Wole Soyinka has translated—in both language and spirit—a great classic of ancient Greek theater. He does so with a poet's ear for the cadences and rhythms of chorus and solo verse as well as a commanding dramatic use of the central social and religi
Wole Soyinka A Dance of the Forests: A Play-森林之舞:戏剧
This drama was first performed as part of the Nigerian Independence Celebrations.
Wole Soyinka Death and the King's Horseman: A Play-死亡与国王的骑士:一部戏剧
Backgrounds and Sources helps readers understand Death and the King's Horseman's traditional African contexts and the role of theater in African culture. Included are a map of Yoruba-land, discussions of Yoruban religious beliefs and cultural tr
Camilo José Cela The Hive-蜂巢
- The Hive presents a panoramic view of the degradation and sufferings of the lower-middle class in post-civil war Spain. Readers are introduced to over a hundred characters through a series of starkly rendered interlocking vignettes. Filled with violence
Camilo José Cela The Family of Pascual Duarte-杜瓦特家族
La familia de Pascual Duarte vio la luz en 1942 y tuvo un enorme impacto en el panorama literario español del momento. Primer libro de Camilo Jose Cela, supuso un valioso punto de partida para la narrativa española de posguerra. La vida trágica de su arqu
Derek Walcott The Odyssey-奥德赛
With its inspired counterpointing of Homeric and Caribbean themes, Derek Walcott's new play, commissioned by Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company, springs from the same imaginative sources as his epic poem Omeros.
Episodes of the story of Odys
Episodes of the story of Odys
Derek Walcott Remembrance & Pantomime: Two Plays-回忆与哑剧:两部戏剧
First produced by Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival in 1979, Remembrance is the story of an evasively eloquent retired teacher who cannot reconcile his anachronistic love of British culture with the evolution of his family and commpunity in
Derek Walcott Dream on Monkey Mountain & Other Plays-猴山梦与其他戏剧
On a Caribbean island, the morning after a full moon, Felix Hobain tears through the market in a drunken rage. Taken away to sober up in jail, all that night he is gripped by hallucinations: the impoverished hermit believes he has become a healer, walking
Seamus Heaney The Cure at Troy-特洛伊神医
The Cure at Troy is Seamus Heaney's version of Sophocles' Philoctetes. Written in the fifth century BC, this play concerns the predicament of the outcast hero, Philoctetes, whom the Greeks marooned on the island of Lemnos and forgot about until
Robert Cedric Sherriff Journey's End-旅程的终点
The moving portrayal of life in the trenches in WW1, now a new film from the director of Suite Française, starring Sam Clafin, Paul Bettany, Stephen Graham and Asa Butterfield
Set in the First World War, Journey's End is the story of a group of Br
Set in the First World War, Journey's End is the story of a group of Br
Tom Behan Dario Fo: Revolutionary Theatre-达里奥·福:革命剧院
For three decades Dario Fo has been the world's most performed living playwright and Europe's leading radical dramatist. He was awarded the 1997 Nobel Prize for Literature at the age of 71 for his contributions as a writer, actor and mime artist
Gao Xingjian Snow in August-八月的雪
From Gao Xingjian, a winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature, comes a -major drama about life.
Snow in August blends Eastern and Western cultures. In form, there are elements of Shakespearean and Greek tragedy, but in spirit, it embodies a unique
Snow in August blends Eastern and Western cultures. In form, there are elements of Shakespearean and Greek tragedy, but in spirit, it embodies a unique
Gao Xingjian The Other Shore: Plays-彼岸:剧本
When Gao Xingjian won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2000, he became the only Chinese writer to achieve such international acclaim. The Chinese University Press is the first publisher of his work in the English language. Indeed, The Other Shore is one
Elfriede Jelinek Sports Play-体育比赛
The first English translation of Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek's astonishing, provocative play, a post-dramatic theatrical exploration of the making, marketing and sale of the human body. It explores contemporary society's obsession with fitne
Harold Pinter The Homecoming-归乡
When Teddy, a professor in an American university, brings his wife Ruth to visit his old home in London, he finds his family still living in the house. In the conflict that follows, it is Ruth who becomes the focus of the family's struggle for suprem
Harold Pinter The Short Plays-短剧
The Room, The Dumb Waiter, A Slight Ache, A Night Out, Night School, The Collection, The Dwarfs, The Lover, Tea Party, The Basement, Landscape, Silence, Monologue, Family Voices, A Kind of Alaska, Victoria Station, One for the Road, Mountain Language, The
Harold Pinter Plays 4-剧本4
This volume contains the plays Harold Pinter wrote during the 1970s and 1980s: Old Times, No Man's Land, Betrayal, One for the Road, and Mountain Language. Also included is the one-act triple-bill Other Places, composed of Family Voices, A Kind of Al
Harold Pinter Plays 3-剧本3
With the memoir, Mac, and the short story, Tea Party
This volume contains The Homecoming and four shorter plays written during the same period: Tea party, The Basement, Landscape and Silence. Also included are six revue sketches and the short story ver
This volume contains The Homecoming and four shorter plays written during the same period: Tea party, The Basement, Landscape and Silence. Also included are six revue sketches and the short story ver
Harold Pinter Plays 2-剧本2
A collection of five Pinter plays which also contains five revue sketches written during the same period.
Harold Pinter Plays 1-剧本1
This volume contains Harold Pinter's first six plays, including The Birthday Party.
The Birthday Party
Stanley Webber is visited in his boarding house by two strangers, Goldberg and McCann. An innocent-seeming birthday party for Stanley turns int
The Birthday Party
Stanley Webber is visited in his boarding house by two strangers, Goldberg and McCann. An innocent-seeming birthday party for Stanley turns int
Harold Pinter Complete Works: Volume 4(Complete Works #4)-全集:第四卷
Dramatist, scriptwriter, short story writer, novelist, poet, director, and actor, Harold Pinter has earned universal praise for his distinctive style and imagination. In this, the most recent of four volumes, Pinter’s work echoes many of his earlier theme
Harold Pinter Complete Works: Volume 3(Complete Works #3)-全集:第三卷
This is the third volume of the collected works of Harold Pinter, who is regarded by many as the foremost playwright in the English language today. Featured are The Homecoming, one of Pinter's best-known works, along with three other plays, six revue
Harold Pinter Complete Works: Volume 2(Complete Works #2)-全集:第二卷
Along with Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco, Harold Pinter holds an undisputed place in the front ranks of contemporary dramatists. In volume two of his collected works, the plays and revue sketches mark a period of transition, as Pinter's character
Harold Pinter Complete Works: Volume 1(Complete Works #1)-全集:第一卷
Harold Pinter has long been acknowledged as one of the most influential playwrights in contemporary theatre; his arresting and original works have left a lasting imprint on the development of the stage and screen while delighting audiences around the worl
The Lover, Tea Party, the Basement, Two Plays and a Film Script
Another Off-Broadway success by one of the theatre's most inventive and versatile writers. A subtle blending of artful nuance, veiled menace and zany humor.