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Five Modern No Plays

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December 1, 2009
Five Modern No Plays
Written by Yukio Mishima
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ISBN: 9780307473110
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Five Modern No Plays

Written by Yukio Mishima


Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2009
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Japanese No drama is one of the great art forms that has fascinated people throughout the world. The late Yukio Mishima, one of Japan's outstanding post-war writers, infused new life into the form by using it for plays that preserve the style and inner spirit of No and are at the... Read more >
Imaginary Friends
Imaginary Friends
Written by Nora Ephron
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ISBN: 9780307486202
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Imaginary Friends

Written by Nora Ephron


Format: eBook
On Sale: November 25, 2009
Price: $12.00

Although Lillian Hellman and Mary McCarthy probably only met once in their lives, their names will be linked forever in the history of American literary feuds: they were legendary enemies, especially after McCarthy famously announced to the world that every word Hellman wrote was a lie, “including ‘and’ and ‘the.’” The... Read more >
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As You Like It
As You Like It
Written by William Shakespeare, Edited by David Bevington and David Scott Kastan
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ISBN: 9780307417077
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As You Like It

Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by David Bevington and David Scott Kastan


Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2009
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Master Harold and the Boys
Master Harold and the Boys
Written by Athol Fugard
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ISBN: 9780307475206
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Master Harold and the Boys

Written by Athol Fugard


Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
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This play about a young white boy and two African servants is at once a compelling drama of South African apartheid and a universal coming-of-age story.  Originally produced in 1982, it is now an acknowledged classic of the stage, whose themes of injustice, racism, friendship, and reconciliation traverse borders and time... Read more >
The Unseen Hand
The Unseen Hand
Written by Sam Shepard
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ISBN: 9780307560919
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The Unseen Hand
And Other Plays
Written by Sam Shepard


Format: eBook
On Sale: September 30, 2009
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The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors
Written by William Shakespeare
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ISBN: 9780307419286
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The Comedy of Errors

Written by William Shakespeare


Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2009
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Henry V
Henry V
Written by William Shakespeare, Edited by David Bevington and David Scott Kastan
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ISBN: 9780307421234
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Henry V

Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by David Bevington and David Scott Kastan


Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2009
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The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
Written by William Shakespeare, Edited by David Bevington and David Scott Kastan
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ISBN: 9780307422163
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The Merchant of Venice

Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by David Bevington and David Scott Kastan


Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2009
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Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
Written by William Shakespeare, Edited by David Bevington and David Scott Kastan
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ISBN: 9780307422248
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Much Ado About Nothing

Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by David Bevington and David Scott Kastan


Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2009
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Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Written by William Shakespeare
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ISBN: 9780307423245
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Romeo and Juliet

Written by William Shakespeare


Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2009
Price: $4.99

In a society dominated by religion and bound by ties of strict family loyalty, two teenagers are trapped by their secret love. As a dangerous vendetta spills onto the streets, the young lovers are forced to risk all to be together in Shakespeare’s fast-paced tragedy of thwarted love.

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The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
Written by William Shakespeare, Edited by David Bevington and David Scott Kastan
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ISBN: 9780307424372
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The Taming of the Shrew

Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by David Bevington and David Scott Kastan


Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2009
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Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
Written by William Shakespeare, Edited by David Bevington and David Scott Kastan
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ISBN: 9780307424778
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Twelfth Night

Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by David Bevington and David Scott Kastan


Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2009
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Faustus
Faustus
Written by David Mamet
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ISBN: 9780307484710
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Faustus

Written by David Mamet


Format: eBook
On Sale: September 9, 2009
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Having put his personal stamp on the contemporary theater, David Mamet now performs the supremely audacious feat of reinventing the theater of the past. He does so by telling his own ingenious and eerily moving version of the tragedy of Dr. Faustus.

Mamet’s Faustus—like Marlowe’s and Goethe’s before him—is a philosopher whose... Read more >
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You Can Count on Me
You Can Count on Me
Written by Kenneth Lonergan
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ISBN: 9780307549945
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You Can Count on Me
A Screenplay
Written by Kenneth Lonergan


Format: eBook
On Sale: September 2, 2009
Price: $12.00

Acclaimed playwright Kenneth Lonergan’s You Can Count on Me is one of the most highly praised independent films of recent years, earning many of the major screenplay awards.

This is the lovingly drawn story of a sister and brother’s complicated, fragile, but somehow enduring bond. Sammy and Terry Prescott were orphaned as... Read more >
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Four Comedies
Four Comedies
Written by William Shakespeare, Edited by David Bevington and David Scott Kastan
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ISBN: 9780307420596
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Four Comedies
The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Twel fth Night
Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by David Bevington and David Scott Kastan


Format: eBook, 736 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2009
Price: $6.99

The Taming of the Shrew
Robust and bawdy, The Taming of the Shrew captivates audiences with outrageous humor as Katharina, the shrew, engages in a contest of wills–and love–with her bridegroom, Petruchio, in a comedy of unmatched theatrical brilliance, filled with visual gags and witty repartee.

