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Sheridan's Plays: The Rivals and The School for Scandal

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Brinsley Sheridan (Author), Will David Howe (Editor), Will David Howe (Introduction by)These two classic comedies by Sheridan are staples of English theatre. The Rivals features witty dialogue and mistaken identities, while The School for Scandal delivers a sharp critique of gossip and hypocrisy in high society. Both plays showcase Sheridan's brilliant satire, memorable characters, and insightful commentary on human behavior, making them enduring works ...

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Dekker (Author)Thomas Dekker was a playwright, pamphleteer and poet who, perhaps, deserves greater recognition than he has so far gained. Despite the fact only perhaps twenty of his plays were published, and fewer still survive, he was far more prolific than that. Born around 1572 his peak years were the mid 1590's to the 1620's - seven of which he spent in a debtor's prison. His works span the late Elizabethan and Caroline eras and his numerous collabor...

Thomas Dekker - The Noble Spanish Soldier:

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Report copyright infringementby James a. Herne (Author), James A. Herne (Editor), Julie A. Herne (Introduction by)This collection showcases James A. Herne's powerful contributions to American theater, particularly his focus on realism and human emotions. Shore Acres, his most famous play, is a heartwarming and dramatic portrayal of rural life in New England, centering on themes of family, tradition, and the tension between progress and preservation. Herne's works often explore the everyday st...

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Williams (Author), Srina Higgins (Editor)The Chapel of the Thorn is a two-act verse drama in which Christians and pagans contend for control of the Crown of Thorns. Its themes of spiritual tension, sacred vs. secular power, and religious war are as powerful now as they were when Williams wrote this play just over one hundred years ago. It is here published for the first time. Number of Pages: 152 Dimensions: 0.38 x 9.25 x 7.5 I...

Three Plays: Isaac Sheftel, The Last Jew, and The Dumb Messiah

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Report copyright infringementby David Pinski (Author), Isaac Goldberg (Translator)These works by David Pinski, a prominent Yiddish playwright and author, explore profound themes of Jewish identity, faith, and the human condition. Isaac Sheftel delves into the moral complexities of a man facing personal and communal challenges. The Last Jew is a thought-provoking narrative about survival, spirituality, and cultural continuity, while The Dumb Messiah tackles the expectations placed on messianic...

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Report copyright infringementby Dominique Morisseau (Author)Dominique Morisseau's most radical play yet follows two Black women living more than a century apart as they struggle to define freedom for themselves. Confederates tells the story of two women in what at first appear to be radically different circumstances. Sara is an enslaved rebel ferrying information from the plantation to Union soldiers. Sandra is a political science professor fighting the patriarchy at a predominantly white uni...

Mendel's Theatre: Heredity, Eugenics, and Early Twentieth-Century American Drama

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Report copyright infringementby T. Wolff (Author)Mendel's Theatre offers a new way of thinking about early twentieth-century American drama by uncovering the rich convergence of heredity theory, the American eugenics movement, and innovative modern drama from the 1890s to 1930.Author BiographyTAMSEN WOLFF is Assistant Professor of English at Princeton University, USA. Number of Pages: 278 Dimensions: 0.61 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Illustrated: Yes Publ...

Shakespeare's Roman Plays and Their Background

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Report copyright infringementby Mungo William MacCallum (Author)Explore the enduring power of Shakespeare's engagement with Roman history in "Shakespeare's Roman Plays and Their Background" by Mungo William MacCallum. This volume delves into the historical context and literary artistry of Shakespeare's tragedies and historical dramas inspired by ancient Rome. MacCallum's study provides valuable literary criticism, examining Shakespeare's dramatic interpretations of Roman themes and their last...

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Report copyright infringementby William Shaekspeare (Author)The life of William Shakespeare, arguably the most significant figure in the Western literary canon, is relatively unknown. Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1565, possibly on the 23rd April, St. George's Day, and baptised there on 26th April. Little is known of his education and the first firm facts to his life relate to his marriage, aged 18, to Anne Hathaway, who was 26 and from the nearby village of Shottery. Anne ga...

