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Much ado about nothing
Par William Shakespeare. 1995
A comic drama concerning two pairs of lovers--Hero and Claudio, Beatrice and Benedick--and the complications that arise when a jealous…
troublemaker slyly casts a shadow on the honor of one of the women. First performed in 1598 and published in 1600. 1995The glass menagerie
Par Tennessee Williams. 1972
Drama written in 1945 about a southern family with pretensions to gentility. Centers around the crippled daughter, Laura, who lives…
in a dream world so full of illusions that she becomes like the pieces in her own glass collection--too fragile to move from the shelfAs you like it
Par William Shakespeare. 1997
A pastoral comedy in five acts, set in the court usurped by Duke Frederick and in the forest of Arden,…
where the rightful duke and his followers live. Based on the First Folio text printed in 1623. Contains explanatory notes and an essay on modern perspectiveSummer and smoke: a play in two parts
Par Tennessee Williams. 1978
The history of Henry IV, part 1
Par William Shakespeare. 1994
First published in 1598. Depicts the early years of the reign of England's Henry IV. The Earl of Northumberland's son,…
Hotspur, becomes Henry's opponent. Eventually Henry's son, Prince Hal, leaves the merrymaker Falstaff to join the battle at Shrewsbury against Hotspur. Annotated version with historical background and essay on literary perspectiveSweet bird of youth
Par Tennessee Williams. 1959
Moonlight
Par Harold Pinter. 1993
Psychological drama about a dysfunctional family. A father, Andy, is on his deathbed, trying to justify his past as his…
wife, Bel, looks after him. Of his three offspring only the youngest, daughter Bridget, is in attendance, while sons Fred and Jake seem to prefer their estrangement. Strong language. 1993The ride down Mt. Morgan
Par Arthur Miller. 1992
A two-act play wherein a middle-aged man confronts the decisions he has made and their effect on others. Hospitalized after…
a car accident, Lyman Felt admits being a bigamist and realizes the hurt and humiliation he has caused both of the women and his children. Some strong languageThe miracle worker: a play for television
Par William Gibson. 1957
Depicts the beginning of the lifelong relationship between deaf and blind Helen Keller and her tutor, Annie Sullivan. When Annie…
arrives at the Keller household, she finds a spoiled, fractious child who cannot communicate. Annie teaches Helen to finger spell and searches for a way to show her what different words mean. 1956The tragedy of Richard III
Par William Shakespeare. 1996
New edition of this historical drama first published in 1594. Richard, duke of Gloucester, is a deceitful, deformed villain who…
treacherously plots to gain the throne. Includes explanatory notes and an interpretive essayBetrayal
Par Harold Pinter. 1978
Play centered around an adulterous affair between Robert and his best friend Jerry's wife, Emma. Two years after they stopped…
seeing each other, the former lovers meet at a pub and reminisce. Some strong language. 1978The three sisters
Par Anton Chekhov. 1993
Olga is an old-maid school teacher, Masha is unhappily married, and Irina works in a telegraph office. The sisters are…
overcome with boredom following the death of their father, commander of a Russian brigade. When their brother marries a country girl who tries to control everyone, the three find a new purpose in lifeDinner with friends
Par Donald Margulies. 2000
Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy-drama in which two married couples who have been close friends for years are in the process of…
examining their interrelationships when one couple breaks up. Gabe and Karen, who introduced the divorcing couple Tom and Beth, find themselves wondering about their own marriage. Pulitzer Prize. Some strong language. 2000Pirandello: biographie de l'enfant échangé
Par Andrea Camilleri. 2002
Biographie en forme de récit passionné, vu que l'auteur-écrivain est à la fois concitoyen et confrère de Pirandello. Le sous-titre…
insiste sur un caractère important de la vie du nouvelliste et dramaturge sicilien [SDMPlays and fragments (Penguin classics)
Par Menander. 1987
Menander (c. 341-291 B.C.), whose works pioneered the representation in drama of ordinary people, is known as the foremost innovator…
of the New Comedy of ancient Greece. In addition to several fragments unearthed in the twentieth century A.D., this collection includes Old Cantankerous and The Girl from Samos. 1987A midsummer night's dream
Par William Shakespeare. 1993
A five-act comedy revolving around the upcoming wedding of the Duke of Athens. The action takes place in the woods…
where lovers converge, the king and queen of fairies quarrel, Puck causes mischief, and workmen rehearse a play for the wedding. Based on the text of the 1600 quarto edition. Contains explanatory notes and an essay on modern perspectiveFive plays by the English dramatist written between 1775 and 1779. These polished, satirical comedies of manners have a history…
of successful stage performances. This edition from the Oxford World's Classics series contains a twentieth-century introduction and explanatory notes for each playThe rose tattoo: play in three acts
Par Tennessee Williams. 1950
Le livre des illusions: roman
Par Paul Auster. 2002
Un veuf récent, pour amortir son chagrin, écrit un livre sur une vedette du cinéma muet, disparue depuis 1929. Quand…
paraît la biographie, il apprend que l'acteur n'est pas mort et qu'il le réclame à son chevet. [SDMArcadia
Par Tom Stoppard. 1993
The action of the play shuttles back and forth between the early nineteenth century and the late twentieth century in…
a room at Sidley Park in Derbyshire. The 1990s characters examine writings and garden plans to find evidence supporting various speculations--including one that Lord Byron had killed someone there. Some strong language. 1993