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

Anchor Books, January 1963. First Thus. Mass Market PaperBack. Shelf worn mass market paperback edition. Sun tanned spine with darkened/dust stained edges. Worn corners. Creases. Previous reader's name inked half title page. [503 pages plus nine page list of Anchor and Dolphin titles.]. 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

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

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, 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

W. W. Norton, September 2005. Trade Paperback. A young man from a small provincial town moves to London in the late 1580s and, in a remarkably short time, becomes the greatest playwright not of his age alone but of all time. How is an achievement of this magnitude to be..... More

Faber & Faber, 1976. First Thus. Soft Cover. Octavo. Marginal darkening to internal pages. Cover is bright, clean, red cardstock with black & white lettering. [69 pages plus eight page list of Grove Press titles]. More

Vintage Books USA, May 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. In the stunningly inventive new play by the author of Six Degrees of Separation, the island of Sicily becomes the setting for a drama enacting passions as ancient as a buried civilization and as catastrophic as an earthquake. This volume also contains..... More

Dramatists Play Service, Inc., January 1998. Stapled Pamphlet. Octavo. Pamphlet in yellow cardstock with black lettering and two staples. [60 pages plus six pages of advertisements]. More

Grove Pr, September 1996. Hardcover. Mel Gussow, the longtime drama critic for The New York Times, has put together a revelatory book of conversations with the famously reticent author and his chief collaborators. In this revealing and poignant collection, Gussow paints a portrait of Samuel Beckett, the novelist and playwright..... More