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The Great Philosophers: Aristotle

by Kenneth Mcleish ...

Series series GREAT PHILOSOPHERS
'Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all' Aristotle'Knowing yourself is the mark of all wisdom''You will never do anything in this world without courage'Aristotle was one of the greatest philosophers that has ever lived. Taught by Plato, he was the first genuine scientist in history, a true pioneer of both science and philosophy. Widely credited as the inventor of the ... Read more

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'Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all' Aristotle'Knowing yourself is the mark of all wisdom''You will never do anything in this world without courage'Aristotle was one of the greatest philosophers that has ever lived. Taught by Plato, he was the first genuine scientist in history, a true pioneer of both science and philosophy. Widely credited as the inventor of the
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Miss Julie

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by August Strindberg ...

Translated by Kenneth McLeish ...

Series Book 0 - NHB Drama Classi
Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little PriceBored with her sheltered existence, Miss Julie attempts to seduce the footman, but gets far more than she bargained for...August Strindberg's classic naturalistic play Miss Julie was written in 1888, and first performed at Strindberg's experimental theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1889, despite being banned by the censor.This English ... Read more

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Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little PriceBored with her sheltered existence, Miss Julie attempts to seduce the footman, but gets far more than she bargained for...August Strindberg's classic naturalistic play Miss Julie was written in 1888, and first performed at Strindberg's experimental theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1889, despite being banned by the censor.This English
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Orpheus

by Kenneth McLeish ...

Series series Oberon Modern Plays
A 21st Century interpretation of the ancient myth of Orpheus written in the lyrical style of Greek tragedy. Commissioned by the Actors Touring Company, Orpheus opened with shows Ireland and in Greece and was followed by a full UK tour in 1997. ... Read more

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A 21st Century interpretation of the ancient myth of Orpheus written in the lyrical style of Greek tragedy. Commissioned by the Actors Touring Company, Orpheus opened with shows Ireland and in Greece and was followed by a full UK tour in 1997.
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Aristophanes Plays: 1

Acharnians; Knights; Peace; Lysistrata

by Aristophanes ...

Translated by Kenneth McLeish ...

Reissue of Aristophanes' most famous plays in the Methuen Classical Greek Dramatists seriesAristophanes was a unique writer for the comic stage as well as one of the most revealing about the society for which he wrote. ... Read more

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Reissue of Aristophanes' most famous plays in the Methuen Classical Greek Dramatists seriesAristophanes was a unique writer for the comic stage as well as one of the most revealing about the society for which he wrote.
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Aristophanes Plays: 2

Wasps; Clouds; Birds; Festival Time; Frogs

by Aristophanes ...

Translated by Kenneth McLeish ...

Series Book 2 - Classical Dramatists
Reissue of Aristophanes' most famous plays in the Methuen Classical Greek Dramatists seriesAristophanes is the oldest comedic writer in Western literature. Although only eleven of the some forty plays he wrote survive, his unique blend of slapstick, fantasy, bawy and political satire provide us with a vivid picture of the ancient Athenians - their social mores, their beliefs and their exuberant ... Read more

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Reissue of Aristophanes' most famous plays in the Methuen Classical Greek Dramatists seriesAristophanes is the oldest comedic writer in Western literature. Although only eleven of the some forty plays he wrote survive, his unique blend of slapstick, fantasy, bawy and political satire provide us with a vivid picture of the ancient Athenians - their social mores, their beliefs and their exuberant
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Ibsen: Three Plays

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by Henrik Ibsen ...

Translated by Kenneth McLeish, Stephen Mulrine ...

Series series NHB Classic Plays
'I'm going to find out – which of us is right, society or me.'Henrik Ibsen's three great 'problem plays', A Doll's House, Ghosts and Hedda Gabler, challenged the conventions of nineteenth-century society and sparked a revolution in European theatre. Their female protagonists, Nora Helmer, Helene Alving and Hedda Gabler, continue to exert their power over modern audiences.This volume brings ... Read more

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'I'm going to find out – which of us is right, society or me.'Henrik Ibsen's three great 'problem plays', A Doll's House, Ghosts and Hedda Gabler, challenged the conventions of nineteenth-century society and sparked a revolution in European theatre. Their female protagonists, Nora Helmer, Helene Alving and Hedda Gabler, continue to exert their power over modern audiences.This volume brings
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Ubu

The Ubu Plays: King Ubu, Cuckold Ubu & Slave Ubu

by Alfred Jarry ...

Translated by Kenneth McLeish ...

