<![CDATA[The Book Company: New Products - Ancient & Classical]]> https://www.thebookco.com Fri, 13 Nov 2026 08:28:30 +0000 <![CDATA[Shakespeare's Sense of Character (On the Page and From the Stage)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/shakespeares-sense-of-character-9781409440666 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 18:52:56 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/shakespeares-sense-of-character-9781409440666 Shakespeare's Sense of Character (On the Page and From the Stage) by Michael W. Shurgot, Yu Jin Ko, 9781409440666Making a unique intervention in an incipient but powerful resurgence of academic interest in character-based approaches to Shakespeare, this book brings scholars and theatre practitioners together to rethink why and how character continues to matter. Contributors seek in particular to expand our ..

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]]> Shakespeare's Sense of Character (On the Page and From the Stage) by Michael W. Shurgot, Yu Jin Ko, 9781409440666Making a unique intervention in an incipient but powerful resurgence of academic interest in character-based approaches to Shakespeare, this book brings scholars and theatre practitioners together to rethink why and how character continues to matter. Contributors seek in particular to expand our ..

Price: $233.99

]]> <![CDATA[Costuming the Shakespearean Stage (Visual Codes of Representation in Early Modern Theatre and Culture)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/costuming-the-shakespearean-stage-9780754662259 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:02:28 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/costuming-the-shakespearean-stage-9780754662259 Costuming the Shakespearean Stage (Visual Codes of Representation in Early Modern Theatre and Culture) by Robert I. Lublin, 9780754662259What was worn on the Shakespearean stage and more importantly, how were articles of apparel understood when seen by contemporary audiences? Considering royal proclamations, religious writings, paintings, woodcuts, plays, historical accounts, sermons and legal documents of early modern England, Rob..

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]]> Costuming the Shakespearean Stage (Visual Codes of Representation in Early Modern Theatre and Culture) by Robert I. Lublin, 9780754662259What was worn on the Shakespearean stage and more importantly, how were articles of apparel understood when seen by contemporary audiences? Considering royal proclamations, religious writings, paintings, woodcuts, plays, historical accounts, sermons and legal documents of early modern England, Rob..

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]]> <![CDATA[Reclaiming Greek Drama for Diverse Audiences (An Anthology of Adaptations and Interviews)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/reclaiming-greek-drama-for-diverse-audiences-9781138601017 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:49:44 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/reclaiming-greek-drama-for-diverse-audiences-9781138601017 Reclaiming Greek Drama for Diverse Audiences (An Anthology of Adaptations and Interviews) by Melinda Powers, 9781138601017

This text features the work of Native-American, African-American, Asian-American, Latinx, and LGBTQ theatre artists who engage with social justice issues in several adaptations including Sophocles’ Antigone, Euripides’ Trojan Women, Hippolytus, Bacchae, AlcestisPrice: $233.99

]]> Reclaiming Greek Drama for Diverse Audiences (An Anthology of Adaptations and Interviews) by Melinda Powers, 9781138601017

This text features the work of Native-American, African-American, Asian-American, Latinx, and LGBTQ theatre artists who engage with social justice issues in several adaptations including Sophocles’ Antigone, Euripides’ Trojan Women, Hippolytus, Bacchae, AlcestisPrice: $233.99

]]> This text features the work of Native-American, African-American, Asian-American, Latinx, and LGBTQ theatre artists who engage with social justice issues in several adaptations including Sophocles’ Antigone, Euripides’ Trojan Women, Hippolytus, Bacchae, Alcestis <![CDATA[Three Plays by Aristophanes (Staging Women)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/three-plays-by-aristophanes-staging-women-9780415871327 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:08:46 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/three-plays-by-aristophanes-staging-women-9780415871327 Three Plays by Aristophanes (Staging Women) by Jeffrey Henderson, 9780415871327

These three plays by the great comic playwright Aristophanes (c. 446-386 BCE), the well-known Lysistrata, and the less familiar Women at the Thesmophoria and Assemblywomen, are the earliest surviving portrayals of contemporary women in the European literary tradition. These pl..

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]]> Three Plays by Aristophanes (Staging Women) by Jeffrey Henderson, 9780415871327

These three plays by the great comic playwright Aristophanes (c. 446-386 BCE), the well-known Lysistrata, and the less familiar Women at the Thesmophoria and Assemblywomen, are the earliest surviving portrayals of contemporary women in the European literary tradition. These pl..

Price: $233.99

]]> These three plays by the great comic playwright Aristophanes (c. 446-386 BCE), the well-known Lysistrata, and the less familiar Women at the Thesmophoria and Assemblywomen, are the earliest surviving portrayals of contemporary women in the European literary tradition. These pl..]]> <![CDATA[Antígona/ Antigone (Spanish Edition)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/antgona-antigone-spanish-edition-9788491050780 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:36:26 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/antgona-antigone-spanish-edition-9788491050780 Antígona/ Antigone (Spanish Edition) by Sófocles, 9788491050780Coming Soon..

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]]> Antígona/ Antigone (Spanish Edition) by Sófocles, 9788491050780Coming Soon..

