An interpretation of the handling of costume in the plays of the fifth-century comic poet Aristophanes. Drawing on both textual and material evidence from the fourth- and fifth-century Greek world, it examines three layers of costume, the bodysuit worn by the actors, the charact…
Shakespeare and early modern religion
Essays that explore the ways Shakespeare engaged with the multifaceted dimensions of Protestantism, Catholicism, non-Christian religions including Judaism and Islam, and secular perspectives in his plays
Henrik Ibsen's plays came at a pivotal moment in late nineteenth-century European modernity. They engaged his public through a strategic use of metaphors of house and home, which resonated with experiences of displacement, philosophical homelessness, and exile. Analyzing literar…
Shakespeare's famous play, Hamlet, has been the subject of more scholarly analysis and criticism than any other work of literature in human history. For all of its generally acknowledged virtues, however, it has also been treated as problematic in a raft of ways. In Philosophy a…
Om William Shakespeares skuespil Hamlet
Considering both Shakespeare's fellow writers as well as members of his acting company, 'Shakespeare in company' offers a unique insight into the company kept by William Shakespeare and how it impacted on his writing
Featuring essays by major international scholars, this Companion combines analysis of themes crucial to Renaissance tragedy with the interpretation of canonical and frequently taught texts. Part I introduces key topics, such as religion, revenge and the family, and discusses mod…
About the role of women in Roman Republican plays of all genres, and about the role of gender in the influence of this on later dramatists