A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Four Tragedies
Four Tragedies
Written by William Shakespeare, Edited by David Bevington and David Scott Kastan
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ISBN: 9780307420602
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Four Tragedies
Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth
Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by David Bevington and David Scott Kastan


Format: eBook, 976 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2009
Price: $7.99

Hamlet
One of the most famous plays of all time, the compelling tragedy of the young prince of Denmark who must reconcile his longing for oblivion with his duty to avenge his father’s murder is one of Shakespeare’s greatest works. The ghost, Ophelia’s death and burial, the play within a play, and... Read more >
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Henry IV, Part Two
Henry IV, Part Two
Written by William Shakespeare
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307421227
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Henry IV, Part Two

Written by William Shakespeare


Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2009
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The stirring continuation of the themes begun in Henry IV, Part One again pits a rebellion within the State and that master of misrule, Falstaff, against the maturing of Prince Hal. Alternating scenes between bawdy tavern and regal court, between revelry and politics, Shakespeare probes at the sources, uses, and responsibilities... Read more >
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Henry IV, Part One
Henry IV, Part One
Written by William Shakespeare, Edited by David Bevington and David Scott Kastan
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ISBN: 9780307421203
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Henry IV, Part One

Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by David Bevington and David Scott Kastan


Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2009
Price: $4.99

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, principally Falstaff. A... Read more >
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The Late Romances
The Late Romances
Written by William Shakespeare
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307421838
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The Late Romances

Written by William Shakespeare


Format: eBook, 848 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2009
Price: $6.99

Pericles
The first of Shakespeare’s late romances moves spectacularly from one dramatic period to another as the hero, Pericles, sails off to adventure and love, and experiences what for him is a miracle.

Cymbeline

A favorite romantic drama, this play of a wife unjustly accused of faithlessness moves from a world of intrigue and... Read more >
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Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida, and All's Well that Ends Well
Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida, and All's Well that Ends Well
Written by William Shakespeare
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307422101
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Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida, and All's Well that Ends Well

Written by William Shakespeare


Format: eBook, 640 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2009
Price: $6.99

An exciting new edition of the complete works of Shakespeare with these features:  Illustrated with photographs from New York Shakespeare Festival productions, vivid readable readable introductions for each play by noted scholar David Bevington, a lively personal foreword by Joseph Papp, an insightful essay on the play in performance, modern spelling and... Read more >
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Three Classical Tragedies
Three Classical Tragedies
Written by William Shakespeare
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307424419
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Three Classical Tragedies

Written by William Shakespeare


Format: eBook, 624 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2009
Price: $6.99

Titus Andronicus * Timon of Athens * Coriolanus

Each Edition Includes:

Comprehensive explanatory notes placed on pages facing the text of the play

Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship

Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English

Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories

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Three Early Comedies
Three Early Comedies
Written by William Shakespeare
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307424549
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Three Early Comedies
Love's Labor's Lost, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Merry Wives of Windsor
Written by William Shakespeare


Format: eBook, 560 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2009
Price: $6.99

Three Early Comedies

Love's Labor's Lost

Farce and fun follow when a young king and his three friends vow to give up women for a year—just as a pretty princess and her three ladies-in-waiting arrive—in a delightful play that ends with one of Shakespeare’s loveliest songs.

The Two Gentlemen of Verona
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Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 1
Written by William Shakespeare, Edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen
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ISBN: 9780812969245
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Henry IV, Part 1

Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen


Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $5.95

Henry IV sits on a usurped throne, his conscience and his nobles in revolt, while his son Hal is immersed in a self-indulgent life of revelry with the notorious Sir John Falstaff. Shakespeare explores questions of kingship and honor in this masterly mingling of history, comedy, and tragedy.

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Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 1
Written by William Shakespeare, Edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen
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ISBN: 9781588368447
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Henry IV, Part 1

Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen


Format: eBook
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $5.95

Henry IV sits on a usurped throne, his conscience and his nobles in revolt, while his son Hal is immersed in a self-indulgent life of revelry with the notorious Sir John Falstaff. Shakespeare explores questions of kingship and honor in this masterly mingling of history, comedy, and tragedy.

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Henry IV, Part 2
Henry IV, Part 2
Written by William Shakespeare, Edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen
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ISBN: 9780812969252
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Henry IV, Part 2

Written by William Shakespeare
Edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen


Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $5.95

After defeat at the Battle of Shrewsbury the rebels regroup. But Prince Hal’s reluctance to inherit the crown threatens to destroy the ailing Henry IV’s dream of a lasting dynasty. Shakespeare’s portrait of the prodigal son’s journey from youth to maturity embraces the full panorama of society.

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