Plays/Films/Dramas

Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol 2 of 2)

John Addington Symonds

The work is a scholarly survey of Greek poetry, the second volume in a two‑part series by John Addington…

Tales from Shakespeare

Lamb, Charles; Lamb, Mary

Tales from Shakespeare is an abridged collection that reshapes the great playwright’s plots into stories…

The Devil is an Ass

Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson’s The Devil is an Ass is a 17th‑century English comedy that opens not with a scene but with a…

Henri VIII

William Shakespeare

Cette pièce, signée William Shakespeare, se classe parmi les drames historiques qui mettent en scène le roi…

Cyrano de Bergerac: An Heroic Comedy in Five Acts

Edmond Rostand

The work is Edmond Rostand’s five‑act heroic comedy Cyrano de Bergerac, a verse drama that burst onto the…

Major Barbara

Bernard Shaw

The work is a stage‑play that opens in the library of Lady Britomart Undershaft’s London home on a cold…

The Clouds

Aristophanes

The Clouds is a Greek comedy by Aristophanes, presented here in an English translation that preserves the…

The collected works of Henrik Ibsen, Vol. 04 (of 11)

Henrik Ibsen

This volume gathers Henrik Ibsen’s Norwegian dramas translated into English, and opens with a detailed essay…

Plays: the Father; Countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger

August Strindberg

The volume gathers four of August Strindberg’s early dramas, The Father, Countess Julie, The Outlaw and The…

Edipo rey; Edipo en Colona; Antígona

Sophocles

Esta obra reúne tres tragedias de Sófocles, Edipo rey, Edipo en Colona y Antígona, que giran en torno al mito…

The Tragedies of Seneca Translated into English Verse, to Which Have Been Appended Comparative Analyses of the Corresponding Greek and Roman Plays, and a Mythological Index

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

The volume presents a scholarly edition of Seneca’s ten surviving tragedies, rendered into English blank…

Frühlings Erwachen: Eine Kindertragödie

Frank Wedekind

„Frühlings Erwachen“ ist eine Kindertragödie von Frank Wedekind, die im 19.

Apocolocyntosis

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

The work presented under the title Apocolocyntosis is a satirical piece traditionally linked to Seneca,…

Mary Stuart: A Tragedy

Friedrich Schiller

Friedrich Schiller’s “Mary Stuart” is a historical tragedy that dramatizes the final months of the Scottish…

The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 2 (of 3)

Christopher Marlowe

The volume presents the later‑stage publication of Christopher Marlowe’s Jew of Malta, a 1633 quarto printed…

Tales from Shakespeare

Lamb, Charles; Lamb, Mary

The volume is a child‑friendly collection of Shakespeare’s stories, edited by Charles and Mary Lamb to render…

The Works of John Marston. Volume 1

John Marston

The volume presents the collected works of John Marston, a playwright and poet of the early…

Three Plays

Luigi Pirandello

This volume gathers three of Luigi Pirandello’s most celebrated dramas, presented in English translation.

The Frogs

Aristophanes

Aristophanes’ The Frogs is a full‑length Greek comedy that opens with a lively, self‑referential prologue.

History of Spanish Literature, vol. 2 (of 3)

George Ticknor

An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume 1 (of 2) Written by Himself. A New Edition with Notes and Supplement

Colley Cibber

Colley Cibber’s An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber is a self‑written autobiography that has long…

When the movies were young

Linda Arvidson

Japanese Plays and Playfellows

Osman Edwards

The work is a scholarly survey of Japanese theatrical culture, framed by the author’s brief six‑month…

Wilhelm Tell

Friedrich Schiller

The work is a dramatic play by Friedrich Schiller that opens on the rugged shore of Lake Lucerne, where a…