"Introducing 90 of the world's greatest poetic works, from the epics of the ancient world through Japanese haikus and Renaissance sonnets to modernist masterpieces, this accessible guide sets each work in its historical, social, cultural and literary context."--

Presents a guide to the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander, with biographical backgrounds of each playwright and a synopsis and commentary on each of their surviving plays, and includes an outline of Aristotle's theories on drama.

"How are Black artists, activists, and pedagogues wielding acts of rebellion, activism, and solidarity to precipitate change? How have contemporary performances impacted Black cultural, social, and political struggles? What are the ways in which these acts and artists engage varied Black identities and explore shared histories? Contemporary Black Theatre and Performance explores these urgent questions to illuminate the relationship between performance,...

"From 1642 to 1660, live theater was banned in England. The market for printed books, however--including plays--flourished. How did this period, when plays could be read but not performed, affect the way drama was written thereafter? As Katherine Mannheimer demonstrates, the plays of the following decades exhibited a distinct self-consciousness of drama's status as a singular art form that straddled both page and stage. Scholars have commented on...

"A captivating portrait of the poet and the scientist who shared an enchanted view of natureEmily Dickinson and Charles Darwin were born at a time when the science of studying the natural world was known as natural philosophy, a pastime for poets, priests, and schoolgirls. The world began to change in the 1830s, while Darwin was exploring the Pacific aboard the Beagle and Dickinson was a student in Amherst, Massachusetts. Poetry and science started...