Drama Classics series

The world's great plays at a great little price

Each pocket-sized volume contains:

  • a full introduction
  • an author biography
  • notes on historical and theatrical context
  • a plot synopsis
  • key dates
  • a further reading list
  • a glossary of unusual words and phrases (English-language texts)

The texts are presented uncut (with the exception of Faust, which is adapted for staging in a single evening) and uncluttered with footnotes; the translations are accurate and actable.

See also Drama Classic Collections.

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Edward II
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The Cherry Orchard
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Oedipus
By Sophocles Translated by Kenneth McLeish
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Uncle Vanya
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Peer Gynt
By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeish
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The Rover
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An Ideal Husband
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Children of the Sun
By Maxim Gorky Translated by Stephen Mulrine
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The Changeling
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Antigone
By Sophocles Translated by Marianne McDonald
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