Literary studies: plays & playwrights
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Hardback. This collection of essays by an international group of prominent scholars explores, for the first time, the implications of presentism for issues of sexual orientation and gender in Shakespeare's texts. It offers crucial insights into our present professional, theoretical, political, and social moment, as well as readings of particular texts. Editor(s): Gajowski, Evelyn. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223837
- ISBN
- 9780230223837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.15
€ 65.15
Paperback. One of a series concerning the major plays of leading 20th-century playwrights. This guide introduces, explores and analyzes in detail the principal themes and styles of the work of Harold Pinter. It also places it in the context of modern theatre, and includes a select bibliography. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 113 x 15. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571197811
- ISBN
- 9780571197811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Hardcover. The most authoritative edition and study of the Spanish playwright and musician Lucas Fernandez's Farsas y eglogas. Editor(s): Maurizi, Francoise. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie B, Textos. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Tamesis Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855662957
- ISBN
- 9781855662957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.58
€ 97.58
Paperback. When do we start going to war and why? And what did it mean to go to war from World War I to World War II and beyond, in Italy, before and after Mussolini, before and after, that is, that warring spirit of the age which keeps nations in fighting mode? This book explores these questions. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Pap/DVD Bl
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748668724
- ISBN
- 9780748668724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.77
€ 32.99
€ 29.77
Paperback. After her husband's death, Bernarda Alba forces her five daughters into eight years of strict mourning. The appearance of Pepe El Romano, a man who wishes to marry the eldest daughter, Angustias, unleashes a series of tragic events. Series: Spanish Texts. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719009501
- ISBN
- 9780719009501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.14
€ 16.14
Paperback. Three of Federico Garcia Lorca's most famous plays in a single volume, translated from the Spanish and introduced by one of Scotland's finest playwrights, Jo Clifford. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; 3JJP; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848426320
- ISBN
- 9781848426320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.28
€ 17.99
€ 14.28
Paperback. Blood Wedding is set in a village community in Lorca's Andalusia, and tells the story of a couple drawn irresistibly together in the face of an arranged marriage. This edition includes a full commmenatry and notes. Translator(s): Edwards, Gwynne. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Student ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713685169
- ISBN
- 9780713685169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.39
€ 14.99
€ 14.39
Paperback. Bodas de sangre is arguably the best-known work by the most celebrated of all twentieth-century Spanish writers. A passionate story of family feud and tragic elopement is played out in the setting of a poor country village, building up to a dramatic ending full of the intensely poetic symbolism characteristic of Lorca. Series: Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 96 pages, notes, vocabulary, music, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719007644
- ISBN
- 9780719007644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Follows a woman's Herculean struggle against the curse of infertility. The woman's barrenness becomes a metaphor for her marriage in a traditional society that denies women sexual or social equality. Her desperate desire for a child drives her to commit a terrible crime. Editor(s): Edwards, Gwynne. Translator(s): Edwards, Gwynne. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713683264
- ISBN
- 9780713683264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.36
€ 14.99
€ 14.36
Paperback. Lorca's tragic tale of the destruction of Bernarda Alba's family following the death of her husband. This Student Edition includes a commentary, chronology, notes and bibliography. Editor(s): Edwards, Gwynne. Translator(s): Edwards, Gwynne. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Student Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713686777
- ISBN
- 9780713686777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.40
€ 15.40
Paperback. Series: Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture & Thought: Translation S. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929497686
- ISBN
- 9780929497686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.28
€ 38.99
€ 28.28
Hardback. Based on the author's teaching methods and experience, Poetics of the Creative Process examines and analyzes the creative process of playwriting. It attempts to concretize the playwright's creative experience from the gestation of a dramatic idea to its expression as a theatrical performance. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBV; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761830047
- ISBN
- 9780761830047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.91
€ 104.91
Paperback. This book seeks quite simply to share the many experiences of Shakespeare's Globe Education team of their active approach to teaching students of all ages. The book mixes some theory with lots of examples and practical ideas teachers can take and use for their own lessons. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 b/w in-text photos. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408156841
- ISBN
- 9781408156841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.77
€ 29.99
€ 25.77
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1820
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292138152
- ISBN
- 9781292138152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.86
€ 11.86
Paperback. This fully annotated version makes available on one of the most popular and influential plays by Beaumont and Fletcher, young contemporaries of Shakespeare. In discussing sources and stage history, the critical introduction challenges the common modern devaluation of these playwrights and offers a fresh, historically informed interpretation. Editor(s): Bliss, Lee. Series Editor(s): Bevington, David; Dutton, Richard; Findlay, Alison; Ostovich, Dr. Helen. Series: Revels Plays. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080425
- ISBN
- 9780719080425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.40
€ 36.40
Paperback. The description for this book, The Idea of a Theater: A Study of Ten Plays, The Art of Drama in Changing Perspective, will be forthcoming. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691622316
- ISBN
- 9780691622316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649108
- ISBN
- 9780691649108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.29
€ 132.29
Hardback. The essays in this work deal with the nature of performance criticism, performance history, state and screen productions of Shakespeare and the physical playhouse. Contributors include: John Russell Brown, James Bulman, Ralph Berry, Herbert Coursen, Jay Halio, James Lusardi, June Schlueter, Harry Keyishian, Alan Dessen and Pauline Kiernan. Editor(s): Occhiogrosso, Frank. Num Pages: 147 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 0 x 0. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 147
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874137767
- ISBN
- 9780874137767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.82
€ 102.82
Paperback. Includes essay on Botticelli that traces the artist's sudden popularity in the nineteenth century for reasons that have more to do with poetry than painting. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: AB; DSA; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226431758
- ISBN
- 9780226431758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.36
€ 20.99
€ 18.36
Paperback. The true biography of Shakespeare is in the plays. The great English tragedies were all written in the first decade of the seventeenth century. They are often in language that is difficult to us, and must have been hard even for contemporaries. How and why did Shakespeare's language develop as it did? Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2BMH; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140285925
- ISBN
- 9780140285925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415758963
- ISBN
- 9780415758963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.21
€ 71.21
Paperback. A Student Edition of Wedekind's classic 1891 expressionist play about adolescent sexuality. Editor(s): Newberry, Rachel; Ryland, Charlotte. Translator(s): Bond, Edward. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Student
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408140895
- ISBN
- 9781408140895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.40
€ 14.99
€ 14.40
Paperback. First Princeton papberback edition published: 1966. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 206 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691624006
- ISBN
- 9780691624006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.69
€ 52.99
€ 37.69
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650616
- ISBN
- 9780691650616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.68
€ 143.68