Literary studies: plays & playwrights
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Hardback. This book explores the interplay between ritual performance of the opera Mulian and gentrified mercantile lineages in late imperial Huizhou. It shows how local elites appropriated the opera, turning it into a medium for conveying orthodox values and religious precepts and for negotiating local social and gender issues in a rising money economy. Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 tables, 13 figures, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JB; DSBD; DSG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804750325
- ISBN
- 9780804750325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.00
€ 106.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559364461
- ISBN
- 9781559364461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.47
€ 16.99
€ 15.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Ussher, R. G. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First published in the UK in 1990. Reprinted with
- SKU
- V9780856684609
- ISBN
- 9780856684609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.11
€ 43.11
Hardback. Seeks to reassess the dramatic output of the Commonwealth, Protectorate and early Restoration; a period that has often been marginalised by specialists of both Renaissance and Restoration drama. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719087639
- ISBN
- 9780719087639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.55
€ 150.55
Hardback. What is medieval religious drama, and what function does it serve in negotiating between the domains of theology and popular life? This book aims to answer these questions by studying three sets of these dramas from Germany, France, England, and Spain: 10th-century Easter plays, 12th-century Adam plays, and 15th- and 16th-century Passion plays. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804737913
- ISBN
- 9780804737913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.14
€ 107.14
Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 178 pages, 20+ b+w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783082650
- ISBN
- 9781783082650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.76
€ 133.76
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719076732
- ISBN
- 9780719076732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.09€ 63.27
€ 99.09
€ 63.27
Paperback. A play that features no politics, no issues, no history - just a bold attempt to grapple with the messy nature of living. Full of passion, pathos and sly humour, it is set in the hip art scene of London's East End. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSBH; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571302918
- ISBN
- 9780571302918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.07
€ 21.99
€ 16.07
Paperback. A wide-ranging exploration of the role of tragedy in Western history and culture. Broad in its scope and ambition. Features essays by renowned scholars from multiple disciplines, including classics, English, drama, anthropology and philosophy. Considers interpretations of tragedy through religion, philosophy and history. Editor(s): Bushnell, Rebecca W. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 568 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192460
- ISBN
- 9781405192460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.84
€ 78.84
Paperback. This updated edition is ideal to support students when studying and revising for the new A level English Literature exams. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 212 x 297 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447982272
- ISBN
- 9781447982272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.84
€ 11.84
Paperback. This updated edition is ideal to support students when studying and revising for the new A level English Literature exams. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 213 x 298 x 10. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447982241
- ISBN
- 9781447982241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.88
€ 11.88
Paperback. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474232326
- ISBN
- 9781474232326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.39
€ 14.99
€ 14.39
Paperback. An international team of scholars examines the theatrical world in which Shakespeare worked, tracing the social, political, and patronage pressures under which actors operated. They also explore the practicalities of playing: acquiring scripts, theatres, rehearsing, lighting, music, props, boy actors, and the role of women in an 'all-male' world. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard. Series: Oxford Handbooks of Literature. Num Pages: 752 pages, 24 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 176 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 744
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199697861
- ISBN
- 9780199697861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99
€ 54.99
Paperback. In The School for Scandal, Sheridan's artificial world of heightened wit and heightened folly delights its audience, but at times it engages them with moments of human pain and happiness, before delivering them back to its comedy. Editor(s): Blake, Prof. Ann. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 192 pages, approx 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713662900
- ISBN
- 9780713662900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.33
€ 13.99
€ 13.33
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801427824
- ISBN
- 9780801427824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.11
€ 123.11
Paperback. * Contains original essays on every Shakespearean tragedy from Titus Andronicus to Coriolanus. * Includes thirteen additional essays on such topics as Shakespeare's Roman tragedies, Shakespeare's tragedies on film, Shakespeare'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: 246 x 171 x 39. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405136051
- ISBN
- 9781405136051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.79
€ 67.79
Paperback. The four-volume Companion to Shakespeare's Works, compiled as a single entity, offers a uniquely comprehensive snapshot of current Shakespeare criticism. This volume looks at Shakespeare's histories. Contains original essays on every history play from Henry VI to Henry V. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard; Howard, Jean E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 245 x 39. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- Volume II
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405136068
- ISBN
- 9781405136068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.85
€ 67.85
Paperback. Examines each of Shakespeare's plays and major poems, using various resources of contemporary criticism, from performance studies to feminist, historicist, and textual analysis. This book contains original essays on comedy from "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" to "Twelfth Night" as well as articles on such topics as Shakespeare's comedies on film. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard; Howard, Jean E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 255 x 27. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume III
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405136075
- ISBN
- 9781405136075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.36
€ 69.36
Paperback. * Contains original essays on Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure, All's Well That Ends Well, Venus and Adonis, The Rape of Lucrece, and The Sonnets, as well as Pericles, The Winter's Tale, Cymbeline, The Tempest, Henry VIII and The Two Noble Kinsmen. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard; Howard, Jean E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 35. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- Volume IV
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405136082
- ISBN
- 9781405136082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.79
€ 67.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484186
- ISBN
- 9780801484186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.96
€ 49.99
€ 44.96