William Robert Bray & R. Barton Palmer 
Modern American Drama on Screen [EPUB ebook] 

Drawing on the generic and mythic strength of comedy and the theories of Bakhtin, Bergson, and Hobbes, this book identifies the radical nature of early modern English comedy. The satirical comedic ac …

From the gouging out of eyes in Shakespeare”s King Lear or Sarah Kane”s Cleansed, to the adaptation of Philip Pullman”s His Dark Materials trilogy, theatre has long been intrigued by the staging o …

On the 20th anniversary of artistic director Thomas Ostermeier”s time at Berlin”s Schaubühne Theatre, this important study reflects on the contribution the theatre has made to contemporary theatre, …

What goes on inside a great narrator to make them great? This ground-breaking work answers this question by exploring the psychophysical aspect of voiceover. The reader is given a bird”s-eye view of …

This book delivers an admirably comprehensive and rigorous analysis of African oral literatures and performance. Gathering insights from distinguished scholars in the field, the book provides a range …

Brazilian Research on Creativity Development in Musical Interaction focuses on creativity that involves interactive musical activities, with different groups, such as professional musicians, students …

The noted literary critic delves into the psychology and significance of American hardboiled crime fiction and film noir of the 1930s and ’40s. Early in the twentieth century, American crime novelist …

Shakespeare is at the heart of the British theatrical tradition, but the contribution of Ira Aldridge and the Shakespearean performers of African, African-Caribbean, south Asian and east Asian herita …

The final volume in Methuen Drama”s acclaimed series of work by Arthur Miller who, during his lifetime, was acknowledged as ‘the greatest American dramatist of our age’ ( Evening Standard). Featurin …

The Old Card part II is a novel written by Roland Pertwee in 1919. The story revolves around the life of a wealthy businessman, John Brent, who is known for his love of collecting antique playing car …