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Bridges (Author)Robert Bridges was born in Walmer, Kent on the 23rd of October 1844. He went to study medicine intending to practice until the age of forty and then retire to write poetry. Lung disease forced him to retire in 1882, and from that point on he devoted himself to writing and literary research. However, Bridges' literary work started long before his retirement, his first collection of poems having been published in 1873. He was appointed Poet...

The Burial of Alma: A Comedy in Two Acts

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Report copyright infringementby William L. Slout (Author)This modern comedy highlights the clash between Denver Littlefield, a history professor at a California University, and his actress wife, Sarah Coleman, whose sudden surge in popularity after being cast in a popular soap opera threatens to swamp her husband's image and career. Number of Pages: 178 Dimensions: 0.41 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: June 11, 2010

Snakes of Kampuchea: A Trilogy of Plays about Cambodia - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Mark Knego (Author)Drama. Southeast Asia Studies. SNAKES OF KAMPUCHEA is a symbolic trilogy of plays about Cambodia. In the first play, Snakes of Kampuchea, a forest near a farming village teems with nature spirits, retaining a harmony, until the vicious Khmer Rouge take over, the crocodile cannot control the waters of the lake, and refugees from the genocide flee to the West. In Tual Kan's Journey a single Cambodian mother in San Francisco's Tenderloin wrestle...

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Report copyright infringementby L. J. Phoenix (Author)Two strangers. One tragedy. A love that was destined to fail.After a devastating car crash claims their parents' lives, two strangers, Erika and Cole are sent to the same orphanage-alone, broken, and afraid. In each other, they find comfort, safety, and a bond so deep it becomes unbreakable.... until the universe intervenes.When the world discovers Cole's extraordinary singing voice, everything changes. Thrust into a life of fame, fortune,...

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Kyd (Author)A cornerstone of Elizabethan drama, Thomas Kyd's "The Spanish Tragedy" is a landmark work of English Renaissance theater and a foundational example of the revenge tragedy. This meticulously prepared edition makes this influential play available once more. A classic of its genre, "The Spanish Tragedy" explores themes of justice, morality, and the devastating consequences of vengeance. Kyd's dramatic skill and powerful language captivated audie...

Nil Darpan; or, The Indigo Planting Mirror, A Drama.

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Report copyright infringementby Dinabandhu Mitra (Author), Michael Madhusudan Dutt (Author)"Nil Darpan; or, The Indigo Planting Mirror" is a powerful drama shedding light on the harsh realities of the indigo trade in British India. Written by Dinabandhu Mitra and translated from Bengali, this significant work of Bengali literature exposes the social injustices endured by Indian farmers under colonial rule. This historical drama, categorized under Asian Drama and South Asian History, offers a ...

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Report copyright infringementby Ben Johnson (Author)Benjamin "Ben" Jonson was born in June, 1572. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays; Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, and his equally accomplished lyric poems. A man of vast reading and a seemingly insatiable appetite for controversy, including time in jail and a penchant for switching faiths, Jonson had an unparalleled breadth of influence on Jacobean and Caroline playwrights and poets....

Mister Jack -- For Better or for Worse: Two Don Juan Plays

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Report copyright infringementby Marvin Kaye (Author), Edmond Rostand (Author)This volume collects two Don Juan plays: "Mister Jack," by Marvin Kaye, and "Don Juan's Final Night," by Edmond Rostand (freely revised and adapted from "La Dernière Nuit de Don Juan" by Marvin Kaye). Also included are an introduction with historical and staging notes, plus an Afterword, "Mister Jack's Technique for Looking at Women." Number of Pages: 152 Dimensions: 0.35 x 9 x 6 IN ...

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Report copyright infringementby Algernon Charles Swinburne (Author)Algernon Charles Swinburne was born on April 5th, 1837, in London, into a wealthy Northumbrian family. He was educated at Eton and at Balliol College, Oxford, but did not complete a degree. In 1860 Swinburne published two verse dramas but achieved his first literary success in 1865 with Atalanta in Calydon, written in the form of classical Greek tragedy. The following year "Poems and Ballads" brought him instant notoriety. He ...