Series series NHB Drama Classics
Drama Classics: the World's Great Plays at a Great little PriceAlfred Jarry's trilogy of plays about the comically grotesque character of Pa Ubu, satirising power, greed, and bourgeois pretension.The Ubu Plays ( King Ubu, Cuckold Ubu and Slave Ubu) caused scandal when they first appeared in Paris in the 1890s, with their surreal and frequently obscene energy, and their broad parodies of ... Read more

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Drama Classics: the World's Great Plays at a Great little PriceAlfred Jarry's trilogy of plays about the comically grotesque character of Pa Ubu, satirising power, greed, and bourgeois pretension.The Ubu Plays ( King Ubu, Cuckold Ubu and Slave Ubu) caused scandal when they first appeared in Paris in the 1890s, with their surreal and frequently obscene energy, and their broad parodies of
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A Doll's House

Full Text and Introduction (NHB Drama Classics)

by Henrik Ibsen ...

Translated by Kenneth McLeish ...

Series Book 0 - NHB Drama Classi
Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little PriceHenrik Ibsen's revolutionary play about a woman's awakening to her need for a life of her own.A Doll's House was premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December 1879.This English version of A Doll's House is translated and introduced by Kenneth McLeish. ... Read more

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Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little PriceHenrik Ibsen's revolutionary play about a woman's awakening to her need for a life of her own.A Doll's House was premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December 1879.This English version of A Doll's House is translated and introduced by Kenneth McLeish.
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Rosmersholm

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by Henrik Ibsen ...

Translated by Kenneth McLeish ...

Series Book 0 - NHB Drama Classics
Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little PriceIbsen's great play about idealism and liberalism undermined by a deeply conservative society.When Rosmer abandons his faith after the death of his wife, his former friends question his morality. But with guilty secrets and deception surrounding everyone, there are tragic results.Henrik Ibsen's play Rosmersholm was first published in ... Read more

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Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little PriceIbsen's great play about idealism and liberalism undermined by a deeply conservative society.When Rosmer abandons his faith after the death of his wife, his former friends question his morality. But with guilty secrets and deception surrounding everyone, there are tragic results.Henrik Ibsen's play Rosmersholm was first published in
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Poetics

by Aristotle ...

Translated by Kenneth McLeish ...

Series series Dramatic Contexts
Part of the Nick Hern Books Dramatic Contexts series: important statements on the theatre by major figures in the theatre.One of the most influential tracts in world theatre, Aristotle's Poetics is crucial to an understanding of how drama works, and how it has evolved.It is the source of the doctrine of the Three Unities – of Time, Place and Action – and the concept of catharsis in tragedy.Writing ... Read more

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Part of the Nick Hern Books Dramatic Contexts series: important statements on the theatre by major figures in the theatre.One of the most influential tracts in world theatre, Aristotle's Poetics is crucial to an understanding of how drama works, and how it has evolved.It is the source of the doctrine of the Three Unities – of Time, Place and Action – and the concept of catharsis in tragedy.Writing
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Hedda Gabler

Full Text and Introduction (NHB Drama Classics)

by Henrik Ibsen ...

Translated by Kenneth McLeish ...

Series Book 0 - NHB Drama Classics
Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little PriceRestless and discontented in her marriage, Hedda Gabler is drawn to a former admirer, Lovborg, now a brilliant writer. But he is more taken with Hedda's old schoolfriend. Driven by jealousy, Hedda destroys Lovborg and his precious manuscript and, finally, herself.This English version of Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler, published in ... Read more

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Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little PriceRestless and discontented in her marriage, Hedda Gabler is drawn to a former admirer, Lovborg, now a brilliant writer. But he is more taken with Hedda's old schoolfriend. Driven by jealousy, Hedda destroys Lovborg and his precious manuscript and, finally, herself.This English version of Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler, published in
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Peer Gynt

Full Text and Introduction (NHB Drama Classics)

by Henrik Ibsen ...

Translated by Kenneth McLeish ...

Series Book 0 - NHB Drama Classi
Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little PriceHenrik Ibsen's mighty epic, by turns fantastic and tragic, based on the Norwegian fairy tale Per Gynt.Ibsen's play, his last to be written in verse, follows the poet and braggart Peer Gynt as, fleeing disgrace, he swaggers and seduces his way from the fjords of Norway to the deserts of Africa and back.Peer Gynt was originally published ... Read more

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Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little PriceHenrik Ibsen's mighty epic, by turns fantastic and tragic, based on the Norwegian fairy tale Per Gynt.Ibsen's play, his last to be written in verse, follows the poet and braggart Peer Gynt as, fleeing disgrace, he swaggers and seduces his way from the fjords of Norway to the deserts of Africa and back.Peer Gynt was originally published
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