Plays/Films/Dramas

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

The work is a five‑act tragedy that begins not with a narrative exposition but with a full theatrical…

Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare

This work is a dramatic tragedy set in Verona, foregrounding a bitter vendetta between the Montague and…

The Book of the Courtier

Baldassarre Castiglione

The Book of the Courtier is a Renaissance dialogue that records a series of conversations held in the palace…

The Comedies of Terence Literally Translated into English Prose, with Notes

Terence

The volume presents a literal English prose rendering of Terence’s Roman comedy Andria, accompanied by…

Historia de la literatura y del arte dramático en España, tomo II

Adolf Friedrich von Schack

Este tomo II de la obra de Adolf Friedrich von Schack constituye una investigación histórica y crítica de la…

The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume IV

Aphra Behn

The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume IV is a scholarly compilation of the playwright’s late‑17th‑century English…

The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3)

Christopher Marlowe

The volume presents the third part of Christopher Marlowe’s collected works, edited by H.

Faust: Eine Tragödie [erster Teil]

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Der erste Teil von Goethes Faust ist ein dramatisches Gedicht, das zugleich als Prolog und als Vorwort zu…

Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Dieses Werk ist Goethes dramatischer Erstteil zu „Faust“, ein Gedicht‑ und Theaterspiel, das zugleich als…

The Elizabethan Stage, Vol. 2

E. K. Chambers

The Elizabethan Stage, Vol. 2 is a scholarly reference work that catalogues every theatrical company that…

Macbeth

William Shakespeare

This work is a tragedy that opens on a bleak, storm‑tossed heath where three witches chant “Fair is foul, and…

The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 7 of 9]

William Shakespeare

This volume presents William Shakespeare’s celebrated tragedy Romeo and Juliet, as edited for the Cambridge…

Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois

George Chapman

George Chapman’s Bussy D’Ambois and its sequel The Revenge of Bussy D’Ambois are 17th‑century English…

The Tempest The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.]

William Shakespeare

The Tempest is presented here as the first play in the nine‑volume 1863 Cambridge edition of Shakespeare’s…

The Hairy Ape

Eugene O'Neill

Eugene O’Neill’s The Hairy Ape opens in the cramped forecastle of a transatlantic liner, where a throng of…

Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth

A. C. Bradley

The work is a series of university‑level lectures by A. C.

Jeremiah: A Drama in Nine Scenes

Stefan Zweig

Jeremiah: A Drama in Nine Scenes is a theatrical rendering of the biblical prophet’s inner turmoil, presented…

The sea-gull

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The work is a Russian drama translated into English, set on the estate of Sorin where a makeshift stage masks…

Hedda Gabler

Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler is a late‑19th‑century Norwegian drama that explores the tangled dynamics of…

Reigen: Zehn Dialoge

Arthur Schnitzler

The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 8 of 9]

William Shakespeare

The volume presents the Cambridge Edition of Shakespeare’s “Tragicall Historie of HAMLET, Prince of…

Cyrano de Bergerac

Edmond Rostand

This work is a 17th‑century French drama that begins not with a prologue but with a bustling theatrical…

The Grand Inquisitor

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Grand Inquisitor is a dramatic episode taken from Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s final novel, The Brothers…

Mariucha

Benito Pérez Galdós

The work is a comedy by Benito Pérez Galdós, presented here as a stage play rather than a novel.