Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Graded exercises introduce the reader to the history and techniques of commedia, originating in mid-16th century Italy. Topics covered include: the commedia masks; mime and movement games; using face masks; and creating the roles. Illustrations demonstrate posture, gesture, costume and masks. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ANC; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854594662
- ISBN
- 9781854594662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.59
€ 23.99
€ 20.59
Hardcover. A fascinating look at how the Bible has inspired Broadway plays and musicals, from"Ben-Hur"to"Jesus Christ Superstar"" Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AN; DSBH; DSG; HRCG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472072927
- ISBN
- 9780472072927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.68
€ 95.68
Hardback. Offers an interpretation of politics and identity in Ovid's epic poem of transformations, "The Metamorphoses". Examining the emphatically fictional character of the poem, this book argues that Ovid uses the problem of fiction in the text to redefine the power of poetry in Augustan Rome. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138145
- ISBN
- 9780691138145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.98€ 59.46
€ 76.98
€ 59.46
Hardcover. Morrison discusses the effect that living in a historically racialized society has had on American writing in the 19th and 20th centuries. She argues that race has become a metaphor, a way of referring to forces, events and forms of social decay, economic division and human panic. Series: The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACG; 3JH; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 110
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674673779
- ISBN
- 9780674673779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.99
€ 41.99
€ 34.99
Paperback. A classic work for actors and students on understanding and playing Shakespeare. In the first half of the book, Barton attempts an objective analysis of how Shakespeare's text actually works; in the second half he concentrates on the more subjective areas such as irony and ambiguity, passion and coolness. Series: Performance Books. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: ANC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Pap/DVDReissued Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713687736
- ISBN
- 9780713687736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.04
€ 37.99
€ 32.04
Paperback. This study explores the influential literary texts of the archaic and classical periods ranging from epic and didactic poetry to the theatrical productions of tragedy and comedy in 5th-century Athens. The workings of gender as a factor in Greek social, religious and cultural practices are explored. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 494 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226979229
- ISBN
- 9780226979229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74
Hardback. Editor(s): Morley, Carol A. Num Pages: 471 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 30. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 471
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611472882
- ISBN
- 9781611472882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.68
€ 168.68
Hardback. Num Pages: 586 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1007.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 586
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611471243
- ISBN
- 9781611471243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.42
€ 178.42
Paperback. Expectation is an integral part of the reading experience. Drama is a particularly rich and rewarding field for studying the complex ways in which such expectations are created. This book explores these expectations through the lens of twentieth-century Russian drama. Series: Donald W. Treadgold Studies on Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986470
- ISBN
- 9780295986470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.68
€ 35.68
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691628820
- ISBN
- 9780691628820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.30
€ 179.30
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691613260
- ISBN
- 9780691613260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 46.81
€ 59.21
€ 46.81
Paperback. Getting a play written and produced is a daunting process. From creating story ideas, formatting the script, to marketing and financing your project, and incorporating professional insights on writing, there are plenty of ins and outs that every aspiring playwright needs to know. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CBV; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 188 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118017227
- ISBN
- 9781118017227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.38
€ 25.99
€ 19.38
Paperback. A classic guide to dramatic writing now revised and expanded for a new generation of playwrights and screenwriters Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AN; CBV; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Rev Exp
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300107241
- ISBN
- 9780300107241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.82
€ 30.99
€ 22.82
Pleasant Conceited Historie, Called the "Taming of a Shrew"
Shakespeare, William; Holderness, Graham; Lou...
Hardback. Series: Shakespearean Originals - First Editions S. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780389209980
- ISBN
- 9780389209980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.48
€ 184.48
Paperback. Through the concept of contamination, this title highlights various ways that one text may invade another, carrying with it a residue of potential meaning. Focusing on written works, this text features the scope ranging widely over music, politics, art, science, philosophy, religion, and social studies. Series: Textual Cultures: Theory and Praxis. Num Pages: 385 pages, 40 b&w illus. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 385
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222169
- ISBN
- 9780253222169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.37
€ 30.99
€ 27.37
hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Tulika Print Communication Services India
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788185229836
- ISBN
- 9788185229836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.86
€ 24.99
€ 18.86
hardcover. Plot Twists and Critical Turns provides a reconsideration of a variety of works of seventeenth-century Spanish theater, both standards and those that are less well-known, from perspectives grounded in recent work in queer studies. Num Pages: 267 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611482737
- ISBN
- 9781611482737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.60
€ 137.60
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691648217
- ISBN
- 9780691648217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.59
€ 162.59
Hardback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AGR; DSB; DSGS; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231177825
- ISBN
- 9780231177825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
hardcover. This book explores the emergence of the English novel during the early 1700s as a preeminent form of popular education at a time when educators were defining a new kind of "modern" English citizenship for both men and women. Num Pages: 424 pages, 24 half-tones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 29. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804729789
- ISBN
- 9780804729789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.75
€ 111.75
Hardback. Have the terrorist attacks of September 11 shifted the moral coordinates of contemporary fiction? Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803240384
- ISBN
- 9780803240384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardback. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 colour illustrations, 5 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; HBLC1; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319404530
- ISBN
- 9783319404530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.97
€ 112.97
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nilsson, Ingela. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763507905
- ISBN
- 9788763507905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.83€ 44.74
€ 56.83
€ 44.74
Hardcover. Matthew Fraleigh examines the life and works of Narushima Ryuhoku (1837-1884): Confucian scholar, world traveler, pioneering journalist, and irrepressible satirist. This is the first book-length study of Ryuhoku in a Western language and one of the first Western-language monographs to examine Sinitic poetry and prose composition in modern Japan. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 263 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674425224
- ISBN
- 9780674425224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.08€ 59.68
€ 65.08
€ 59.68