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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Paperback. A major new work for all actors by one of the world's leading voice coaches. Series: Performance Books. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: ANC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 223 x 34. Weight in Grams: 572. Series: Performance Books. 448 pages. A major new work for all actors by one of the world's leading voice coaches. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: ANC; DSGS. Dimension: 136 x 223 x 34. Weight: 672.
Publisher
METHUEN DRAMA
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413762702
ISBN
9780413762702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.48

Paperback. "Closer" is a play which views love and sex like politics: its not what you say that matters, still less what you mean, but what you do. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713683295
ISBN
9780713683295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Series: Opuscula Graecolatina S. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 6. Weight in Grams: 120.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9788788073133
ISBN
9788788073133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.56

Paperback. Arguing that attention to Shakespearean wordplay reveals unexpected linkages, not only within and between plays but also between the plays and their contemporary culture, this book combines feminist and historical approaches with attention to the "matter" of language as well as of race and gender. Num Pages: 402 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226645858
ISBN
9780226645858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.38

Translator(s): Berg, Deena; Parker, Douglass. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DNF; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872203631
ISBN
9780872203631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.37

Hardcover. Editor(s): Holland, Peter; Orgel, Stephen. Series: Redefining British Theatre History. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403992284
ISBN
9781403992284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.16

Hardback. Series: Shakespeare in the Theatre. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 bw illus. BIC Classification: AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472587077
ISBN
9781472587077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.94

Paperback. Series: Shakespeare Handbooks. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403944177
ISBN
9781403944177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.49

Paperback. This book deals with the historical context of ancient Greek tragic performances, with the plays themselves, and with later adaptation and re-performance, down to modern times. Editor(s): Easterling, P. E. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 410 pages, 33 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 410 pages, 33 b/w illus. 1 map. Editor(s): Easterling, P. E. This book deals with the historical context of ancient Greek tragic performances, with the plays themselves, and with later adaptation and re-performance, down to modern times. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight: 658.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
410
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521423519
ISBN
9780521423519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.88

Paperback. Deals with Susan Glaspell's and Sophie Treadwell's plays from a theatrical, rather than literary, perspective, and presents a comprehensive overview of their work from lesser known plays to seminal productions of "Trifles" and "Machinal". Series: Routledge Modern and Contemporary Dramatists. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415404846
ISBN
9780415404846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.63

Hardback. Illustrates the vitality and diversity of dramatic work between 1660 and 1710. This book examines well known genres such as Restoration sex comedy, and explores other genres such as heroic plays, satirical comedy, sentimental 'she-tragedy', tragi-comedy and political tragedy. Its three sections address the diverse aspects of Restoration Drama. Editor(s): Owen, Susan J. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 472 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 189 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219231
ISBN
9780631219231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.91

Paperback. A student edition of Wilde's classic comedy, with full introduction, commentary and questions for study. Editor(s): Hern, Patricia; Leeming, Glenda. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New Edition - New ed
SKU
KKD0004052
ISBN
9780413396303
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A student edition of Wilde's classic comedy, with full introduction, commentary and questions for study. Editor(s): Hern, Patricia; Leeming, Glenda. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New Edition - New ed
SKU
KKD0003920
ISBN
9780413396303
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The Annotated Importance of Being Earnest provides facing-page commentary on Oscar Wilde's greatest play. Editor Nicholas Frankel highlights the play's relation to the author's homosexuality and to the climate of sexual repression that led to Wilde's imprisonment just months after the play's London opening in 1895. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 282 x 24. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674048980
ISBN
9780674048980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.37

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 203 x 4. Weight in Grams: 62.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486400785
ISBN
9780486400785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.45

Paperback. This book provides commentary notes alongside the play text of Wilde's first successful society comedy of late Victorian society and is an account of the play's historical, social and theatrical context. Editor(s): Small, Ian. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 144 pages, c 5 photographs/line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713666670
ISBN
9780713666670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. This drama text is one of a series of important English plays. It includes a critical introduction, biography of the author, discussions of date and sources, textual details, a bibliography and information about the staging of She Stoops to Conquer"." Editor(s): Ogden, James. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 144 pages, c 5 photographs/line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713667943
ISBN
9780713667943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 bw illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350038462
ISBN
9781350038462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Drawing on a lifetime's experience of playing Shakespearean roles, the author offers advice to actors, directors and drama students on a variety of scenes, characters, speeches and individual lines from Shakespeare's plays. He takes us through the process of Preparation, Rehearsal and Performance. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; ANC; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854597816
ISBN
9781854597816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.27

Representationalism and its subject mark the beginning of political modernity; Shakespeare's tragedies greet political representationalism with skepticism, bleakness, and despair. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801885044
ISBN
9780801885044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.95

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
boye6
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571134189
ISBN
9781571134189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Sterling Publishing Co Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604336153
ISBN
9781604336153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. Frye draws on the Aristotelian notion of reversal, or peripeteia, to analyse the three plays commonly known as the 'problem comedies': Measure for Measure, All's Well That Ends Well, and Troilus and Cressida, showing how they anticipate the romances of Shakespeare's final period." Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 8. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802077813
ISBN
9780802077813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, x, 166 p. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 206 x 9. Weight in Grams: 202. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002623
ISBN
9780226701783
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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