Drama
Making Shakespeare
This gives a lively introduction to the major issues of the stage and print history of the plays, and discusses what a Shakespeare play actually is.
Elite Theatre in Ming China, 1368-1644
This book provides an overview of elite theatre in Ming China. It is based on an exploration of the original historical records, and includes comparisons with other forms of ancient theatre, and examines of the details of theatrical performance.
Shakespeare Effect
This lively and provocative study offers a radical reappraisal of a century of Shakespearean theatre.
Constructing 'Monsters' in Shakespearean Drama and Early Modern Culture
Constructing 'Monsters' in Shakespearean Drama and Early Modern Culture argues for the crucial place of the 'monster' in the early modern imagination.
A Companion to Renaissance Drama
This expansive, inter-disciplinary guide to Renaissance plays and the world they played to gives readers a colorful overview of England's great dramatic age.
Letters from Linda M. Montano
This an anthology of writings provides an autobiographical record of Montano's artistic practice over the last thirty years, a collection of stories, letters, interviews, manifestos and other previously unpublished writings.
The Cambridge Companion to Sam Shepard
Few American playwrights have exerted as much influence on the contemporary stage as Sam Shepard. Specially-commissioned essays in this Companion explore Shepard's career: his life, plays, poetry, music, fiction, acting, directing and film work.
Shakespeare in Print
The first ever comprehensive account of the way in which Shakespeare's texts have been edited and published from the Renaissance through to our own time.
The Art of Humour in the Teatro Breve and Comedias of Calderón de la Barca
This book explores the relationship between Calderón's often serious comedias and his overwhelmingly funny teatro breve, consisting of mojigangas, entremeses and jácaras.
Modern American Drama, 1945-2000
In this new edition of Modern American Drama, Bigsby completes his survey of postwar theatre and brings the reader up to 2000.