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Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw
Category: Classics | Series: New Mermaids
"What use are cartridges in battle? I always carry chocolate instead." Cheered by some and booed by others on opening night in 1894, Arms and the Man became the first success of Bernard Shaw's dramatic career that spanned six decades and brought him world-wide renown. In this perennially popular anti-ro ...Show more
Doctor Faustus by Marlowe Christopher Menzer Paul
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Faustus's restless quest for knowledge and his insatiable desire for notoriety drive him to make a pact with the devil in return for the power to perform the black arts. The life-changing decision propels him into a heady, celebrity-obsessed world, as magician and illusionist to the rich and famous. Que ...Show more
Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe; Roma Gill (Editor)
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In Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus a distinguished scholar turns away from learning and embraces necromancy to satisfy his yearning for knowledge, power and influence. Faustus trades his soul to Lucifer for the secrets of the universe, only to find that satisfaction remains beyond his grasp. His qu ...Show more
Edward II by Christopher Marlowe; Martin Wiggins (Editor); Robert Lindsey (Editor)
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Hailed in the last 20 years as a 'gay classic', recent critics have focused on the overtly sexual relationship between Edward and his favourite, Gaveston; earlier interpretations focused rather on the deposition by his subjects of a weak king. The introduction shows how the drama works to give the audie ...Show more
Every Man in His Humour by Robert N. Watson (Editor); Ben Jonson; Bloomsbury Publishing Staff
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Gammer Gurton's Needle by Charles Whitworth (Editor); Bloomsbury Publishing Staff
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Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe; James R. Siemon (Editor)
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This edition contains in distilled form the insight and learning found iun the fuller Revels critical edition, but with less of the learned apparatus that is appropriate to a critical edition. The introduction and commentary are compact and up to date. The price and format are designed to be competitive ...Show more
Love for Love by William Congreve; Malcolm Kelsall (Editor)
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Malcontent (New Mermaid) by John Marson
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'A student edition of Marston''s classic play. The Malcontent is a tragicomedy deriving from the tradition of the revenge play. The verbal ingenuity of Malevole, the malcontent, and the extravagance of the drama, push the relentlessness of intrigue to its logical conclusion, exposing the basically comic ...Show more
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
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'Not bloody likely' Ever since Pygmalion opened in London in April 1914 it has proved a very controversial play, from the (then) shocking language, to arguments about its correct ending. Critical interpretations have been similarly disputatious, encompassing views of the transformation of the impoverish ...Show more
RECRUITING OFFICER PLAY 2ND EDITION by FARQUHAR GEORGE
Category: Classics | Series: New Mermaids Ser.
This completely new edition of The Recruiting Officer contains a freshly-edited play text, with new annotations, in modern spelling. Tiffany Stern's comprehensive and engaging introduction discusses the author's career and gives a history of the play including its staging, critical interpretation, date ...Show more
Songs of a Sourdough by Robert Service
Category: Fiction | Series: New Mermaids Ser.
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