What is implied when we refer to the study of performing arts as 'drama', 'theatre' or 'performance'? Each term identifies a different tradition of thought and offers different possibilities to the st...
Shakespeare's plays continue to be circulated on a massive scale in a variety of guises - as editions, performances, and adaptations - and it is by means of such mediation that we come to know his dra...
Wielding a mechanical apparatus for an arm and powered by a steam engine inplace of a heart, Cole Blaquesmith continues his quest to dethrone thederanged Lord Absinthe and uncover the secrets of his l...
Born in New York City in 1928, Stanley Kubrick began taking photographs when in high school. At sixteen, he sent a photograph he took of a newsstand after President Roosevelt's death to Look Magazine....
Inaugurates an attractive and useful annual reference series of critical viewpoints in the form of excerpts from significant commentary on the most widely studied (in high school and undergraduate Eng...
This succinct text gives readers an overview of how American drama developed from the end of the Second World War to the turn of the twenty-first century. It provides a balanced assessment of the majo...
Richard Wagner continues to be the most controversial artist in history, a perpetually troubling figure in our cultural consciousness. The unceasing debate over his works and their impact - for and ag...
This "Companion" provides an original and authoritative survey of twentieth-century American drama studies, written by some of the best scholars and critics in the field
Why are many of the most successful people plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation? This wise and profound book has provided thousands of readers with an answerand has helped them to apply it ...
This Companion provides an original and authoritative survey of twentieth-century American drama studies, written by some of the best scholars and critics in the field. Balances consideration of canon...
This book is intended for undergraduates on courses in drama, theatre or performing arts, providing an informative and accessible guide to the subject. It will help students understand their main text...
What does it matter what we read? The question of the materiality of the book has surprising consequences when applied to dramatic writing, where the bookish qualities of dramatic literature, qualitie...
Explores the cultural differences between British and American musicals, examines their critical reception, and demonstrates the crucial role of British and American directors in developing a new kind...
There was a vast array of activity in American theatre during the twentieth century, when work produced in the United States reached the height of its significance and influence within the world reper...
A wholly unique A to Z reference for modern drama, this authoritative encyclopedia differs from others in highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of drama by placing playwrights and plays within the...
There has been a marked revival of interest in medieval drama in recent years, much of it informed by an increasing understanding that drama is not just literature, but a social and indeed commercial...
What makes good drama? And why does drama matter in an age that is awash in information and entertainment? With bracing directness and aphoristic grace, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Glenga...
This title offers an up-to-the-minute look at the challenge facing Fed chair Ben Bernanke in trying to clean up the problems affecting the U.S. economy that he inherited from his predecessor, Alan Gre...
Allie is totally excited when a new girl joins her class! But Cheyenne quickly becomes a GIANT PAIN - she thinks she's sooo mature, wearning high-heeled boots and making everyone play the kissing game...