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]]> <![CDATA[The Spirit of Aristophanes]]> https://www.thebookco.com/the-spirit-of-aristophanes-9781399511971 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:59:30 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/the-spirit-of-aristophanes-9781399511971 The Spirit of Aristophanes by Mary C English, Dustin W Dixon, 9781399511971

The Spirit of Aristophanes is a wide-ranging collection of new studies of ancient literature and culture from fifth-century drama to the Roman novel. The essays use an array of approaches that will appeal to scholars and students interested in classical studies, gender and sexuality, lit..

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]]> The Spirit of Aristophanes by Mary C English, Dustin W Dixon, 9781399511971

The Spirit of Aristophanes is a wide-ranging collection of new studies of ancient literature and culture from fifth-century drama to the Roman novel. The essays use an array of approaches that will appeal to scholars and students interested in classical studies, gender and sexuality, lit..

Price: $120.00

]]> The Spirit of Aristophanes is a wide-ranging collection of new studies of ancient literature and culture from fifth-century drama to the Roman novel. The essays use an array of approaches that will appeal to scholars and students interested in classical studies, gender and sexuality, lit..]]> <![CDATA[Greek Tragedy and the Emotions (Routledge Revivals) (An Introductory Study)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/greek-tragedy-and-the-emotions-9781138019027 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:08:31 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/greek-tragedy-and-the-emotions-9781138019027 Greek Tragedy and the Emotions (Routledge Revivals) (An Introductory Study) by W. Stanford, 9781138019027

There are relatively few accessible studies of the precise dynamics of emotion in the Athenian theatre. In Greek Tragedy and the Emotions, first published in 1993, W.B. Stanford reviews the evidence for ‘emotionalism’ – as the great Attic playwrights presented it, as the actors an..

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]]> Greek Tragedy and the Emotions (Routledge Revivals) (An Introductory Study) by W. Stanford, 9781138019027

There are relatively few accessible studies of the precise dynamics of emotion in the Athenian theatre. In Greek Tragedy and the Emotions, first published in 1993, W.B. Stanford reviews the evidence for ‘emotionalism’ – as the great Attic playwrights presented it, as the actors an..

Price: $233.99

]]> There are relatively few accessible studies of the precise dynamics of emotion in the Athenian theatre. In Greek Tragedy and the Emotions, first published in 1993, W.B. Stanford reviews the evidence for ‘emotionalism’ – as the great Attic playwrights presented it, as the actors an..]]> <![CDATA[The Arbitration (Routledge Revivals) (The Epitrepontes of Menander)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/the-arbitration-9780415729949 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:07:07 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/the-arbitration-9780415729949 The Arbitration (Routledge Revivals) (The Epitrepontes of Menander) by Gilbert Murray, 9780415729949

Gilbert Murray translated and made available to modern readers The Epitrepontes of Menander or The Arbitration for the first time in 1945. The Arbitration is among the most frequently quoted and most famous of Menander’s plays and – being less farcical than others - belongs..

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]]> The Arbitration (Routledge Revivals) (The Epitrepontes of Menander) by Gilbert Murray, 9780415729949

Gilbert Murray translated and made available to modern readers The Epitrepontes of Menander or The Arbitration for the first time in 1945. The Arbitration is among the most frequently quoted and most famous of Menander’s plays and – being less farcical than others - belongs..

Price: $189.99

]]> Gilbert Murray translated and made available to modern readers The Epitrepontes of Menander or The Arbitration for the first time in 1945. The Arbitration is among the most frequently quoted and most famous of Menander’s plays and – being less farcical than others - belongs..]]> <![CDATA[Magical Transformations on the Early Modern English Stage]]> https://www.thebookco.com/magical-transformations-on-the-early-modern-english-stage-9781472432865 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 23:29:19 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/magical-transformations-on-the-early-modern-english-stage-9781472432865 Magical Transformations on the Early Modern English Stage by Lisa Hopkins, Helen Ostovich, 9781472432865Considering a variety of questions centering on magic and, or in, performance, this volume furthers the debate about the cultural work performed by representations of magic on the early modern English stage. Collectively the essays show that the idea of transformation applies not only to the objec..

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]]> Magical Transformations on the Early Modern English Stage by Lisa Hopkins, Helen Ostovich, 9781472432865Considering a variety of questions centering on magic and, or in, performance, this volume furthers the debate about the cultural work performed by representations of magic on the early modern English stage. Collectively the essays show that the idea of transformation applies not only to the objec..

Price: $233.99

]]> <![CDATA[Emulation on the Shakespearean Stage]]> https://www.thebookco.com/emulation-on-the-shakespearean-stage-9781409469285 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 21:43:46 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/emulation-on-the-shakespearean-stage-9781409469285 Emulation on the Shakespearean Stage by Vernon Guy Dickson, 9781409469285Using the interactions of a range of English Renaissance plays with ancient and Renaissance rhetorics, this study analyzes the conflicted uses of emulation in the period. The author also reassesses and nuances our understanding of the roles and significance of emulation in the Renaissance. Among t..

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]]> Emulation on the Shakespearean Stage by Vernon Guy Dickson, 9781409469285Using the interactions of a range of English Renaissance plays with ancient and Renaissance rhetorics, this study analyzes the conflicted uses of emulation in the period. The author also reassesses and nuances our understanding of the roles and significance of emulation in the Renaissance. Among t..

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