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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Paperback. After decades of neglect, the screenplay is finally being recognised as a form that deserves serious critical analysis. This book for the first time combines detailed study of the theory and practice of screenwriting with new approaches to criticism and original studies of individual texts. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223622
- ISBN
- 9780230223622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.44€ 58.89
€ 59.44
€ 58.89
Hardcover. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403911773
- ISBN
- 9781403911773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.57
€ 67.57
paperback. Beautifully illustrated, The Authentic Shakespeare is about how the modern constructs the past, how the texts that were performed on the Elizabethan stage became the books and editions that are, for our time, Renaissance drama. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 line drawings, 75 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415912136
- ISBN
- 9780415912136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Paperback. Uncovers the hidden influence of Shakespeare in our culture, including these tidbits: Shakespeare coined over 1,700 words, including hobnob, glow, lackluster, and dawn; Paul Robeson's 1943 performance as "Othello on Broadway" was a seminal moment in black history; and, more. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061965548
- ISBN
- 9780061965548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.79
€ 19.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. This text is a theoretically informed and empirically grounded study of the social process through which the credibility of expert advice is produced, challenged, and sustained. The author analyzes science advice as a form of performance, examining how advisory bodies work. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJP; DSG; JH; JP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736466
- ISBN
- 9780804736466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.75
€ 30.99
€ 27.75
Hardback. He draws on interviews with surviving Folger relatives and visits to 35 related archives in the United States and in Britain to create a portrait of the remarkable couple who ensured that Shakespeare would have a beautiful home in America. Num Pages: 264 pages, 32, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSGS; GLMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411873
- ISBN
- 9781421411873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.19
€ 38.99
€ 33.19
Hardcover. Shakespeare lived in a world of absolutes-of claims for the absolute authority of scripture, monarch, and God, and the authority of fathers over wives and children, the old over the young, and the gentle over the baseborn. Greenblatt shows that Shakespeare was averse to such absolutes and constantly probed the possibility of freedom from them. Series: The Rice University Campbell Lectures. Num Pages: 164 pages, 4 colour plates, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306667
- ISBN
- 9780226306667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.23
€ 27.99
€ 23.23
Paperback. Shakespeare lived in a world of absolutes - the absolute authority claimed for God over the world, for the holy scriptures over the faithful, monarchs over subjects, fathers over wives and children, men over women. This book shows that Shakespeare was averse to such absolute claims and constantly probed the possibility of freedom from them. Series: The Rice University Campbell Lectures. Num Pages: 164 pages, 4 colour plates, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 202. Series: The Rice University Campbell Lectures. 164 pages, 4 colour plates, 10 halftones. Shakespeare lived in a world of absolutes - the absolute authority claimed for God over the world, for the holy scriptures over the faithful, monarchs over subjects, fathers over wives and children, men over women. This book shows that Shakespeare was averse to such absolute claims and constantly probed the possibility of freedom from them. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Dimension: 148 x 216 x 10. Weight: 202.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 164
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306674
- ISBN
- 9780226306674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.00
€ 21.00
Paperback. Shakespeare was a man of his time, constantly engaging with his audience's deepest desires and fears. In this book, by reconnecting with this historic reality we are able to experience the true character of the playwright himself. It traces Shakespeare's unfolding imaginative generosity. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 312 x 36. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847924520
- ISBN
- 9781847924520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Paperback. Presents an account of the rise and fall of Purgatory as both a belief and a lucrative institution - as well as a capacious new reading of the power of Hamlet. This book explores the adventure narratives, ghost stories, pilgrimages, and imagery by which a belief in a grisly "prison house of souls" had been shaped and reinforced in the Middle Ages. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Expanded edition with a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160245
- ISBN
- 9780691160245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.64
€ 24.99
€ 22.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780679746997
- ISBN
- 9780679746997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.75
€ 24.99
€ 20.75
hardcover. Focusing on the UK and US, the author offers a critique of the cultural stereotyping and political conservatism that have pursued the playwrights in translation. She shows how the choices made by the translators and stagers of Fo and Rame's political theatre reveal attitudes toward foreign cultures and theatre generally and Italy in particular. Series: Warwick Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 146 pages, Includes 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 153. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780754654018
- ISBN
- 9780754654018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.80
€ 168.80
Paperback. In this new offering from Stanley Wells comes an exploration of one of the world's greatest dramatists: William Shakespeare. Written with enthusiasm and flair, Wells looks at both the world Shakespeare lived in and all of his major works, to show how and why he continues to be so influential and important to society today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 8 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198718628
- ISBN
- 9780198718628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Compiled by one of the best-known authorities on the bard's works, this dictionary offers up-to-date information on all aspects of Shakespeare in his own time and on his impact and influence on later ages. Essential reference for anyone with an interest in Shakespeare. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 240 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262. Paperback, in very good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- SKU
- KRF0014164
- ISBN
- 9780192806383
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.82
€ 12.82
Paperback. Great Shakespeare Actors provides a series of well-informed, well-written, illuminating, and entertaining accounts of many of the most famous stage performers of Shakespeare in both England and America, offering a concise, actor-centred history of Shakespeare on the stage. Num Pages: 314 pages, Numerous black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; ANB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198769729
- ISBN
- 9780198769729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.19
€ 18.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. How does Shakespeare's treatment of human sexuality relate to the sexual conventions and language of his times? Looking at both plays and poetry, this lively and informative book explores Shakespeare's portrayal of desire, jealousy, and same-gender relationships, as well as how sex becomes a source of humour in his comedies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199643974
- ISBN
- 9780199643974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Shows that Shakespeare was a man of the theatre, one among a community of artists in the teeming world of Renaissance London. This book also sketches a gallery of Shakespeare's fellow playwrights. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141017136
- ISBN
- 9780141017136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 208 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856688331
- ISBN
- 9780856688331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.36
€ 34.99
€ 31.36
Paperback. This book carefully translates a seminal work of Japanese puppet theater, written in 1747, during the the genre's golden age. The editor includes background information on the play and a bibliography. Editor(s): Jones, Stanleigh H. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231080538
- ISBN
- 9780231080538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. A complete translation of a major Japanese puppet drama written in 1746, with an investigation into the play's many authors and the use of "bunraku" puppets. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231059879
- ISBN
- 9780231059879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68