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Southey (Author)Robert Southey was born on the 12th of August 1774 in Bristol. A poet of the Romantic school and one of the "Lake Poets". Although his fame has been eclipsed by that of his friends William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey's verse was highly influential and he wrote movingly against the horrors and injustice of the slave trade. Among his other classics are Inchcape Rock as well as a number of plays including Wat Tyler. He wa...

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Report copyright infringementby John Dryden (Author)John Dryden was born on August 9th, 1631 in the village rectory of Aldwincle near Thrapston in Northamptonshire. As a boy Dryden lived in the nearby village of Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire. In 1644 he was sent to Westminster School as a King's Scholar. Dryden obtained his BA in 1654, graduating top of the list for Trinity College, Cambridge that year. Returning to London during The Protectorate, Dryden now obtained work with Cromwell's Secre...

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Report copyright infringementby Samson Hawkins (Author)I reckon, believe in yourself needs to have some, what d'you call it, caveats attached, you know what I mean? Because if you're someone who's like me, like, in general, a bit rubbish, the motto should be, 'Believe in yourself . . . within reason'. Aidan's lost. His best mate's starting uni, his mum can't get out of bed, and his new side hustle has questionable legality. Meanwhile, he's stacking shelves at the supermarket wondering if this...

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Report copyright infringementby Ben Jonson (Author)Benjamin "Ben" Jonson was born in June, 1572. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays; Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, and his equally accomplished lyric poems. A man of vast reading and a seemingly insatiable appetite for controversy, including time in jail and a penchant for switching faiths, Jonson had an unparalleled breadth of influence on Jacobean and Caroline playwrights and poets. ...

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Report copyright infringementby N. K. Srinivasan (Author)In this book, the author has chosen 90 verses of the Gita out of the total 700, which are purely subjective in nature. He, however, has included all the important ones for the sake of coherency of presentation. It is hoped that this small book will motivate the modern reader to study the full text with passion and devotion and pursue the spiritual goals towards eternal bliss. This abridged edition will give the complete message, which h...

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Report copyright infringementby Edmund Spenser (Author)One of the greatest of English poets, Edmund Spenser was born in East Smithfield, London, in 1552. He was educated in London at the Merchant Taylors' School and later at Pembroke College, Cambridge. In 1579, he published The Shepheardes Calender, his first major work. Edmund journeyed to Ireland in July 1580, in the service of the newly appointed Lord Deputy, Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton. His time included the terrible massacre ...

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Report copyright infringementby Ivey Green (Author)Zora and Her Stars: The Year of the Covid by Ivey Green Number of Pages: 34 Dimensions: 0.08 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: June 06, 2022

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Report copyright infringementby Hari Dutt Sharma (Author)Parents often have a tendency to blame children for their failings. In fact they fail to realise that it is their own role as parents that could be largely responsible for how their children ultimately turn out to be. The author, Hari Dutt Sharma, here tells the parents that they need to look within themselves to see how they could be model parents and provide a healthy environment for proper mental, educational and physical growth of t...

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Report copyright infringementby A. P. Sharma (Author)Presented in the most lucid style, the purpose of the book is not merely to know the characteristics of the self. It is also to find out about the truth of existence and beyond death, as well as to learn the process to knowledge. Only then the individual would discover the reasons for his selfishness, hatred, anger, fear that he cradles everyday in his life. The issue to have the knowledge of the self is very obscure. Yet the ideas presen...

Socialists, Socialites, and Sociopaths: Plays and Screenplays by Frank Tuttle

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Report copyright infringementby Frank Tuttle (Author), John Franceschina (Editor)Socialists, Socialites, and Sociopaths is a quartet of plays and screenplays written by Frank Tuttle between film directing assignments during the last twenty-five years of his life. Even more than his autobiography, They Started Talking, Tuttle's original plays reveal the wit and imagination that made him one of Hollywood's most sought after (if often underrated) directors of the 1920s and 30s. In addition the p...

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Report copyright infringementby Unknown (Author)"One of the early comedies of Shakespeare, *A Midsummer Night's Dream* can be suitably called as a 'wedding play', as it presents an atmosphere of wedding celebration. Number of Pages: 92 Dimensions: 0.22 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: January 09, 1912