"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" centers around the wealthy Pollitt family in the Mississippi Delta.Big Daddy Pollitt, the patriarch, is celebrating his sixty-fifth birthday, bringing his two sons, Gooper and Brick, and their respective spouses together.Brick, a former football star, struggles with alcoholis..
Hailed by George Bernard Shaw as 'useful [corrective] to the romantic conception of war', R.C. Sherriff's Journey's End is an unflinching vision of life in the trenches towards the end of the First World War, published in Penguin Classics. Set in the First World War, Journey's End concerns a group o..
Shakespeare's intertwined love polygons begin to get complicated from the start--Demetrius and Lysander both want Hermia but she only has eyes for Lysander. Bad news is, Hermia's father wants Demetrius for a son-in-law. On the outside is Helena, whose unreturned love burns hot for Demetrius. Hermia ..
The course of true love never did run smooth...A magical retelling of Hermia, Helen, Demetrius, and Lysander's classic story - and of the impish fairy Puck, who meddles in their tangled web of love with hilarious consequences...With notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre, and Love and Magic in A..
he classic collection of poetry from the author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS.'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' BARACK OBAMAMaya Angelou's poetry - lyrical and dramatic, exuberant and playful - speaks of love, longing, partings; of Saturday night partying, ..
Description"This edition has a very helpful introduction and good clear text, as well as the exceptionally excellent and detailed notes."Dr Michael Herbert, St Andrews University''a useful treatment of a complex play'Barry Gaines, University of New Mexico, Shakespeare QuarterlyJohn Wilders - literar..
Endorsed by Cambridge International for exams from 2023.Provides structured route through syllabuses, encourages self-assessment and reflection.Includes international approach with diverse text extracts.Writing practice at end of each unit (planning, short answers, analysis, exam-style responses).Va..
Description This Coursebook is a comprehensive guide to the study of Literature in English at AS and A Level, encouraging both the enjoyment of literature and rigorous academic study. It provides a clear approach for any Literature studies syllabus, and is divided into three parts: Part 1 and P..
DescriptionThis coursebook helps inspire a love of literature in English and builds greater confidence in analysing and writing about texts. Part 1 introduces students to the basics of poetry, prose and drama through a wide variety of international texts. In Part 2, students hone their skills by ana..
The Student’s Book introduces the key concepts and skills in the Cambridge International syllabus, with a focus on developing effective writing from the start, to give students a toolkit for responding to unseen texts and exploring the set texts in depth.• Develops effective writing throughout with ..
FeaturesFull support for the latest Cambridge syllabuses (0475/0992/2010).Engage students with diverse literary extracts including updated set texts.Support exam success with integrated guidance on exam technique, revision activities, and examiner commentaries.Support achievement in the Unseen compo..
This collection includes Lynn Nottage’s best known work, Crumbs from the Table of Joy, which has been produced widely since its premiere in May 1995 and which the Chicago Tribune hailed as "a complex and thought provoking new play." Also included are Mud, River, Stone, Poof, Por’..
DescriptionThe action of the play is as inevitable and eloquent as in Antigone: a clash of values and cultures so fundamental that tragedy issues: a tragedy for each individual, each tribe" Daily Telegraph "This play, by the winner of a Nobel Prize for Literature, asks: 'On the authority of what god..
Description"Developing Poetry Skills" is a resource that provides students with the key skills they need to read and respond to poetry effectively. It is designed to introduce students to the enjoyment of reading poetry and to build confidence and understanding throughout Key Stage 3...
Returning from battle, Macbeth and his friend Banquo meet three witches. 'Macbeth, the king!' they say.Macbeth and Banquo cannot forget the witches' words. Soon Macbeth is king, but his wife walks in her sleep at night, and dreams of blood. What lies in the future for Banquo? And how many people mus..
Carefully graded, beautifully illustrated stories.Fully dramatized audio recordings featuring native-speaker actors, music, and sound effects.Integrated activities to develop reading skills and increase active vocabulary.Several pages of grammar activities in every book.Two personalized projects in ..