.png){kind=logo}
Literature: history & criticism
Results 17785 - 17808 of 18028
Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Presents a comedy of love and money in sixteenth-century Venice, in which Bassanio wants to impress the wealthy heiress Portia, but lacks the funds. He turns to his merchant friend, Antonio, who is forced to borrow from Shylock. When Antonio's business falters, repayment becomes impossible, and Shylock is able to demand a pound of Antonio's flesh. Editor(s): Raffel, Professor Burton. Series: The Annotated Shakespeare. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300115642
- ISBN
- 9780300115642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.90
€ 8.90
Hardback. A completely new modern-spelling edition of all of Shakespeare's plays and poems, edited afresh from the original texts. With extensive introductions and on-page notes, it gives students and theatre-lovers the very best resources to understand and enjoy Shakespeare's works. Editor(s): Taylor, Gary; Jowett, John; Bourus, Terri; Egan, Gabriel. Series: New Oxford Shakespeare. Num Pages: 3392 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DDS; DSG; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 187 x 75. Weight in Grams: 2772.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Har/Psc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199591152
- ISBN
- 9780199591152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.59€ 54.43
€ 66.59
€ 54.43
Paperback. The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's most problematic plays, largely because of what is seen as its inherent anti-semitism. At the centre of the play is one of the most famous anti-heroes in Shakespeare: Shylock 'the Jew'. How to interpret Shylock baffles critics as they divide on whether Shakespeare is prejudiced or sympathetic. Series: Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 in Introduction. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Arden Shakespeare
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Third Series
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903436813
- ISBN
- 9781903436813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.10
€ 15.10
Paperback. A major new edition of Shakespeare's tragedy arguing that the play is ultimately Juliet's. The illustrated introduction discusses the play's stage and screen history, its language and the many critical issues surrounding it.It gives a comprehensive, penetrating introduction to the play.On-page notes to deepen understanding. Editor(s): Weis, Rene. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 454 pages, 20 black and white in introduction. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Arden Shakespeare
- Number of pages
- 454
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903436912
- ISBN
- 9781903436912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.89
€ 13.89
Paperback. This book has features to help students improve their grade. It has features that address the specific needs of students studying for the new AS and A2 exams. Text boxes in the margin labelled 'Context' describe the literary, historical, cultural, religious, or philosophical context of specific references in the text. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSGS. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 209 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Canada
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582784314
- ISBN
- 9780582784314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.44
€ 11.44
Hardback. Part of the "Clothbound Classics" series, this title collects sonnets of Shakespeare's that deal with eternal subjects such as love and infidelity, memory and mortality, and the destruction wreaked by Time. It also includes the sonnet "A Lover's Complaint", in which a young woman is overheard lamenting her betrayal by a heartless seducer. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Edition
- Annotated
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141192574
- ISBN
- 9780141192574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.29
€ 21.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. The second volume of Staunton's influential mid-nineteenth-century edition of Shakespeare's plays, with illustrations by John Gilbert. Editor(s): Staunton, Howard. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama. Num Pages: 784 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108000031
- ISBN
- 9781108000031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Paperback. Treacherous, power-hungry, untempered by moral restraint, and embittered by physical deformity, Richard, the younger brother of King Edward IV, is ablaze with ambition to take England's throne. This title is a chronicle of Richard's machinations to be king - a tale of murder upon murder. Editor(s): Raffel, Professor Burton. Series: The Annotated Shakespeare. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300122022
- ISBN
- 9780300122022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.11
€ 7.11
Paperback. An active approach to Shakespeare in the classroom. Editor(s): Coles, Jane; Gibson, Rex. Series Editor(s): Gibson, Rex. Series: Cambridge School Shakespeare. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 line figures 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 4KHT; 4KL; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 292. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0002979
- ISBN
- 9780521425063
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. For this updated edition of Twelfth Night, Penny Gay has written an Introduction to this well-loved Shakespearean comedy. Editor(s): Donno, Elizabeth Story. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 186 pages, 18 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 427. Good copy with light shelf wear. Previous owners name to title page. Light nicks. Lightly sunned, remains good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Updated
- Number of pages
- 186
- SKU
- KCW0013977
- ISBN
- 9780521827928
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 54.35€ 50.72
€ 54.35
€ 50.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Warren, Roger; Wells, Stanley W. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199536092
- ISBN
- 9780199536092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.58
€ 10.99
€ 9.58
Paperback. With an unusual combination of intense drama and comedic moments, The Winters Tale remains one of Shakespeares most complicated and captivating plays. Editor(s): Aasand, Hardin L. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554810901
- ISBN
- 9781554810901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.06
€ 25.99
€ 24.06
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Elibron Classics series
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393930771
- ISBN
- 9780393930771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.71
€ 19.71
Paperback. Editor(s): Swain, David. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554810369
- ISBN
- 9781554810369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.10
€ 26.10
Hardcover. This volume contains "Romeo and Juliet", "Julius Caesar", "Antony and Cleopatra", "Coriolanus", "Troilus and Cressida" and "Titus Andronicus". Professor Tony Tanner examines Shakespeare's evolution as a tragedian while also providing discussions of the individual plays. Num Pages: 770 pages, bibliographies, chronology. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 39. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781857151640
- ISBN
- 9781857151640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.59
€ 55.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333147344
- ISBN
- 9780333147344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. Editor(s): Kalpin Smith, Kathleen; Lake, James H. Series: New Kittredge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 128 pages, Photos from major productions. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 9. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Focus
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585103164
- ISBN
- 9781585103164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.92
€ 13.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Portrays the conspiracy against the Roman dictator, Julius Caesar, his assassination and its aftermath. This book is based on true events from Roman history. Editor(s): Hadfield, Andrew. Series: Barnes & Noble Shakespeare. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Spark Notes United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411400405
- ISBN
- 9781411400405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.79
€ 16.99
€ 15.79
paperback. Editor(s): Braunmuller, A. R.; Orgel, Stephen. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 113.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780143128618
- ISBN
- 9780143128618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.99
€ 12.99
€ 9.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 169 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611473872
- ISBN
- 9781611473872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.45
€ 161.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages, 73 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; AJ; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226775593
- ISBN
- 9780226775593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.57
€ 47.99
€ 37.57
paperback. With profound insight and remarkable candor, the author tracks the progress of his madness, from the smothering misery and exhaustion, to the agony of composing his own suicide note and his eventual, hard-won recovery. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSK; VSP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 88.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099285571
- ISBN
- 9780099285571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. How does a writer compose a suicide note? This account gives us a description of the author's descent into mental anguish, and his eventual success in overcoming a little-understood yet very common condition. Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSK; JM; VFJB; VFJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 5. Weight in Grams: 66.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872618
- ISBN
- 9781784872618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.31
€ 8.99
€ 8.31
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137565440
- ISBN
- 9781137565440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.44€ 11.12
€ 59.44
€ 11.12