John Webster

Brian Gibbons

Hoffman Reynolds Hays

Brecht and Hays's adaptation of John Webster's 'The Duchess of Malfi' was born of a tortuous set of drafts, redrafts and recriminations, which led to several versions of the script, including a Broadway staging of a version by W.H. Auden. The idea was to eliminate the anticlimactic series of deaths at the end, tighten up the script and emphasize the implicit incest motivation of the Duke. This version of the script, written directly in English by Hays, with Brecht advising on story and structure, is complemented here by notes and letters by Brecht himself on how the play ought to be performed.

The Duchess of Malfi

With Essays on Translation

The Selected Poems of H.R. Hays

The Myth of Feminine Evil

The Dangerous Sex

First published in 1966, The Dangerous Sex shows how the irrational concept of the "dangerous sex" evolved and how it was - and is - used by man to maintain his dominance. He examines sexual practices and beliefs, marriage customs and rituals, and social behaviour in every society and every age from pre-historic times to the present day. The result is a revealing picture of the deep-seated male hostility that generates the way of the sexes and has fed it throughout human history. It is also a blazing indictment of this ingrained psycho-social pattern, as it unconsciously destroys and disrupts huge areas of human happiness. In this enquiry into misogyny, H. R. Hays suggests that men must face their own compulsions before a true and balanced relation between the sexes is achieved. This book therefore throws a new light on the problems of feminism, the feminine mystique and the whole controversy concerning the place of women in society, and will be of interest to students of literature, gender studies, anthropology and psychology.

DANGEROUS SEX

Poems in Spanish and English on opposite pages.

12 Spanish American poets

An Anthology

Twelve Spanish American Poets

An exploration of the history, environment and society of the seven Indian nations of the Northwest coast - Tlingit, Tsimshian, Haida, Kwakiutl, Bella Coola, Nootka and Coast Salish.

Hoffman Reynolds Hays

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