W W Norton & Co Inc, June 1955. Trade Paperback. Blood Wedding. Concerned with love that cannot become marriage among the primitive hill people of Castile, this is a play of the workings of tremendous passions and tribal ritual toward an inescapable tragic end. Yerma. "The whole tragic burden of..... More
ECW Press, May 1994. Trade Paperback. Here's the story of the musical version of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee's life. Highlighted by 15 illustrations, Keith Garebian gives behind-the-scenes information about Ethel Merman and Angela Lansbury, both of whom portrayed the flamboyant "artist," and provides an in-depth analysis of the play's structure..... More
PRENTICE HALL INC, January 1964. Reprint. Paper Back. Octavo. 6th printing. Previous reader's name in ink first inside page. Tick marks and some other scattered marginal markings. Well worn. Sticker residue to cover. [180 pages plus two page list of Twentieth Century Views titles]. More
Dodd, Mead, January 1949. Cloth. Octavo. In heavily chipped/edgeworn dustjacket with rubbing. Large jacket piece missing top of spine (two inches by one inch). Small holes worn in jacket at folds. Darkening/foxing to verso of DJ. Tan cloth covered boards with red rectangle containing silver lettering on spine. Darkened to..... More
Harlan Davidson, 1986. Reprint. Paper Back. MATT. We retrench the Superfluities of Mankind. The World is avaritious, and I hate Avarice. A covetous fellow, like a Jackdaw, steals what he was never made to enjoy, for the sake of hiding it. These are the Robbers of Mankind, for Money was..... More
Grove Press, Inc./ Evergreen original, January 1960. Reprint. Trade Paperback. 8th printing. Octavo. Heavily stained with foxing. Darkened textblock edges. (128 pp.). More
Faber and Faber, January 2009. Paper Back. "The Maids" ("Les Bonnes," here translated by Bernard Frechtman) is Jean Genet's most oft-revived work for the stage. First performed in Paris in 1947, its action was inspired by a real-life scandal, the murder by two maids, sisters Christine and Lea Papin, of..... More
Penguin Books, January 1989. Trade Paperback. More
Easton Press, January 1979. Leather. Full leather. Gilt edges. Silk ribbon page marker. Moire endpapers. More
New Mermaids/A & C Black/W.W. Norton, 2001. Paper Back. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ...arms of your general, then to your..... More
Nick Hern Books, March 1996. Trade Paperback. More
Alfred A. Knopf, April 1959. Reprint. Hardcover. First Edition. In tattered, edgeworn dustjacket with clipped flap. Veso darkened/foxing. Quarter bound: Teal cloth covered spine with gold lettering & burgundy paper covered boards blinded stamped WG with fleurs-de-lys corner decor. Tanned end pages. Darkened textblock top edge. Darkened deckled fore-edge. [2nd..... More
Schocken Books, January 1965. Paper Back. {5 & 1/4' x 8'} Shelf worn cover. Previous owner's name inked on verso of front panel. [140 pages.]. More
Gibbs Smith, April 2011. Trade Paperback. Like Hemingway to Cuba or Mark Twain to the Mississippi, certain writers are inextricably tied to their environments-the culture, the history, the people, the cuisine. The plays of Tennessee Williams evoke the ambiance and flavor of the South. Part food memoir and part cookbook..... More
Yale Univ Pr, September 1997. Paper Back. The Cherry Orchard, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and other plays of Anton Chekhov have been acclaimed by audiences and readers since they first began appearing in the late nineteenth century. In this eloquent and insightful book, an eminent critic explores the..... More
Da Capo Press, March 1987. Trade Paperback. More
Oxford University Press, USA, May 1991. Hardcover. In this groundbreaking work, one of our foremost literary and cultural critics turns to the major figure in English literature, William Shakespeare, and proposes a dramatic new reading of nearly all his plays and poems. The key to A Theater of Envy is..... More
Dramatic Publishing, January 1998. Paper Back. 12mo. [95 pages]. More
Heinemann Educational Books, 1982. Reprint. Stapled Pamphlet. {6' x 7 & 1/2'} 66 pages. More
Viking Copmpass, March 1974. Reprint. Paper Back. This compelling 1902 play, considered Gorky's masterpiece, centers on a group of wretched souls who congregate to play cards, tell stories, and debate whether it is better to live without illusions or to maintain a romanticized world view. A powerful, influential drama, hailed..... More
Putnam, January 1969. Cloth. Octavo. In tattered, chipped & torn dustjacket with darkened spine. Foxing/dust staineed at margins. Likewise dust stained/tanned on DJ verso at folds & spine. Sangria colored cloth with gold lettering along spine. Foxing/dust stains textblock top edge and deckled fore-edge. Squash colored end pages front &..... More
Little, Brown, January 1967. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo in heavily foxed, dust stained dustjacket. Flap not clipped. Heavy tanning/dust stains Brown cloth covered boards with Little Brown blind stamped logo front panel lower right corrner. Gold lettering on cloth spine. End pages Djon colored. Heavy dust staining/foxing textblock edges. [330..... More
Watson-Guptill Publications, October 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Each title in this compact series takes a lighthearted look at its subjects and gives readers an entertaining and informative overview. Here's a ticket to instant sophistication for anyone who delves into this loving celebration of theater art, past and present, scripted in..... More
Cambridge University Press, November 1989. Reprint. Trade Paperback. This is a fresh, comprehensive critical study of Samuel Beckett's first and best-known dramatic work, Waiting for Godot, which has become one of the most frequently performed, widely discussed, and influential plays in the history of the theatre. Professor Graver discusses the..... More
