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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Hardcover. Shakespeare scholars and cultural theorists critically investigate the relationship between early modern culture and contemporary political and technological changes concerning the idea of the 'human.' The volume covers the tragedies King Lear and Hamlet in particular, but also provides posthumanist readings of other Shakespearean plays. Editor(s): Herbrechter, Stefan; Callus, Ivan. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230360907
- ISBN
- 9780230360907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Hardcover. What has been the role played by principles, patterns and situations of conflict in the construction of Shakespeare's myth, and in its European and then global spread? The fascinatingly complex picture that emerges from this collection provides new insight into Shakespeare's unique position in world literature and culture. Editor(s): Dente, Carla; Soncini, Sara. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230343276
- ISBN
- 9780230343276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardcover. Early modern drama is steeped in biblical language, imagery and stories. This collection examines the pervasive presence of scripture on the early modern stage. Exploring plays by writers such as Shakespeare, Marlowe, Middleton, and Webster, the contributors show how theatre offers a site of public and communal engagement with the Bible. Editor(s): Streete, Adrian. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230301092
- ISBN
- 9780230301092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.60
€ 67.60
Hardcover. A collection of essays on the ways the senses 'speak' on Shakespeare's stage. Drawing on historical phenomenology, science studies, gender studies and natural philosophy, the essays provide critical tools for understanding Shakespeare's investment in staging the senses. Editor(s): Gallagher, Lowell; Raman, Shankar. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230275614
- ISBN
- 9780230275614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Paperback. Now available in paperback for the first time, this book brings together leading scholars in the field to analyze Shakespeare's plays, showing how their dramatic content shapes issues debated in conflicts arising from the creation and application of law. Individual essays focus on such topics such as slander, revenge and royal prerogative. Editor(s): Jordan, Constance; Cunningham, Karen. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247727
- ISBN
- 9780230247727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardcover. The first history of Indian literature in English to cover the 200 years from Raja Rammohan Ray to Arundhati Roy, including in its scope canonical poets and novelists, social reformers (Behramji Malabari), anthropologists (Verrier Elwin), nature writers (Salim Ali), and writers of the Indian disapora (Seepersad Naipaul, Shiva Naipaul, Ved Mehta). Editor(s): Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna. Num Pages: 468 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; DSC; DSG; DSK; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228528
- ISBN
- 9780230228528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.49
€ 129.49
Hardcover. This balanced and innovative collection explores the relationship of Shakespeare's plays to the changing face of early modern religion, considering the connections between Shakespeare's theatre and the religious past, the religious identities of the present and the deep cultural changes that would shape the future of religion in the modern world. Editor(s): Graham, Kenneth J. E.; Collington, Philip D. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; HRAX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230213098
- ISBN
- 9780230213098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.09
€ 128.09
Hardcover. This collection asks pressing questions about how and why we study performances of Renaissance drama, challenging prevailing views and suggesting new methodologies for the field. How does an emphasis on Shakespeare limit us? What can we learn from non-traditional theatre? Why should we rethink the value of studying what happens onstage? Editor(s): Werner, Sarah. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205307
- ISBN
- 9780230205307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. A lively collection of essays from scholars from across Europe, North America and Australia. The book ranges from Shakespeare's use of manuals on war written for the sixteenth-century English public by an English mercenary, to reflections on the ways in which Shakespeare has been represented in Nazi Germany, wartime Denmark, or cold war Romania. Editor(s): King, Professor Ros; Franssen, Paul. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205086
- ISBN
- 9780230205086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardcover. This collection of essays sets out to challenge the dominant narrative about Victorian theatre by placing the practices and products of the Victorian theatre in relation to Victorian visual culture, through the lens of the concept of 'Ruskinian theatre', an approach to theatre which values its educative purpose as well as its aesthetic expression. Editor(s): Heinrich, Anselm; Newey, Kate; Richards, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; AN; DSBF; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230200593
- ISBN
- 9780230200593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Editor(s): Budra, Paul; Werier, Clifford. Series: Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance. Num Pages: 321 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSA; DSG; DSGS; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137596710
- ISBN
- 9781137596710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.37
€ 161.37
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rivere De Carles, Nathalie. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 239 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; AN; DSB; DSG; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137436924
- ISBN
- 9781137436924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardcover. A Handbook to the Reception of Greek Drama offers a series of original essays that represent a comprehensive overview of the global reception of ancient Greek tragedies and comedies from antiquity to the present day. Editor(s): Van Zyl Smit, Betine. Series: HCRZ - Wiley Blackwell Handbooks to Classical Reception. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118347751
- ISBN
- 9781118347751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.43
€ 218.43
Paperback. This classic text is the tale of a woman who becomes involved in murder without realizing the terrible price she will pay for it. This edition includes an introduction which analyzes the play in detail, and a commentary illuminating difficulties in the play for the modern reader. Series: Revels Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719044816
- ISBN
- 9780719044816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.07
€ 21.07
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582424555
- ISBN
- 9780582424555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.44
€ 11.44
Hardcover. A new edition of Aristophanes, replacing the previous OCT (1900-1). It incorporates a better picture of the transmission of the text from antiquity, and more accurate reports of manuscript readings. Editor(s): Wilson, N. G. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198721802
- ISBN
- 9780198721802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.54
€ 48.54
Hardback. Shakespeare Adaptations from the Early Eighteenth Century provides an accessible, informative, and scholarly edition of five stage versions of Shakespearean plays of the early Eighteenth Century. Num Pages: 556 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 556
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611474596
- ISBN
- 9781611474596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.69
€ 167.69
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691651514
- ISBN
- 9780691651514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.38
€ 123.38
hardcover. Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725) was arguably the most famous playwright in Japanese history and wrote more than 100 plays for the kabuki and bunraku theaters. This volume includes five plays, four histories and one contemporary piece that complement other collections of Chikamatsu's work, revealing various dimensions to the work of this artist. Translator(s): Gerstle, C. Andrew. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780231121668
- ISBN
- 9780231121668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.39
€ 155.39
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137479686
- ISBN
- 9781137479686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78