aroun……続きを見る

The Roman statesman, philosopher and playwright Lucius Annaeus Seneca dramatically influenced the progression of Western thought. His works have had an unparalleled impact on the development of ethi……続きを見る

Published by Methuen Drama, the collected dramatic works of Bertolt Brecht are presented in the most comprehensive and authoritative editions of Brecht's plays in the English language. The fifth vol……続きを見る

To be like this. All the swagger and front, deals and deadlines, and keep you head down and your mouth shut might just one day bring him nearer to this. Different worlds. Matthew and Naomi await the……続きを見る

eLit, une collection d'ouvrages numériques pour rendre accessible les grands classiques du livre tout en offrant une véritable qualité professionnelle de mise en page respectant tous les standards i……続きを見る

This short ten minute play by prolific writer, Eero Tarik, looks at the perceptions we have in regard to gender stereotyping. Should men wear nail polish in the 21st century? And if not, why not? A ……続きを見る

Frank J. Morlock's English-language translation and adaptation of Ferdinand Dugue's 1881 play "Tibère: drame en cinq actes (huit tableaux)" chronicles the events in the life of Roman emperor Tiberi……続きを見る

The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 続きを見る

Angelo Baldovino, uomo di poco conto, dalla moralità accomodante, un fallito, accetta per denaro di sposare Agata, l'amante incinta del marchese Fabio Colli che non può sposarla perché già ammogliat……続きを見る

Uit een interview van Els Vermeir, afgenomen door Patrick Bernauw: Patrick: "Een tijdje geleden kwam ik op het idee, samen met mijn cursisten Literaire Creatie aan de Academie voor Podiumkunsten van……続きを見る

SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR * HENRY IV * THE MOUNTAIN GIANTS Pirandello ranks with Strindberg, Brecht, and Beckett as a seminal figure in modern drama. Innovative and influential, he broke……続きを見る

Edmund John Millington Synge was born on April 16th 1871 born in Newtown Villas, Rathfarnham, County Dublin on 16 April 1871 the youngest son of eight children. Synge was educated privately at schoo……続きを見る

Pythagoras lies dying at the end of his long and magnificent life. Part genius, part mystic, he has devoted himself to defining the perfect cosmic system he created, the great unity of numbers and m……続きを見る

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on the 16th October 1854 in Dublin Ireland. The son of Dublin intellectuals Oscar proved himself an outstanding classicist at Dublin, then at Oxford. W……続きを見る

Canada boasts a remarkable number of talented theatre artists, scholars, and educators. How Theatre Educates brings together essays and other contributions from members of these diverse communities ……続きを見る

Theatre, like other subjects in the humanities, has recently undergone quintessential changes in theory, approach, and research. Modern Drama – a collection of twelve essays from leading theatre and……続きを見る

Extrait : "PHILIPPE : Tu aurais déifié les hommes, si tu ne les méprisais. LORENZO : Je ne les méprise point, je les connais. Je suis très persuadé qu'il y en a très peu de méchants, beaucoup de lâc……続きを見る

Il s'agit du plan d'un drame de Diderot. L'intrigue est ainsi amenée par l'auteur : "Denys, tyran de Syracuse, avait à sa cour deux philosophes, Damon et Pythias. Damon était d'un caractère aimable ……続きを見る

Extrait : "Quand le chroniqueur Lavernié eut expliqué que son ex-ami Laurianne le traitait couramment de canaille à cause d'un service, que lui, Lavernié, avait dernièrement rendu audit Laurianne, i……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

Extrait : "Quoique le sujet de cette tragédie ne soit encore dans aucune histoire imprimée, il est pourtant très véritable. C'est une aventure arrivée dans le Serrail, il n'y a pas plus de trente an……続きを見る

Extrait : "NERON : Excité d'un désir curieux, Cette nuit je l'ai vue arriver en ces lieux, Triste, levant au ciel ses yeux mouillés de larmes, Qui brillaient au travers des flambeaux et des armes, B……続きを見る

Extrait : "JOCASTE: Ils sont sortis, Olympe? Ah mortelles douleurs! Qu'un moment de repos me va coûter de pleurs! Mes yeux depuis six mois étaient ouverts aux larmes..." 続きを見る