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Interrogating America Through Theatre and Performance
Fischer, Iris Smith. Ed(S): Demastes, William...
Paperback. This collection of essays dissects American plays, movies and other performance types that examine America and its history and culture. From Amerindian stage performances to AIDS and post-9/11 America, it displays the various and important ways theatre and performance studies have examined and conversed with American culture and history. Editor(s): Demastes, William W. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482. 320 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Demastes, William W. This collection of essays dissects American plays, movies and other performance types that examine America and its history and culture. From Amerindian stage performances to AIDS and post-9/11 America, it displays the various and important ways theatre and performance studies have examined and conversed with American culture and history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AN. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight: 482.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619012
- ISBN
- 9780230619012
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Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.36
€ 53.36
€ 47.36
Paperback. This is the first book devoted to showing how Jewish playwrights of the twentieth century have dramatized the Jewish encounter with America. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294. Jewish American Drama and Jewish American Experience. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. 200 pages. This is the first book devoted to showing how Jewish playwrights of the twentieth century have dramatized the Jewish encounter with America. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 13. Weight: 294.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619661
- ISBN
- 9780230619661
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Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 45.89
€ 53.36
€ 45.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: ANC; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306449499
- ISBN
- 9780306449499
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€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Paperback. "The Group Theatre was perhaps the most significant experiment in the history of American theater. Producing plays that reflected topical issues of the decade and giving a creative chance to actors, di" Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306801860
- ISBN
- 9780306801860
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.37
€ 21.99
€ 19.37
Hardback. BIC Classification: AN. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 521.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312214180
- ISBN
- 9780312214180
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Condition: New
€ 106.74€ 88.61
€ 106.74
€ 88.61
Hardback. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312217211
- ISBN
- 9780312217211
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Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardback. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; HBJK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312217570
- ISBN
- 9780312217570
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Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.31
€ 53.36
€ 47.31
Hardback. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312222741
- ISBN
- 9780312222741
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€ 127.36
€ 127.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 451.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312226855
- ISBN
- 9780312226855
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Condition: New
€ 53.67
€ 53.67
Hardcover. Weaving together careful readings of plays and reviews, memoirs and interviews, biographies and critical essays, this text traces the emergence of the first generation of modern actresses in Japan, a nation in which male actors had long dominated the public stage. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; AN; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239978
- ISBN
- 9780312239978
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Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 48.39
€ 53.36
€ 48.39
Paperback. Weaving together careful readings of plays and reviews, memoirs and interviews, biographies and critical essays, this text traces the emergence of the first generation of modern actresses in Japan, a nation in which male actors had long dominated the public stage. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; AN; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312292911
- ISBN
- 9780312292911
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Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.57
€ 53.36
€ 47.57
Hardback. This text expands on Bryan Reynolds' controversial transversal theory while offering groudbreaking analyses of Shakespeare plays - and textual, filmic and theatrical adaptations of them. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312293314
- ISBN
- 9780312293314
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€ 53.36€ 48.00
€ 53.36
€ 48.00
Hardback. This is an analytical study of "The Phantom of the Opera" in its many different versions from the original Gaston Leroux novel to the 21st century. It reveals the history of deep cultural tensions that underlie the novel and each major adaptation. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; AN; APF; DSBF; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312293468
- ISBN
- 9780312293468
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Condition: New
€ 128.41
€ 128.41
hardcover. The Harlem Renaissance was an unprecedented period of vitality in the American arts. Defined as the years between 1910 and 1927, it was the time when Harlem came alive with theater, drama, sports, dance and politics. This work discusses African-American theatre art in the US during those years. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; 3JJF; AN; AVGC6; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312295905
- ISBN
- 9780312295905
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Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 49.16
€ 53.36
€ 49.16
hardcover. From seminar papers given at Warwick University on English and Italian Renaissance theatre, these essays examine repertoire, exploring English theatre within the context of Italian theatrical modes. The authors have also written "War, Literature and the Arts in 16th Century Europe". Editor(s): Mulryne, Professor J. R.; Shrewring, Margaret (Lecturer in Theatre Studies and Course Director, University of Warw ick). Series: Warwick studies in the European humanities. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DST; 3H; 3JB; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- SKU
- V9780333485880
- ISBN
- 9780333485880
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Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Hardback. This volume relates to the study of spirit and spirituality, mind and intelligence, consciousness and epistemology, literature and theatre. It develops a model of the mind and extended states of consciousness, and uses this to explore the rhythmical structures fundamental to literature and theatre. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 415.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333539606
- ISBN
- 9780333539606
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Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Hardcover. This is a study of Thomas Hardy's life-long interest in the theatre. It discusses his own experiments at crafting scenarios and plays, all productions, both amateur and professional, with which he had any involvement, and his troubled negotiations with adaptors, producers and actors. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333598856
- ISBN
- 9780333598856
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Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardback. Challenging ideas about psychology in Shakespeare's time, this text proposes characters should be perceived as imagined persons. Drawing on analyses of earlier and modern psychology, it goes on to reveal the dynamics of Shakespeare's characterizations of Hamlet, Prince Hal and Rosalind. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333634486
- ISBN
- 9780333634486
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Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
paperback. Examining the phenomenon of the West End musical, the fringe and mainstream theatre, this book is concerned with the complex and dynamic theatre of the 1980s and early 1990s, reflecting the experience of artists living in a country that is multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-national. Editor(s): Shank, Theodore. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333684061
- ISBN
- 9780333684061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.78
€ 71.78
Hardback. The innovative work of Pioneer Players, a London based theatre society founded in 1911 by Edith Craig, is explored here drawing on original archive research and taking an interdisciplinary approach to women's involvement in theatre during the British women's suffrage movement. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AN; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333686966
- ISBN
- 9780333686966
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Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardback. This book examines the play writing career of Aphra Behn explaining her often dominant place in the complex theatrical culture of Charles II's reign, her divided political sympathies, and her interests as a free thinking intellectual. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333760307
- ISBN
- 9780333760307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. This lively and provocative study offers a radical reappraisal of a century of Shakespearean theatre. Topics addressed include modernist Shakespearean performance's relation with psychoanalysis, the hidden gender dynamics of the open stage movement, and the appropriation of Shakespeare himself as a dramatic fiction and theatrical icon. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333779378
- ISBN
- 9780333779378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Hardback. In the 1890s, when Henry James turned to the theatre, he was unceremoniously booed off the stage. Since the 1940s and 50s his fiction has nevertheless been consistently interpreted by composers and film directors. This book traces the historical development of these adaptations. Editor(s): Bradley, John. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJP; AN; APF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333792148
- ISBN
- 9780333792148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.60
€ 128.60
Hardback. This is an extended study of the touring practices and performances of Elizabethan and Jacobean travelling players. It examines the lively, competitive world of professional touring theatre through to its decline in the 1620s. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968208
- ISBN
- 9780333968208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00