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  • Western Drama Confronts Selfish Humanity

    Dramatic Altruisms

    by William W. Demastes ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
    This book offers a timely exploration of how Western theatre has consistently challenged the notion that human nature is fundamentally selfish.Through millennia of dramatic works, the theatre has served as a vital platform for examining the complex interplay between selfish and selfless behavior, contributing to a debate that remains at the heart of contemporary culture wars. While traditional ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

  • Understanding John Guare

    by William Demastes ...
    Series series Understanding Contemporary American Literature
    A comprehensive study of an award-winning playwright known for unconventional blending of genresJohn Guare, one of the most innovative and influential contemporary American playwrights of the last sixty years, is best known for such works as House of Blue Leaves, winner of an Obie Award, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play, and four Tony Awards, and Six Degrees of ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Cambridge Introduction to Tom Stoppard

    by William Demastes ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to Literature
    Tom Stoppard is widely considered to be one of the most important dramatists of contemporary theatre. In this Introduction, William Demastes provides an accessible overview of Stoppard's life and work, exploring all the complexity and variety that makes his drama so unique. Illustrated with images from a diverse range of Stoppard productions, the book provides clear evaluations of his major works, ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

  • Best Monologues from Best American Short Plays

    Volume One

    by William W. Demastes ...
    Series series Best American Short Plays
    Best Monologues from Best American Short Plays, Volume One is a must for actors of all ages – beginners as well as seasoned veterans – and belongs in the libraries of all theater teachers looking for new and exciting material for their students. The monologues in this volume are excerpted from the outstanding series Best American Short Plays, an archive of works from many of the best playwrights ... Read more

    $21.29 CAD

  • Realism and the American Dramatic Tradition

    Edited by William W. Demastes ...
    This book reconsiders realism on the American stage by addressing the great variety and richness of the plays that form the American theatre canon.Any review of 20th-century American theatre invariably leads to the term realism. Yet despite the strong tradition of theatrical realism on the American stage, the term is frequently misidentified, and the practices to which it refers are often attacked ... Read more

    $38.39 CAD

  • The Best American Short Plays 2012-2013

    Edited by William W. Demastes ...
    This ebook is now available from Bloomsbury Academic. Bloomsbury Academic publish acclaimed resources for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as the general reader, across a broad range of subjects including Archaeology, Art & Visual Culture, Biblical Studies, Business & Management, Drama & Performance Studies, Economics, Education, Film & Media, History, Linguistics, Literary Studies, ... Read more

    $21.29 CAD

  • The Best American Short Plays 2010-2011

    Edited by William W. Demastes ...
    Series series Best American Short Plays
    Applause is proud to continue the series that for over 70 years has been the standard of excellence for one-act plays in America. As previous series editor Ramon Delgado wrote in his introduction to The Best American Short Plays of 1989, the choice of entries for each edition has been based on the same goal: “to include a balance among three categories of playwrights: 1) established playwrights ... Read more

    $20.19 CAD

  • The Best American Short Plays 2013-2014

    Edited by William W. Demastes ...
    Series series Best American Short Plays
    For more than 70 years, The Best American Short Plays has been the standard of excellence for one-act plays in America. From its inception, it has identified cutting-edge playwrights – Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, and others – who have gone on to establish award-winning careers.The Best American Short Plays 2013-2014 takes a look at our changing times. “Uncertain” seems to be the watchword of ... Read more

    $21.29 CAD

  • The Best American Short Plays 2011-2012

    Edited by William W. Demastes ...
    Series series Applause Books
    THEATER/CONTEMPORARY PLAYS ... Read more

    $21.29 CAD

  • Best Monologues from The Best American Short Plays

    Volume Three

    Edited by William W. Demastes ...
    Series series Best American Short Plays
    “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Really? Words can break spirits, destroy confidence. They can also build hope and incite great acts of heroism. Playwrights know this, and so do theater audiences. Otherwise, why go? Words matter and carry clout every bit as dangerous as a hammer or crowbar. This, too, playwrights know.The monologues in this volume are full of ... Read more

    $21.29 CAD

  • Best Monologues from The Best American Short Plays

    Volume Two

    Edited by William W. Demastes ...
    Series series Best American Short Plays
    This second volume of the best monologues from the Best American Short Plays series features a diverse selection drawn from the outstanding works from many of today's best American playwrights. In these monologues, the playwrights capture much of the flavors, feelings, and thoughts of American culture over the past several decades. The result is a collection of taught, engaging monologues offering ... Read more

    $21.29 CAD

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    by John Lennard ...
    An illuminating study of Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel with special attention to its film versions. From its first publication in 1955 Nabokov's Lolita has been denounced as immoral filth, hailed as a moral masterpiece, and both praised and damned for stylistic excess. In this fresh appraisal John Lennard provides convenient overviews of Nabokov's life and of the novel (including both ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus