Modern theatres and cinemas

An ideal reference companion for students and enthusiasts of Shakespeare, this informative and entertaining Miscellany gives a wealth of contextual and biographical information to ...

This section describes context of the political and military events of the changing balance of power in the Civil War as Charles I lost control to Cromwell, Parliament, and the Pur...

An overview of events following the death of Oliver Cromwell and the return of Charles II and his court from the Continent. Although John Milton continued to write urging the prese...

This book provides a sobering look at modern-day slavery—which includes sex trafficking, domestic servitude, and other forms of forced labor—and documents the development of the mo...

The paratexts in early modern English playbooks – the materials to be found primarily in their preliminary pages and end matter – provide a rich source of information for scholars ...

A discussion of the frequently controversial film maker Youssef Chahine. The book aims to illuminate Chahine’s work in the context of modern Egyptian culture and its tumultuous pos...