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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Hardcover. Examines the impact of the royal politics of amnesia on tragedy and national historiography in France. This study argues that the political and legislative process of forgetting internal differences, undertaken in France after the civil wars of the 16th century. It deals with historiography and tragedy in the era of the French Wars of Religion. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748694396
- ISBN
- 9780748694396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.57€ 102.99
€ 106.57
€ 102.99
Paperback. This volume is a broad-ranging guide to Othello, providing an introduction to the contexts of the play, the range of critical responses to the play and the play in performance. Editor(s): Hadfield, Andrew. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 196 pages, 8 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415227346
- ISBN
- 9780415227346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.21
€ 26.99
€ 25.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, 80 illustrations (b/w) with possible 16 page colour section. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781256343
- ISBN
- 9781781256343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Hardback. From the sixteenth-century Baltic to the American Revolution, from colonial India to the skyscrapers of modern-day Shanghai, Shakespeare's plays appear at the most fascinating of times. Both cultural history and literary travelogue, it is shows how Shakespeare has become the international phenomenon he is - and why. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 47. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847922458
- ISBN
- 9781847922458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 4.99
€ 24.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Can Shakespeare help us with the question of how to live? This title argues that although Shakespeare strikingly dramatizes various kinds of uncertainty and scepticism, including scepticism about what it is to be human, his work can still serve as as source of existential wisdom and guidance. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748691234
- ISBN
- 9780748691234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.11
€ 38.99
€ 35.11
Paperback. This is a fascinating exploration of the influence of Shakespeare within Cambridge, both through its university and annual festival. Num Pages: 176 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445641058
- ISBN
- 9781445641058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.23
€ 17.99
€ 14.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 65 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 65
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560727347
- ISBN
- 9781560727347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.11
€ 31.99
€ 23.11
Paperback. This Reader's Guide synthesises the key criticism on Pinter's work over the last half century. Andrew Wyllie and Catherine Rees examine critical approaches and reactions to the major plays from academics and the press, along themes such as Absurdism, politics and gender identity. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299641
- ISBN
- 9780230299641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.87
€ 32.99
€ 27.87
Paperback. Getting a play written and produced is a daunting process. From creating story ideas, formatting the script, to marketing and financing your project, and incorporating professional insights on writing, there are plenty of ins and outs that every aspiring playwright needs to know. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CBV; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 188 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118017227
- ISBN
- 9781118017227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.38
€ 25.99
€ 19.38
Hardcover. Angelo Poliziano was one of the great scholar-poets of the Renaissance. His "Sylvae" are poetical introductions to his courses in literature at the University of Florence, written in Latin hexameters. Editor(s): Fantazzi, Charles. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674014800
- ISBN
- 9780674014800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.96
€ 40.99
€ 33.96
Hardback. This analysis of five exemplary domestic plays offers a new approach to the emerging ideology of the private and public, or what Ann C. Christensen terms "the tragedy of the separate spheres". Separation Scenes exposes the intimate and disruptive relationships between the domestic culture and business culture of early modern England. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 318 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803290655
- ISBN
- 9780803290655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Paperback. Oxford Literature Companions offer student-friendly support for A Level set texts. This guide to Hamlet is ideal for use in the classroom or for revision, providing insight into characterisation, contexts and critical views, along with activities that prompt a closer analysis of the writer's language and techniques. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSGS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 172 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198399063
- ISBN
- 9780198399063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.32
€ 15.32
Paperback. In Shakespeare and the Popular Voice Annabel Patterson challenges as counter--intuitive the common opinion that Shakespeare was anti--democratic, contemptuous of the crowd and an unfailing supporter of Elizabethan social hierarchy. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 177 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631168737
- ISBN
- 9780631168737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.62
€ 52.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Laskaya, Anna; Salisbury, Eve. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Medieval Institute Publications United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879288621
- ISBN
- 9781879288621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.30
€ 25.30
Hardback. This book explores the development of contemporary theatre in the United States in its historical, political and theoretical dimensions. It focuses on representative plays and performance texts from the 1940s to the present that experiment with both form and content. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Mousley, Andy. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 117.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624935
- ISBN
- 9780748624935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.65€ 97.45
€ 100.65
€ 97.45
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198399001
- ISBN
- 9780198399001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.27
€ 15.27
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Arden Shakespeare
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904271628
- ISBN
- 9781904271628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Through his researches in the archive of 16th and 17th-century manuscripts and documents at the Middle Temple in London, the author reveals that Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" was commissioned for performance there in 1602. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 colour illustrations, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Publisher
- Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900357197
- ISBN
- 9781900357197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.87
€ 24.99
€ 16.87
Paperback. This biography of William Shakespeare aims to build up a profound sense of literary and theatrical history, and the energy of the Elizabethan age. Series: Vintage Lives. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099599111
- ISBN
- 9780099599111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. Essays on the best known film, television and video versions of Shakespeare's plays. Editor(s): Davies, Anthony; Wells, Stanley W. Num Pages: 278 pages, 22 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: APF; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 226 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438. Hardback, no dustjacket, in good condition. Front board loose. Decorated gilt covers
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- SKU
- KRF0014168
- ISBN
- 9780521435734
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 12.82
€ 12.82
Paperback. This analysis of the performance history of "Hamlet" recreates many productions from three centuries. The final chapters extend the analysis to a number of film versions, and to important European stage productions. It is intended both for students of Shakespearean theatre and for playgoers. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719046254
- ISBN
- 9780719046254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.60
€ 20.99
€ 19.60
Paperback. * Popular, mainstream but academically rigorous biography of the millennium's most celebrated writer. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 16, Col/B&W. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349112404
- ISBN
- 9780349112404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Antony Sher's stunning performance for the Royal Shakespeare Company as a Richard III on crutches - the so-called 'bottled spider' - won him both the Laurence Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Actor of 1984. This book records - in the actor's own words and drawings - the making of this historic theatrical event. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ANC; APB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854597533
- ISBN
- 9781854597533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.96
€ 19.99
€ 15.96
Paperback. A masterpiece of Russian drama, now in a student edition Translator(s): Frayn, Michael. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413774712
- ISBN
- 9780413774712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.35
€ 13.99
€ 13.35