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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Hardback. The ideal guide for students and theatre-lovers alike, the Companion explores the longstanding and vibrant Scottish dramatic tradition and the important developments in Scottish dramatic writing and theatre over the last hundred years. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641086
ISBN
9780748641086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 92.11

Paperback. This newly updated second edition features wide-ranging, systematically organized scholarship in a concise introduction to ancient Greek drama, which flourished from the sixth to third century BC. Series: Blackwell Guides to Classical Literature. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 243 x 17. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118455128
ISBN
9781118455128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 54.60

Hardback. McAdam illustrates how two fundamental points of destabilisation in Marlowe's life and work - his subversive treatment of Christian belief and his ambivalence toward his homosexuality - clarify the plays' interest in the struggle for self-authorisation. Num Pages: 283 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874136654
ISBN
9780874136654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.10

Paperback.
Publisher
Bristol Classical Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715634769
ISBN
9780715634769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.03

Hardback. "What May Words Say..?" contains a comprehensive and in many respects unconventional interpretation of The Merchant of Venice. The play's development of ideas is unfolded in a literary analysis that focuses on the poet's words in their philological, historical, and philosophical contexts. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611470000
ISBN
9781611470000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.54

Paperback. This collection of essays, originally published over the last forty years in the journal Modern Drama, explores the drama of four of the most influential European proponents of modernism in the European Drama: Ibsen, Strandberg, Pirandello and Beckett. Editor(s): Innes, Christopher; Marker, Frederick J. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802082060
ISBN
9780802082060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.50

Paperback. .
Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
8
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780500126
ISBN
9781780500126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.04

Hardcover. The book reveals how the fantastic is used in modern theatre as a manipulative device to encode the unspeakable and control audience response, challenging conventional readings of all authors who use the fantastic. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230608214
ISBN
9780230608214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.52

Paperback. Explores the influence of Shakespeare on American musical theatre through analyses of five important productions from 1938 through 1971. This book offers a fresh look at the development of American musical theatre and an understanding of Shakespeare in the modern American context. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221520
ISBN
9780253221520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardcover. Ibsen and the Irish Revival examines Henrik Ibsen's influence on the Irish Revival and the reception of his plays in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Dublin. It highlights the international dimension of the Irish Literary Revival and offers new perspectives on W.B. Yeats, J.M. Synge, Lennox Robinson, James Joyce, George Moore and Sean O'Casey. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACSN; 3JH; DSBF; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230231993
ISBN
9780230231993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; AN; APFD; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Three Rooms Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941110362
ISBN
9781941110362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472581020
ISBN
9781472581020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Paperback. A fully updated second edition of J. A. Burrow's hugely successful introduction to medieval English literature. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB; DSC; DSG; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199532049
ISBN
9780199532049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.55

Hardcover. Identifying an apprehension about the nature and constitution of urbanism in North American plays, Westgate examines how cities like New York City and Los Angeles became focal points for identity politics and social justice at the end of the twentieth century, and how urban crises inform the dramaturgy of contemporary playwrights. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; DSG; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230114531
ISBN
9780230114531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 47.09

Hardback. Politics and Political Culture in the Court Masque considers the interconnections of the masque and political culture. It examines how masques responded to political forces and voices beyond the court, and how masques explored the limits of political speech in the Jacobean and Caroline periods. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230008946
ISBN
9780230008946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.97

Hardcover. "Shakespeare Studies" is an international volume published every year in hardcover, containing more than three hundred pages of essays and studies by critics from both hemispheres. Editor(s): Barroll, J. Leeds. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610. "Includes bibliographical footnotes. xii, 441 p. 25 cm. Associated Names: Barroll, J. Leeds. Associated Names: Zimmerman, Susan.,. Associated Dates: 1928-. Original cloth. Near-good ex-library copy with slightly dulled spine and worn spine and board edges. Labeled endpapers, stamped page edges and marked t.p." Keywords: "Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - Drama & Dramatists,Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Shakespeare, William - Criticism & Stud"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson (An Associat Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KEX0106191
ISBN
9780838636404
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. "Shakespeare Studies" is an international volume published every year in hardcover, containing more than three hundred pages of essays and studies by critics from both hemispheres. Editor(s): Barroll, J. Leeds. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610. "Bibliogr. Index. 376 p. illus. 24 cm. Associated Names: Barroll, J. Leeds. Associated Names: Zimmerman, Susan.,. Associated Dates: 1928-. Original cloth. Very good, clean copy, binding tight, spine ends rubbed, cloth lightly stained. 2d ed." Keywords: "Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - Drama & Dramatists,Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Shakespeare, William - Criticism & Stud"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson (An Associat Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KEX0069191
ISBN
9780838636404
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. One of a series designed to provide an accessible approach to the works of great poets and playwrights. Each title includes general notes on the text; discussion of themes, issues and contexts. Series Editor(s): Croft, Steven. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198355403
ISBN
9780198355403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.79

Hardcover. The essays in this volume challenge current 'givens' in medieval and early modern research around periodization and editorial practice. They showcase cutting-edge research practices and approaches in textual editing, and in manuscript and performance studies to produce new ways of reading and working for students and scholars. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 153 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137320100
ISBN
9781137320100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. William Shakespeare, A Very Peculiar History uniquely explores the life and works of the widely-regarded greatest writer of the English language. Through dispelling common myths and revealing fascinating trivia, this book attempts to answer many of the often-disputed questions surrounding the life of the nation's favourite playwright. Series: Very Peculiar History. Num Pages: 192 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 182. Series: Very Peculiar History. 192 pages, black and white illustrations. William Shakespeare, A Very Peculiar History uniquely explores the life and works of the widely-regarded greatest writer of the English language. Through dispelling common myths and revealing fascinating trivia, this book attempts to answer many of the often-disputed questions surrounding the life of the nation's favourite playwright. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS; WZG. Dimension: 131 x 158 x 21. Weight: 208.
Publisher
Book House
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908177148
ISBN
9781908177148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.39

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