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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Paperback. A unique, personal guide to Shakespeare's life and plays told through the experience of one of our leading classical actors. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: ANC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848423442
ISBN
9781848423442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 28. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568331874
ISBN
9781568331874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.23

Hardback. Covering dramatic works by Shakespeare, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, and others-and reflecting upon subjects ranging from social attitudes towards racial difference and adultery to the politics of mercantilism and the hierarchy of master/servant relationships-the book reenergizes the discussion of Renaissance drama and history. Num Pages: 464 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSA; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113328
ISBN
9780231113328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.68
€ 90.75

Hardcover. This collection reflects the distinct methods and insights Stephen Booth has brought to the reading of Shakespeare for more than forty years. Together these essays suggest how his approach enhances the reading, playing, or teaching of Shakespeare in the years to come and suggest the enduring value of his work to Shakespeare scholarship. Editor(s): Collins, Michael J. Num Pages: 188 pages, 33 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Delaware
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611495072
ISBN
9781611495072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.10

Paperback. Surveys the Golden Age of English popular theatre: the 1590s, the age of Marlowe and the young Shakespeare. This book describes the staging practices, performance conditions and acting techniques of the period, focusing on five popular dramas that include The Spanish Tragedy", "Mucedorus", "Edward II", "Doctor Faustus" and "Titus Andronicus". Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415489010
ISBN
9780415489010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.34

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646619
ISBN
9780691646619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.25

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691639802
ISBN
9780691639802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.25

Hardback. Covers half a lifetime and the range of Frayn's theatrical writing. This title reflects on his path into theatre: the 'doubtful beginnings' of his childhood, his subsequent scorn as a young man and, surprisingly late in life, his reluctant conversion. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; BGF; BGL; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0003665
ISBN
9780571240555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Student Edition of Frayn's multi-award winning play includes a full commentary and notes. Editor(s): Butler, Robert. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Student
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413773715
ISBN
9780413773715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.56

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198708735
ISBN
9780198708735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.39
€ 45.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611472349
ISBN
9781611472349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.98

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801443152
ISBN
9780801443152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.68

Paperback. Harold Pinter has acted on stage, screen and radio, he has appeared on countless political platforms, and his work has been celebrated in festivals at Dublin's Gate Theatre and New York's Lincoln Center. In 2005, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and in 2006, the European Theatre Prize. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571234769
ISBN
9780571234769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Cinematic Shakespeare takes the reader inside the making of a number of significant adaptations to illustrate how cinema transforms and re-imagines the dramatic form and style central to Shakespeare's imagination. Series: Genre and Beyond: A Film Studies Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APF; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742510920
ISBN
9780742510920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.78

Hardback. Cinematic Shakespeare takes the reader inside the making of a number of significant adaptations to illustrate how cinema transforms and re-imagines the dramatic form and style central to Shakespeare's imagination. Series: Genre and Beyond: A Film Studies Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APF; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742510913
ISBN
9780742510913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.90

Hardcover. American dramas consciously rewrite the past as a means of determined criticism and intentional resistance. While modern criticism often sees the act of revision as derivative, Malburne-Wade uses Victor Turner's concept of the social drama and the concept of the liminal to argue for a more complicated view of revision. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137469229
ISBN
9781137469229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Paperback. Featuring original essays by leading scholars, this book, now available in paperback for the first time, explores the immense legacy of women playwrights in Irish theatre since the beginning of the twentieth century and engages with representations of women by a selection of male playwrights to re-evaluate familiar traditions. Editor(s): Sihra, Melissa. Series: Performance Interventions. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke, UK
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230577916
ISBN
9780230577916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Translator(s): Meineck, Peter. Series: Aristophanes. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DNF; DSBB; DSG; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 30. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
417
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872203617
ISBN
9780872203617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. Features several interviews, giving detailed and personal stories from veteran screenwriters of the seventies and eighties, focusing on their craft, their lives, and their profession. Looking at how movies get made, this work offers a different perspective on many of the great movies, directors, and actors of the seventies and eighties. Editor(s): McGilligan, Patrick. Num Pages: 434 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245181
ISBN
9780520245181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Drawing on diaries, photos, and interviews, this book recreates the evolution of nine of Max Stafford-Clark's famous and influential productions, three from each of his three main companies. It not only assesses Stafford-Clark's own role as director, but also the roles of actors and writers in this essentially collaborative creative process. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854598400
ISBN
9781854598400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. A study guide on Timberlake Wertenbaker's modern classic play Our Country's Good. In the Page to Stage series of authoritative introductions to classic texts by theatre professionals. Ideal for A-Level students and their teachers, as well as actors, directors and theatregoers encountering the play. Series: Page to Stage. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Study Guide
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848420434
ISBN
9781848420434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. This entertaining collection gathers together William Shakespeare's wisest and wittiest quotations. Quotable Shakespeare proves that brevity is the soul of wit and is sure to delight all lovers of the Bard's uniquely perceptive and influential works. Series: Quotable. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; GBCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 101 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849535847
ISBN
9781849535847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.47

Hardback. This introduction to the theatre also attempts to offer a meditation on the theatricality of the Incarnation. Arguing that both biblical and dramatic texts should be approached with a theatrical rather than a literary imagination, the author explores theatrical history. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 168 pages, index. BIC Classification: DSG; HRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333447024
ISBN
9780333447024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.34

Hardcover. Spectral Shakespeares is an illuminating exploration of experimental adaptations of Shakespeare on film, TV, and the web. Drawing on adaptation studies, media theory, and Derrida's work, the "Shakespeare" that emerges from these adaptations is a fragmentary and mediatized presence that leaves a mark on our contemporary mediascape. Series: Reproducing Shakespeare. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230338753
ISBN
9780230338753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

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