The idea of a theater, a study of ten plays;: The art of drama in changing perspective (A4)
Anchor, January 1953. Mass Market PaperBack. Heavy shelf wear. Chipping. Scuff marks. Previous dealer's address stamp first inside page. [255 pages]. More
Anchor, January 1953. Mass Market PaperBack. Heavy shelf wear. Chipping. Scuff marks. Previous dealer's address stamp first inside page. [255 pages]. More
Cambridge University Press, September 1998. Paper Back. This volume of specially commissioned essays contains studies of O'Neill's life, his intellectual and creative forebears, and his relation to the theatrical world of his creative period, 1916-1942. Also included are descriptions of the O'Neill canon and its production history on stage and..... More
Library of America, April 2010. Cloth. Here is the story, told firsthand through electric, deeply engaged writing, of America's living theater, high and low, mainstream and experimental. Drawing on history, criticism, memoir, fiction, poetry, and parody, editor Laurence Senelick presents writers with the special knack "to distill both the immediate..... More
Doubleday Anchor, 1968. First Edition. Mass Market PaperBack. 'A Doubleday Anchor Original'. Mass market paperback, stated, First Edition. Sun lightened spine with superficial creases. Edgewear with soiling and dust stains. [429 pages plus five page list of Anchor titles]. More
Yale University Press, January 1965. Book Club. Hardcover. Complete set of 40 volumes; Conditions range from Good+ to VG+; All bindings are solid; Blue cloth boards clean and sturdy, gilt at spine faded on some volumes, on others crisp and clean, book club blind-stamps present at rear boards; Mild staining..... More
Hill & Wang, May 2000. Trade Paperback. Introduction by Donald Lyons "What Is Theatre?," originally published in 1968, collects all of Eric Bentley's theater criticism. Bentley's most productive years as a reviewer coincided with some of the greatest years of twentieth-century drama. His essays cover the premieres of works by..... More
Harvest Books, November 1987. Trade Paperback. Here is Bentley's definitive original text, including his long-suppressed foreword. A major study by one of the leading modern dramatic critics. Introduction by Richard Gilman; new Afterword by the Author. Index. More
Clarendon Press /Oxford University Press, April 1991. Cloth. In 1880 Nietzche observed that Goethe had been "not just a good and great man, but an entire culture." The author of Faust, of exquisite lyric poetry, and of a bewildering variety of other plays, novels, and poetry as well as treatises..... More
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941. Cloth. Octavo. Jacket is missing. Red cloth covered boards with gold lettering on spine and front panel. Well worn. Darkened spine. Damp stains & discoloration to boards. Likewise damp stains to fore-edge. Top edge heavy dust stains. Tanning end pages. [178 pages]. More
Hill and Wang, January 1982. Paper Back. 20th printing, 1983; Covers and spine mildly worn; Previous owner initials present at half title; Text free of markings; An excellent copy. More
ABRAMS, September 1993. Hardcover. The first comprehensive, fully illustrated look at the legendary Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., (1867-1932), one of Broadway's greatest producers and most intriguing characters. Throughout the book are paintings and photos of stars and other memorabilia, along with a portfolio of 67 full-color pictures, for a total of..... More
Da Capo Press, July 1983. Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy red cloth boards w/ black lettering/design at front and spine; Boards mildly worn/scuffed; Mild foxing present at paste-downs/end-pages; Text/illustrations free of markings; NO dust jacket present. More
Random House, January 1937. Hardcover. Second printing; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy, navy cloth boards w/ immaculate gilt design/letting at front and spine; Pages free of markings; Dust jacket clipped at all four corners, moderate age wear present w/ chipping, creasing and some small tears present at edges; Jacket housed in..... More
Cambridge University Press, June 1976. Paper Back. In this 1976 introduction to Brecht's theatre and theory, Ronald Gray explores the dramatist's interacting roles as a committed Marxist seeking to influence audiences and as one of the most innovative craftsmen ever to work in the theatre. Dr Gray traces the development..... More
Grove Press, January 1965. First Thus. Paper Back. First printing stated; Binding intact; Clean covers with minimal spine wear; Spine top corner bumped; Front cover mildly creased at outer bottom corner; Previous owner name present inside front cover; Pages free of markings; An excellent copy. More
Vintage, December 1994. Mass Market PaperBack. "Never before, in the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of Black people's lives been seen on the stage," observed James Baldwin shortly before A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway in 1959. This edition presents the..... More
Doubleday, April 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. One man's post-retirement passion for the works of history's greatest literary genius becomes an inspiring intellectual and spiritual adventure--and a lesson in the ageless wisdom to be found in literature. In the twilight of a successful career as a book editor, Herman Gollob attended..... More
University of Missouri, June 2021. Hardcover. In 2011, the centennial of Tennessee Williams's birth, events were held around the world honoring America's greatest playwright. There were festivals, conferences, and exhibitions held in places closely associated with Williams's life and career--New Orleans held major celebrations, as did New York, Key West..... More
Cambridge University Press, August 2017. Paper Back. Edward Albee (1928-2016) was a central figure in modern American theatre, and his bold and often experimental theatrical style won him wide acclaim. This book explores the issues, public and private, that so influenced Albee's vision over five decades, from his first great..... More
Doubleday Anchor Books, 1958. First Edition. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback with darkened/bowed spine. [385 pages plus three page list of Anchor titles then available]. More
Doubleday Ancor, 1953. First Edition. Paper Back. Mass market paperback, a paperback original. First Edition. Slightly leaning spine. Slight dust stains to cover. [189 pages plus two pages of Anchor titles available, 1953]. More
Anchor Books, 1961. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Mild edgewear. Dust stains. [289 pages0. More
Penguin Classics, December 1965. Mass Market PaperBack. 1970 re-print w/ orange cover; Spine shows mild wear from use; Clean text; Previous owner initnals present at publisher page. More
Oxford University Press, USA, September 2007. Paper Back. Oedipus, the former ruler of Thebes, has died. Now, when his young daughter Antigone defies her uncle, Kreon, the new ruler, because he has prohibited the burial of her dead brother, she and he enact a primal conflict between young and old..... More
Oxford University Press, February 1990. Paper Back. A translation and interpretation of one of Euripides' plays, this version reveals the formal beauty and thematic concentration of the Alcestis. The late William Arrowsmith presents the play as a drama of human existence with recognizably human characters who also represent masked embodiments..... More