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Richard Hillmans latest book on the French connections of early modern English drama shows that Shakespeare regularly inflected the models provided by Italian comedy and tragicomedy by evoking French material, dramatic and non-dramatic. Such inflection especially bears on the tragic overtones that menace or complicate comic resolutions.

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Even the most gifted screenwriters get lost along the way. Inspired by the work of mythologist Joseph Campbell and psychologist Jean Houston, this title demonstrates how the "screenwriting by numbers" approach that offers templates into which the writer may mechanically drop his or her story idea is fundamentally incomplete.

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Contains essays written by some of the scholars of the Spanish Golden Age, exploring some of the many issues that arose from this season and the complex nature of translating and staging plays from the Spanish Golden Age on the English-speaking stage.

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The majority of Shakespeare's plays have at least one clown figure making an appearance. Videbaek examines even the smallest clown roles, showing how the clown's freedom of speech allows him to become a mediator between the audience and the action of the play, helping audience interpretation.

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Originally published in 1996 by Mansell Publishing Limited.

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A major new edition of this perennially succesful play which continues to entertain and perplex modern audiences. The play is discussed in its critial and theatrical contexts and Hodgdon,a leading feminist scholar, opens up new readings for modern audiences and students.

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'The Tempest': Shakespeare in Performance situates the play's 400-year performance history within ever-changing cultural contexts, and supplements historical analysis of particular productions with information about contemporary appropriations and adaptations. -- .

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Surveys the textual, historical, cultural, thematic, and critical background of The Tempest and reviews its performance history.

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A new type of study guide which combines an exploratrion of Shakespeare's language with. specific help for students looking to develop their own critical responses and skills. Brinda Charryoffers both a lively critical account of The Tempest and practical ideas on how best to engage with and write about this ever popular play.

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The Theatre and Films of Martin McDonagh provides a definitive account of the career to date of this important world dramatist. It combines an analysis of all of his work with interviews, critical essays and material relating to the original productions, making it essential for practitioners, students and general readers.

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The Theatre and Films of Martin McDonagh provides a definitive account of the career to date of this important world dramatist. It combines an analysis of all of his work with interviews, criticial essays and material relating to the original productions, making it essential for practitioners, students and general readers.

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A comprehensive introduction to the work of the preeminent Afro-American playwright of his generation, focusing on Wilson's ten-play cycle and their context.

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This study of Brecht's theatre, first published in 1959, traces his stylistic development as a playwright and stage director through each of his major plays and explains his evolving notion of epic theatre within the political and social climate of the 1920s, Marxism, Nazism and post-war Communism.

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A Critical Companion to the theatre of Ireland's foremost living playwright, whose work spans fifty years and has won numerous awards, including three Tonys and a Lifetime Achievement Arts Award. Christopher Murray's study is the definitive guide to Brian Friel's work for students and theatre-goers alike.