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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Paperback. The volume includes Trojan Women, Thyestes, Phaedra, Medea, and Agamemnon, plus a preface. Translator(s): Slavitt, David. Series: Complete Roman Drama in Translation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801843099
ISBN
9780801843099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.89

Hardback. Lowell Edmunds combines two readings of the "Oedipus at Colonus" to arrive at a fresh way of looking at Greek tragedy. He sets forth a semiotic theory of theatrical space and then applies his theory to the visual and spacial dimensions of the "Oedipus at Colonus". Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847683192
ISBN
9780847683192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.50

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691651217
ISBN
9780691651217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.83

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691624655
ISBN
9780691624655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.96
€ 44.89

Paperback. Sheaffer's two-volume biography of American platwright Eugene O'Neill-the second volume of which won a Pulitzer Prize-makes use of previously unknown documents and numerous interviews to present an insightful look at O'Neill's troubled life. Num Pages: 768 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1221.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815412441
ISBN
9780815412441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.30

Paperback. Sheaffer's two-volume biography of American platwright Eugene O'Neill-the second volume of which won a Pulitzer Prize-makes use of previously unknown documents and numerous interviews to present an insightful look at O'Neill's troubled life. Num Pages: 568 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815412434
ISBN
9780815412434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.24

Paperback. This work refigures the social and cultural context within which Elizabethan drama was created. It concentrates upon the formal means by which Shakespeare's Elizabethan plays called into question the absolutist assertions of the Elizabethan state. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226534831
ISBN
9780226534831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.97

Hardcover. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DSG; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810885080
ISBN
9780810885080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 35 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1905
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
35
Condition
New
SKU
V9780918016058
ISBN
9780918016058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.09

Paperback. "Othello", with its racism, jealousy and sexual stereotyping seems most immediate to contemporary audiences. This work traces Othello's acting tradition as it has affected the roles of Othello, Desdemona and Iago - demonstrating the emphasis placed on different characters in different countries. Series Editor(s): Bulman, Jim; Rutter, Carol Chillington. Series: Shakespeare in Performance. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Illustrations, colour. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780719027260
ISBN
9780719027260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.34

Paperback. The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 510 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGL; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118281529
ISBN
9781118281529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

Hardback. The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 980.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631207849
ISBN
9780631207849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.79

paperback. Samuel Beckett has long been identified with the debilitated and impotent characters he created. In this book, the author offers a new perspective on Beckett, challenging the prevalent image of him as reclusive, self-absorbed and disturbed and shows him as a kind and generous man. Num Pages: 262 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0019004
ISBN
9780300074956
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An accessible student guide to all of the plays of Christopher Marlowe. Editor(s): McEvoy, Sean. Series: Renaissance Dramatists. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 B&W. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624737
ISBN
9780748624737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Introduces students to the study of Shakespeare and grounds their understandings of his work in theoretical discourses. By addressing what is primarily at stake in the major theoretical approaches to Shakespeare's works, the book breaks down both fears and preconceptions to offer students a map of the current critical practices of others. Series: Beginnings. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719064234
ISBN
9780719064234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.14

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409438199
ISBN
9781409438199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.76

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSGS; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137538741
ISBN
9781137538741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.23

Hardback. This text offers a systematic account of the theology behind Shakespeare's poetry. Investigating the poetic stakes of Christianity's efforts to assimilate Jewish scripture, the book reads Shakespeare through the history of Christian allegory. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123242
ISBN
9780231123242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.67
€ 89.47

Hardback. "Lisa Freeman's excellent cultural analysis .. demonstrates that character is a contested site in England's attempt to negotiate a changing sociology of class, gender, and nation even as it retained fundamental forms of patriarchy."-Albion Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; AN; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 245 x 31. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812236392
ISBN
9780812236392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.00

Hardback. This book traces the development of Elizabethan stage directions from their medieval forebears. Later chapters analyse the grammar and rhetoric of the directions themselves, tracing the shift from Latin to English and the decline of self-conscious directions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 illustrations, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874136609
ISBN
9780874136609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SL; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416. The Real-Life Story That Inspired "The Children's Hour". 320 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 5SL; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 16. Weight: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231163255
ISBN
9780231163255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559362627
ISBN
9781559362627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 181 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 46 colour illustrations, 23 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4E; DSGS; EBAR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
181
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811005800
ISBN
9789811005800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.45

Hardcover. This study covers Shaw's campaigns and crusades in the first ten years of the century, when his career hung in the balance. By drawing on contemporary documents and highlighting aspects of Shaw's career at this time, Hugo depicts a man who stamped his personality on the age. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
MacMillan
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333733554
ISBN
9780333733554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.07

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