Drama

Often regarded as Shakespeare's most complex play, Hamlet has frequently confounded those who regard it as too ambitious for adequate theatrical representation. In the translation from study to stage, however, many have found it a challenge both in its cariety of effects and discourses and also in i... More

This Norton Critical Edition of Othello— Shakespeare’s tragedy of good and evil, sex and violence, religious and ethnic conflict—is based on the First Folio text, printed in 1623. Additions and emendations adopted from the First Quarto (1622) appear in the Textual Notes following the play. The... More

The story of Blanche DuBois and her last grasp at happiness, and of Stanley Kowalski, the one who destroyed her chance.... More

Each edition includes: - Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play- Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play- Scene-by-scene plot summaries- A key to famous lines and phrases- An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language- An e... More

Much Ado About Nothing, a comedy set in five acts, tells the story of a woman, Hero, wrongly accused of unfaithfulness. The subplot is of Benedick and Beatrice's attemtps at not falling in love when that is precisely what they feel for each other. In this play, what sustains the reader's interest is... More

Beginning with Synge’s Riders to the Sea, generally considered the best one-act play ever written, this volume contains some of the masterpieces of world literature in this shorter genre. Among others, plays from the pens of Chekov, Tennessee Williams and Conan Doyle are included.... More

A successful blend of naturalism and symbolism give Chekhov's plays a perennial appeal - the proof of which is the still popular productions of Chekhov in many languages of the World.... More

The play, originally written in Malayalam, focuses on the plight of man in a world threatenedby the impending doom of a nuclear holocaust. It envisions thewhole world and even outer space as stage and proves intense theatrical experiencethrough the innovative technique of bringing in a fusion of the... More

FOLGER Shakespeare LibraryThe world's leading centerfor Shakespeare studiesEach edition includes: - Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play- Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play- Scene-by-scene plot summaries- A key to famous... More

A play alive with escapades and action, comedy and history, Henry IV, Part One begins the transformation of the madcap Prince Hal into the splendid ruler King Henry. In it a rebellion against King and State is juxtaposed with another rebellion-the riotous misbehavior of Hal and his companions, princ... More

Each edition includes: - Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play- Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play- Scene-by-scene plot summaries- A key to famous lines and phrases- An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language- An e... More

FOLGER Shakespeare Library The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies. Each edition includes: Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play Scene-by-scene plot summaries A key to famous... More

No dramatist to this day, among us , has matched O’Neill in depicting the nighmare realities that can affict American Family life, indeed family life in the twentieth century Western world...... The helplessness of family love to sustain, let alone heal, the wounds of marriage, of parenthood, and ... More