Search Results: World Drama from The Brooklyn Bookman

CONGREVE, William: The Comedies of William Congreve. New York, The Macmillan Company, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover, no dust jacket, 392 pp. Subject: Literature / Drama /17th Century British Restoration Comedy / 17th Century British Playwrights-William Congreve, 1670-1729. Condition: Very Good. Former owner's name inscribed on the title page. Normal age toning to the pages, but all clean and unmarked. Some sunning to the book-spine. Overall a copy in first-rate condition. A collection of classic 17th Century British Restoration comedies by the celebrated playwright. Edited with an introduction by Joseph Wood Krutch.

MILLER, Arthur: Death of a Salesman. New York, Penguin, 1977. Reprint. Originally published: 1949. Trade Paperback, 139 pp. Subject: Literature / Drama. Condition: Very Good Minus. Light "waviness" to the pages at the lower extremities (due to moisture exposure). Pages are basically unmarked and clean however. A devastating portrait of the American Dream as nightmare and tragedy in the character of Willy Loman - the archetypal tragic Everyman. A milestone in the history of modern American drama. ISBN: 0140481346

SHAFFER, Peter: Equus. New York, Penguin, 1977. Reprint. Originally published: 1973. Trade Paperback, 109 pp. Subject: Literature / Drama. Condition: Very Good. Extremely light sunning to pages, light wear to corners. Pages unmarked, clean. This award-winning play "depicts the story of a deranged youth who blinds six horses with a spike. Through a psychiatrist's analysis of the events, Shaffer creates a chilling portrait of how materialism and convenience have killed our capacity for worship and passion and, consequently, our capacity for pain. Rarely has a playwright created an atmosphere and situation that so harshly pinpoint the spiritual and mental decay of modern man." ISBN: 0140260706

WILSON, August: Fences. New York, Samuel French, Inc., 1986. Paperback, 96 pp. Subject: Drama / African-American Experience / Working-Class Life-1950's Pittsburgh / Race Relations. Condition: Good Plus. Evidence of wear to the covers. The first few pages are wavy due to prior exposure to moisture. Former owner's name inscribed on the title page. Otherwise a decent copy with relatively clean pages. Searching and profound drama of the African-American Experience by one of the most innovative and visionary playwrights of the late 20th century. Winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for best drama. ISBN: 0573619050

ARISTOPHANES, Four Plays by Aristophanes. New York, Meridian, 1994. Stated First Meridian Printing: 1994 (later printing). Softcover, 619 pp. Translations by William Arrowsmith, Richmond Lattimore and Douglass Parker. Subject: Literature / Drama-Ancient Greece / Comic Playwrights, Aristophanes, c. 446 – 386 B.C. / Drama Anthologies. Condition: Good Plus. A bit of marking and writing in the text but quite readable. Apparent creasing along the book-spine. Otherwise a copy near firs-rate condition. A collection by one of the great comedic playwrights of the ancient world. Includes acclaimed works such as The Clouds and the antiwar satire Lysistrata. Each play includes an introduction with notes and a general glossary. ISBN: 0452007178

SHAW, Bernard: John Bull's Other Island and Major Barbara. New York, Brentano's, 1918. Later Printing. Originally published in 1907. Subject: Drama / Literature / Omnibus Collection of Plays. Condition: Very Good Minus. Normal age toning to pages evident. Some edge-wear to extremities of book-spine and corners. Two major plays from the pen of one of the twentieth century's most renowned playrights. By the author of the controversial classic Miss Warren's Profession and Pygmalion.

SHAKESPEARE, William: Measure for Measure. New York, Signet/New American Library, 1988. New Revised Edition (reprint). Paperback, 253 pp. Subject: Drama/Literature Classics. Condition: Good. Evidence of wear and creasing to covers and spine. A few pages bear markings and underlining of text. Othewise a decent copy overall. One of the great universal classics of world literature and drama. Edited by S. Nagarajan for the Signet Classic Shakespeare series. ISBN: 0451522591

SHAKESPEARE, William: Much Ado About Nothing. New York, Spark Publishing, 2004. Later Printing. Paperback, 239 pp. Subject: Drama / Literature / Comedies / Drama Classics / No Fear Shakespeare Series. Condition: Good. Light wear to covers and corners. Some marking/highlighting to the pages, but very much readable. Reading crease to the book-spine. All-in-all a decent copy. One of the great comedies of dramatic world literature, simplified – and made painless – for students and average readers alike by the renowned series put out by Sparks Publishing. This edition contains the complete text of Shakespeare's immortal work, a line-by-line translation that puts the play into everyday English, and helpful commentary to explain its meaning. Enjoy! ISBN: 9781411401013

IBSEN, Henrik: Peer Gynt: A Dramatic Poem. London, Penguin, 1970. Originally published: 1966. Reprint. Translated with an introduction by Peter Watts. Trade Paperback, 223 pp. Subject: Literature / Drama. Condition: Very Good. Some light edge-wear to the cover's extremities. Pages clean and unmarked. "Peer Gynt, his greatest play in verse, was also to be Ibsen's last. . . he abandoned poetry to concentrate on realistic plays in prose. [This work] established Ibsen's reputation as a playwright. It's relaxed gaiety compliments the harder-hitting earlier work, and may be seen as a fundamental expression of Ibsen's philosophy of life." ISBN: 0140441670

WILSON, August: The Piano Lesson. New York, Plume, 1990. Trade Paperback, 108 pp. Subject: Literature / Drama. Condition: Good/Acceptable. Edges of some pages exhibit stains, also on the back cover (due to moisture exposure ). Interior pages are basically clean and unmarked. Powerful and stirring drama of the African-American experience – by internationally renowned playwright ISBN: 9780452265349

WILLIAMS, Tennessee: A Streetcar Named Desire. New York, Signet, 1951. Later Printing. Paperback, 142 pp. Subject: Drama / Literature. Condition: Good Plus. Typical creasing to the spine and a bit of underlining, marking to the text. Still a nice copy with black/white photo illustrations throughout. One of the most important American plays of the last century. This play also inspired the award-winning film starring Marlon Brando and Vivian Leigh. ISBN: 0451167783