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A Book of Burlesque, Sketches of English Stage Travestie and Parody
William Davenport Adams
Paperback - $57.95
A Book of Burlesque, Sketches of English Stage Travestie and Parody Originally published in 1891, this book traces the history of burlesque from pre-Shakespearian times on. Contents Include: The Beginnings of Burlesque, The Palmy Days, Classical Burl ...
Cato a Tragedy
Joseph Addison
Paperback - $27.95
1730. A neoclassical tragedy by Addison, English essayist, poet, and statesman, Cato had an immense success in its own time. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
The Estate
Oladipo Agboluaje
Paperback - $33.95
Inspired by Anton Chekhov but set in contemporary Lagos, Nigeria, Chief (Mrs.) Adeyemi is engulfed in burial arrangements for her recently deceased husband, an influential entrepreneur with an extended family scattered across the globe. As his childr ...
Kalila Wa Dimna/The Mirror For Princes
Sulayman Al-Bassam
Paperback - $33.95
New writing based on the fables of Kalila wa Dimna, one of the masterpieces of Eastern culture. Intended originally as a book of the Council for Kings-literally, a "mirror" for princes-these subtle and philosophical animal fables to this day carry im ...
Two Plays : Skellig/Wild Girl, Wild Boy
David Almond
Paperback - $21.95
David Almond turns his talents to drama in these two plays. "Skellig" is the dramatization of his highly acclaimed novel. What has Michael found in the derelict garage? What is this creature that lies in the darkness? Is it human, or a strange beast ...
If Only the Dead Could Listen
GEzim I. Alpion
Paperback - $34.95
Leka Trimi, a Kosova Albanian, is an intelligent, educated man with a dark secret. He flees the swirling horrors of his homeland only to fall foul of the British system. Who would have thought that a trip to Harrods would result in a night in the cel ...
Theatre and Postcolonial Desires
Awam Amkpa
Hardcover - $265.95
This book explores the themes of colonial encounters and postcolonial contests over identity, power and culture through the prism of theatre. The author examines the work of prominent Nigerian and British playwrights who came of age after the passing ...
