This collection of essays examines early modern drama in the context of book history, and focuses on the readership of plays that opens different perspectives o

This comprehensive collection gathers critical essays on the major works of the foremost American and British playwrights of the 20th century, written by leadin

August Wilson penned his first play after seeing a man shot to death. Horton Foote began writing plays to create parts for himself as an actor. Edward Albee fac

This volume provides a theoretical framework for some of the most important play-writing in Britain in the second half of the twentieth century. Examining repre