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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472581617
ISBN
9781472581617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.86

Hardcover. For many years the author has been studying the life and work of Shakespeare. In this book, he gives his thoughts freely and says what he thinks of Shakespeare. He also throws new light on many of Shakespeare's plays. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326. Hardback, with dustjacket, in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KRF0014130
ISBN
9780715627464
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Explores the threat of Christian conversion to Islam in modern English plays by Shakespeare, Marlowe, Massinger, and others. This book examines the stage's treatment of this intercourse of faiths to reveal connections between sexuality, race, and confessional identity in early modern English drama and culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402378
ISBN
9781474402378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.00

Paperback. Part of the Decades of Modern British Playwriting series, the volume provides a critical survey of the theatre produced in the 1980s together with detailed studies by a team of experts of the work of Howard Barker, Jim Cartwright, Sarah Daniels and Timberlake Wertenbaker. Series Editor(s): Boon, Richard; Roberts, Philip. Series: Decades of Modern British Playwriting. Num Pages: 352 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJPL; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408129593
ISBN
9781408129593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.61

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823251285
ISBN
9780823251285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.20

Paperback. The fifth episode of the hit Dick Barton musical spy-spoof series Num Pages: 108 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSG. Category: (G) General. Dimension: 130 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
108
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840024289
ISBN
9781840024289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.29

Hardcover. * Contains original essays on every Shakespearean tragedy from Titus Andronicus to Coriolanus. * Includes thirteen additional essays on such topics as Shakespearea s Roman tragedies, Shakespearea s tragedies on film, Shakespearea s tragedies of love, Hamlet in performance, and tragic emotion in Shakespeare. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard; Howard, Jean E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 187 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Volume I
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226321
ISBN
9780631226321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 226.90

Hardcover. This text on Shakespeare's histories contains essays on every history play, as well as 14 additional articles on such topics as censorship in Shakespeare's histories, the relation of Shakespeare's plays to other dramatic histories of the period and Shakespeare's histories on film. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard; Howard, Jean E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 189 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Volume II
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226338
ISBN
9780631226338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 224.63

Hardcover. This volume contains original essays on every comedy from "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" to "Twelfth Night" as well as 12 additional articles on such topics as the humoral body in Shakespearean comedy, Shakespeare's comedies on film, and Shakespeare's relation to other comic writers of his time. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard; Howard, Jean E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 187 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Volume III
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226345
ISBN
9780631226345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 224.63

Hardcover. Offering a comprehensive snapshot of Shakespeare criticism, these volumes examine each of his plays and major poems using the resources of contemporary criticism from performance studies to feminist, historicist, and textual analyses. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard; Howard, Jean E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 189 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1054.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Volume IV
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226352
ISBN
9780631226352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 226.90

Paperback. This new study of Shakespeare's life and times, which illuminates our understanding and appreciation of his works, combines an accessible fully historicized treatment of both the life and the plays, suited to both undergraduate and popular audiences. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470658475
ISBN
9780470658475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.56

Paperback. In this fresh alternative to traditional Shakespeare studies, Dympna Callaghan, Lorraine Helms, and Jyotsna Singh address Shakespearea s works in terms of, amongst other things, the feminist history of sexuality, the ideology of romantic love, and feminist interventions in performance. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631177982
ISBN
9780631177982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.71

Hardcover. This introduction provides a concise overview of the central issues and critical responses to Shakespeare's sonnets, looking at the themes, images, and structure of his work, as well as the social and historical circumstances surrounding their creation. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113977
ISBN
9781405113977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.75

Paperback. This introduction provides a concise overview of the central issues and critical responses to Shakespeare's sonnets, looking at the themes, images, and structure of his work, as well as the social and historical circumstances surrounding their creation. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113984
ISBN
9781405113984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.12

Paperback. Extracts from Homer, Antiphon, Euripides & Thucydidesare edited with individual introductions, comprehensive notes and vocabulary. Editor(s): Kennedy, Eberhard Christopher. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 133 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Duckworth Publishing
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853995019
ISBN
9781853995019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. An illuminating study of all works in the newly enlarged Middleton canon, placing them in personal, national, international and theatrical contexts. Editor(s): Gossett, Suzanne. Series: Literature in Context. Num Pages: 418 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 258 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107685642
ISBN
9781107685642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.70

Hardcover. Text in French, with introd. and notes in English. Series: French Texts. Num Pages: 111 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 123. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
111
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631004806
ISBN
9780631004806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.74

Hardcover. Essays in English by French, Irish and German academics, which explore the relevance and interest of the tragic theatre today of the French dramatist, Jean Racine (1639-99). Editor(s): Caldicott, Edric; Conroy, Derval. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621564
ISBN
9781900621564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.08
€ 47.07

Paperback. A Student Edition of Bond's notorious play set in London in the 1960s reflecting a time of social change. Its subject is the cultural poverty and frustration of a generation of young people on the dole and living on council estate. Editor(s): Davis, David. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408100103
ISBN
9781408100103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.39

Paperback. 'Bond's greatest (and biggest) play .. it is even more topical now and will become more so as man's inhumanity gains subtle sophistication' The Times Editor(s): Hern, Patricia. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages, photographs, notes. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413519504
ISBN
9780413519504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.89

Paperback. Studying several works including, "The Iceman Cometh" and "Long Day's Journey", this work examines the influence of the Irish playwright's Catholic heritage on his moral imagination. O'Neill's renunciation of his faith aged 15 has led critics to overlook its presence in his work. Series: Irish in America S. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSG; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268008956
ISBN
9780268008956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. Examines Pulitzer-prizewinning playwright August Wilson's published plays within the context of contemporary African American literature and in relation to concepts of memory and history, culture and resistance, race and representation. This book finds that each of Wilson's plays recaptures narratives lost, ignored, or avoided. Num Pages: 292 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472031634
ISBN
9780472031634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.91

Paperback. The re-issue of archival volumes ALT 1 to ALT 14 makes the complete series available and provides the historical perspective of these early contributions to the literature and its criticism. Editor(s): Jones, Eldred Durosimi. Series: African Literature Today. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH5; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011213
ISBN
9781847011213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.63

Hardback. This volume focuses on the adaptation of Greek tragedy between 1970 and 2005 in order to interrogate the relationship between tragedy and postmodernism; analysis of a range of adaptations from this period demonstrates intertextual engagements with prototype texts that have much in common with the main ideas expressed in poststructuralist thought. Series: Classical Presences. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199664115
ISBN
9780199664115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.79

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