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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Paperback. This book is organized to roughly follow the order of events presented in the Kakuichi-bon variant of the Heike. The essays and translations focus on a series of major events from the Heike. Editor(s): Oyler, Elizabeth; Watson, Michael. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; AN; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University East Asia Program United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947594
ISBN
9781933947594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardcover. Offers a better understanding of a nexus of stories, characters and arts central to medieval and early modern Japan, and particularly the significant variety of ways plays of the no theatre portray them. Editor(s): Oyler, Elizabeth; Watson, Michael. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; AN; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell East Asia
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947297
ISBN
9781933947297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Paperback. A transcript of the first original play by a woman to be published in England. Included with the play is a biography, also written in the 1600s, by one of the playwright's daughters, which enriches contemporary knowledge of both domestic and religious conflict in the 17th century. Editor(s): Weller, Barry; Ferguson, Margaret W. Num Pages: 344 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520079694
ISBN
9780520079694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry is a Jacobean closet drama by Elizabeth Tanfield Cary. This edition includes the complete play script with notes beneath the text, as well as an extensive introduction, including biographical notes, textual details, and information about the staging of the play. Editor(s): Britland, Karen. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 144 pages, 5 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713688764
ISBN
9780713688764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.10

Hardcover. This new book situates Beckett in a philosophical and literary tradition that has argued for the creative value of stupidity, a key concept in the thinking of philosophers such as Wittgenstein. It investigates the relationship between verbal cliche, revealing the strategies he used to challenge intellectual and social authority in his works. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230008335
ISBN
9780230008335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821411285
ISBN
9780821411285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 365 color illus. BIC Classification: AGC; AKH; DSB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 178. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219128
ISBN
9780300219128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. The re-issue of archival volumes ALT 1 to ALT 14 makes the complete series available and provides the historical perspective of these early contributions to the literature and its criticism. Editor(s): Jones, Eldred Durosimi. Series: African Literature Today. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH5; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011213
ISBN
9781847011213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. Examines Pulitzer-prizewinning playwright August Wilson's published plays within the context of contemporary African American literature and in relation to concepts of memory and history, culture and resistance, race and representation. This book finds that each of Wilson's plays recaptures narratives lost, ignored, or avoided. Num Pages: 292 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472031634
ISBN
9780472031634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Hardback. Num Pages: 219 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137027184
ISBN
9781137027184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230114197
ISBN
9780230114197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.96

Paperback. Studying several works including, "The Iceman Cometh" and "Long Day's Journey", this work examines the influence of the Irish playwright's Catholic heritage on his moral imagination. O'Neill's renunciation of his faith aged 15 has led critics to overlook its presence in his work. Series: Irish in America S. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSG; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268008956
ISBN
9780268008956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. 'Bond's greatest (and biggest) play .. it is even more topical now and will become more so as man's inhumanity gains subtle sophistication' The Times Editor(s): Hern, Patricia. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages, photographs, notes. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413519504
ISBN
9780413519504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.04

Paperback. A Student Edition of Bond's notorious play set in London in the 1960s reflecting a time of social change. Its subject is the cultural poverty and frustration of a generation of young people on the dole and living on council estate. Editor(s): Davis, David. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408100103
ISBN
9781408100103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.29

Hardcover. Text in French, with introd. and notes in English. Series: French Texts. Num Pages: 111 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 123. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
111
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631004806
ISBN
9780631004806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Paperback. An illuminating study of all works in the newly enlarged Middleton canon, placing them in personal, national, international and theatrical contexts. Editor(s): Gossett, Suzanne. Series: Literature in Context. Num Pages: 418 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 258 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107685642
ISBN
9781107685642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.70

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

€ 66.85

Paperback. Extracts from Homer, Antiphon, Euripides & Thucydidesare edited with individual introductions, comprehensive notes and vocabulary. Editor(s): Kennedy, Eberhard Christopher. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 133 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Duckworth Publishing
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853995019
ISBN
9781853995019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 149 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
149
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333367087
ISBN
9780333367087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. This introduction provides a concise overview of the central issues and critical responses to Shakespeare's sonnets, looking at the themes, images, and structure of his work, as well as the social and historical circumstances surrounding their creation. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113984
ISBN
9781405113984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.59

Hardcover. This introduction provides a concise overview of the central issues and critical responses to Shakespeare's sonnets, looking at the themes, images, and structure of his work, as well as the social and historical circumstances surrounding their creation. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113977
ISBN
9781405113977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.93

Paperback. In this fresh alternative to traditional Shakespeare studies, Dympna Callaghan, Lorraine Helms, and Jyotsna Singh address Shakespearea s works in terms of, amongst other things, the feminist history of sexuality, the ideology of romantic love, and feminist interventions in performance. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631177982
ISBN
9780631177982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.50

Paperback. This new study of Shakespeare's life and times, which illuminates our understanding and appreciation of his works, combines an accessible fully historicized treatment of both the life and the plays, suited to both undergraduate and popular audiences. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470658475
ISBN
9780470658475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.95

Hardcover. Offering a comprehensive snapshot of Shakespeare criticism, these volumes examine each of his plays and major poems using the resources of contemporary criticism from performance studies to feminist, historicist, and textual analyses. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard; Howard, Jean E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 189 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1054.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Volume IV
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226352
ISBN
9780631226352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 227.35

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