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  • A Doll's House, Men of Honour, When We Dead Awaken

    by Henrik Ibsen, Laura Kieler, Kirsten E. Shepherd, Tzen Sam ...
    Translated by Gaye Kynoch ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'Oh, be not afraid. I am cast out of society, but you, is it not true, you walk around as a man of honour? What more do you want?' (Laura Kieler, Men of Honour) Very few readers and audiences know that Ibsen's iconic feminist drama A Doll's House was built upon the real-life story of a woman called Laura Kieler, who was his friend and fellow writer. Her life fell apart when A Doll's House came out ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Modern Drama

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Kirsten Shepherd-Barr ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The story of modern drama is a tale of extremes, testing both audiences and actors to their limits through hostility and contrarianism. Spanning 1880 to the present, Kirsten E. Shepherd-Barr shows how truly international a phenomenon modern drama has become, and how vibrant and diverse in both text and performance. This Very Short Introduction explores the major developments of modern drama, ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Theatre and Science

    Series series Cambridge Companions to Theatre and Performance
    Theatre has engaged with science since its beginnings in Ancient Greece. The intersection of the two disciplines has been the focus of increasing interest to scholars and students. The Cambridge Companion to Theatre and Science gives readers a sense of this dynamic field, using detailed analyses of plays and performances covering a wide range of areas including climate change and the environment, ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Modern Drama

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Kirsten Shepherd-Barr ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The story of modern drama is a tale of extremes, testing both audiences and actors to their limits through hostility and contrarianism. Spanning 1880 to the present, Kirsten E. Shepherd-Barr shows how truly international a phenomenon modern drama has become, and how vibrant and diverse in both text and performance. This Very Short Introduction explores the major developments of modern drama, ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett

    by Kirsten Shepherd-Barr ...
    Evolutionary theory made its stage debut as early as the 1840s, reflecting a scientific advancement that was fast changing the world. Tracing this development in dozens of mainstream European and American plays, as well as in circus, vaudeville, pantomime, and "missing link" performances, Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett reveals the deep, transformative entanglement among science, art, ... Read more

    $67.99 CAD

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    On Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theater

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  • Lorca - a Dream of Life

    by Leslie Stainton ...
    With a rare blend of grace, warmth, and scholarship, Leslie Stainton raises the stakes of our appreciation for the greatest of Spain's modern poets, Federico Garca Lorca. Drawing on fourteen years of research; more than a hundred letters unknown to prior biographers; exclusive interviews with Lorca's friends, family, and acquaintances; and dozens of newly discovered archival material, Stainton has ... Read more

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    Across Latin America in Search of a New Architecture

    by Justin McGuirk ...
    What makes the city of the future? How do you heal a divided city?In Radical Cities, Justin McGuirk travels across Latin America in search of the activist architects, maverick politicians and alternative communities already answering these questions. From Brazil to Venezuela, and from Mexico to Argentina, McGuirk discovers the people and ideas shaping the way cities are evolving.Ever since the mid ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Euripides' Medea

    A New Translation

    by Diane J. Rayor ...
    Euripides' Medea comes alive in this new translation that will be useful for both academic study and stage production. Diane J. Rayor's accurate yet accessible translation reflects the play's inherent theatricality and vibrant poetry. The book includes an analytical introduction and comprehensive notes, and an essay on directing Medea by stage director Karen Libman. The play begins after Medea, a ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

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    Art, Criticism, Emergency

    by Hal Foster ...
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    $25.99 CAD

  • The Maids by Jean Genet (Book Analysis)

    Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

    by Bright Summaries ...
    Series series BrightSummaries.com
    Unlock the more straightforward side of The Maids with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Maids by Jean Genet, a play that describes the daily ritual of two sisters employed as maids, who re-enact the death of their mistress, until the day when the role play becomes a reality. This unsettling play confronts readers with the existence ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Historical Dictionary of German Theater

    by William Grange ...
    Series series Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts
    The German-language theater is one of the most vibrant and generously endowed of any in the world. It boasts long and honored traditions that include world-renowned plays, playwrights, actors, directors, and designers, and several German theater artists have had an enormous impact on theater practice around the globe. Students continue to study German plays in dozens of languages, and every year ... Read more

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