Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. This ground-breaking collection explores the assumptions behind and practices for performance implicit in the manuscripts and playtexts of the medieval and early modern eras, focusing on work which engages with performance-oriented research. Editor(s): Bennett, Susan; Polito, Mary. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; AMG; ANF; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320162
- ISBN
- 9781137320162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardback. Part of a new wave of cross-disciplinary scholarship, where Chinese studies meets the British eighteenth century, this novel work will appeal to scholars in a number of fields, including performance studies, East Asian studies, British literature, cultural history, gender studies, and postcolonial studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JD; DSA; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421402161
- ISBN
- 9781421402161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.10
€ 89.10
Hardback. This book investigates how the Children of Paul's (1599-1606) and the Children of the Queen's Revels (1600-13) defined their players as children and, via an analysis of their plays and theatrical practices, it examines early modern theatre as a site in which children have the opportunity to articulate their emerging selfhoods. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; AN; DSG; HBLH; JFSP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202610
- ISBN
- 9780230202610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. This bookinvestigates how the Children of Paul's (1599-1606) and the Children of the Queen's Revels (1600-13) defined their players as children and, via an analysis of their plays and theatrical practices, it examines early modern theatre as a site in which children have the opportunity to articulate their emerging selfhoods." Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; HBJD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349300693
- ISBN
- 9781349300693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 239 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBB; HBJD; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 300 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349288274
- ISBN
- 9781349288274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.16
€ 53.36
€ 47.16
hardcover. Stephenson explores the autobiographical form by analysing seven works by Canadian playwrights written and performed between 1999 and 2009, including Judith Thompson's Perfect Pie, Daniel MacIvor's In On It, and Timothy Findley's Shadows. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442644465
- ISBN
- 9781442644465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.72
€ 52.72
Paperback. Tells us about the complex social and political issues depicted by Asian-American playwrights. In this title, the author argues that playwrights produce a different conception of "Asian-America" in accordance with their unique set of sensibilities. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 241 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; AN; DD; DSG; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781566396370
- ISBN
- 9781566396370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137512512
- ISBN
- 9781137512512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Paperback. Offers an account of critical debates around the idea of performativity. This work also traces the history of the concept through the work of influential theorists. It examines the implications of performativity for fields such as literary and cultural theory, philosophy, performance studies, and the theory of gender and sexuality. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415329262
- ISBN
- 9780415329262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Hardback. This study takes a look at a controversial question: what do the acts and shows of grief performed in early modern drama tell us about the religious culture of the world in which they were historically staged? Drawing on performance studies, it provides detailed readings of play texts to explore the politics, pathologies and parodies of mourning. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DDS; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001534
- ISBN
- 9780230001534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
paperback. This bold and wide-ranging study takes a fresh look at a controversial question: what do the acts and shows of grief performed in early modern drama tell us about the religious culture of the world in which they were historically staged? Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; DSC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- SKU
- V9781349279975
- ISBN
- 9781349279975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Paperback. The author's writings are widely known in the United States and Europe. Num Pages: 260 pages, 150 Color and B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- PAJ Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781555540791
- ISBN
- 9781555540791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.13
€ 34.13
Hardcover. This collection investigates dramatic and performative renderings of 'America' as an exilic place particularly focusing on issues of language, space and identity. It looks at ways in which immigrants and outsiders are embodied in American theatre practice and explores ways in which 'America' is staged and dramatized by immigrants and foreigners. Editor(s): Jestrovic, Silvija; Meerzon, Yana. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 279 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230574564
- ISBN
- 9780230574564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardback. This book takes performance studies in exciting new directions, exploring the ways in which ethics can be used to understand the complex questions facing contemporary spectators. Engaging with five key performances, the book reflects on the emotional and intellectual impacts of politically inflected performance on spectators, critics and theorists. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 219 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG; HPQ; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230518018
- ISBN
- 9780230518018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Series: Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349287710
- ISBN
- 9781349287710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.16
€ 53.36
€ 47.16
Hardcover. From the Greeks and Shakespeare to the "Ramayana" and the "Mahabharata", war has often been a major theme of dramatic performances. This work looks at theater and performances that often occur quite literally as bombs are falling, as well as during times of ceasefire and in the aftermath of hostilities. Series: SB - Enactments. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906497149
- ISBN
- 9781906497149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.18
€ 29.99
€ 24.18
Paperback. Collection of essays and interviews by the editor of PAJ Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- PAJ Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555540777
- ISBN
- 9781555540777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.84
€ 26.84
Paperback. Focusing on the literary representation of performance practices in anglophone, francophone, and hispanophone Caribbean literature, Jeannine Murray-Roman shows how a shared regional aesthetic emerges from the descriptions of music, dance, and oral storytelling events. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; CFFD; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938486
- ISBN
- 9780813938486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.87
€ 40.87
Hardcover. Focusing on the literary representation of performance practices in anglophone, francophone, and hispanophone Caribbean literature, Jeannine Murray-Roman shows how a shared regional aesthetic emerges from the descriptions of music, dance, and oral storytelling events. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; CFFD; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938479
- ISBN
- 9780813938479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.71
€ 83.71
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 386 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASZ; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691602431
- ISBN
- 9780691602431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.65€ 51.49
€ 64.65
€ 51.49
Performance and Femininity in Eighteenth-Century German Women's Writin...
Arons, Wendy. Ed(S): Wilmeth, Don B.
hardcover. Editor(s): Wilmeth, Don B. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; D; DS; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403973290
- ISBN
- 9781403973290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Performance and Femininity in Eighteenth-Century German Women's Writin...
Arons, Wendy. Ed(S): Wilmeth, Don B.
Paperback. Editor(s): Wilmeth, Don B. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; D; DS; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349534524
- ISBN
- 9781349534524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Paperback. An extensive historical analysis of utopian narratives in the Chinese and Euro-American traditions. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 801.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089643506
- ISBN
- 9789089643506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.96
€ 88.96
Paperback. Contains poems, prose passages and quotations about love and marriage. This title includes familiar blessings and verses. It covers various sorts of readings you could wish for. It also includes advice on how to choose the right readings for the occasion and tips on how to ensure that everything runs smoothly on the Wedding day. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSR; GBC; WJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 162. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Random House Books London
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KEX0233346
- ISBN
- 9781905211098
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99