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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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

€ 38.99
€ 35.00

Paperback. Teenager Alan, fought over by a religious mother and an atheist father, finds release in horses, until he is driven to blind them with a spike. Why? Series: New Longman Literature. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Longman Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Longman Literature
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582097124
ISBN
9780582097124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFD; APTD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Delta
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780440504900
ISBN
9780440504900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. This book has features to help students improve their grade. It has features that address the specific needs of students studying for the new AS and A2 exams. Text boxes in the margin labelled 'Context' describe the literary, historical, cultural, religious, or philosophical context of specific references in the text. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSGS. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 209 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582784314
ISBN
9780582784314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472588463
ISBN
9781472588463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.81

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

Hardback. The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare and Embodiment brings together 40 of the most important scholars writing on the subject today. They explore representations of gender in the context of race, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, and religion, and consider Shakespeare's life, contemporary editing practices, and the performance of his plays. Editor(s): Traub, Valerie. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 816 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 184 x 254 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1514.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199663408
ISBN
9780199663408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 267.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Gossett, Suzanne. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903436851
ISBN
9781903436851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. Series: Critical Companions. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; ANB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472570307
ISBN
9781472570307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.67
€ 106.16

Hardback. Comparatively little is known about Shakespeare's first audiences. This study argues that the Elizabethan audience is an essential part of Shakespeare as a site of cultural meaning, and that the way criticism thinks of early modern theatregoers is directly related to the way it thinks of, and uses, the Bard himself. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137379955
ISBN
9781137379955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.17

Hardback. Asking whether a genuinely shared European memory is possible while addressing the dangers of a single, homogenized European memory, Gluhovic examines the contradictions, specificities, continuities and discontinuities in the European shared and unshared pasts as represented in the works of Pinter, Tadeusz Kantor, Heiner Muller and Artur Zmijewski. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230297906
ISBN
9780230297906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.97

Paperback. Series: Focus Classical Library. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585103089
ISBN
9781585103089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.57

Paperback. Deals with the aftermath of the Trojan War for the defeated survivors, as Andromache shows Hector's widow as a trophy of war in the house of her Greek captor, and Hecabe portrays a defeated queen avenging the murder of her last-remaining son. Editor(s): Rutherford, Richard. Translator(s): Davie, John. Num Pages: 320 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446685
ISBN
9780140446685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Hardcover. Focuses on Shakespeare's reception by nineteenth-century novelists. This title offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826435460
ISBN
9780826435460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 259.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230. 128 pages, ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight: 230.
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780746308431
ISBN
9780746308431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.42

Paperback. This Student Edition of Willy Russell's successful folk opera, the story of two Liverpudlian brothers who grow up on opposite sides of the social tracks, includes biographical notes and an introduction to the play with guidance on its interpretation. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 colour, 8 page sections. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413695109
ISBN
9780413695109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. With The Beggar's Opera (1728), Gay invented the ballad opera. It is here published for the first time with its sequel, Polly, in which Macheath and Polly Peachum are transplanted to the West Indies. Together the plays offer a scathing and ebullient portrait of a society in which statesmen and outlaws are impossible to tell apart. Editor(s): Gladfelder, Hal. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199642229
ISBN
9780199642229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardback. Explores the legacy of women playwrights in Irish theatre since the beginning of theTwentieth century. This book contains chapters which consider the intersecting contexts of gender, sexuality and the body in order to investigate the broader cultural, political and historical implications of representing 'woman' on the stage. Editor(s): Sihra, Melissa. Series: Performance Interventions. Num Pages: 262 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230006478
ISBN
9780230006478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.66

Paperback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137446893
ISBN
9781137446893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.65
€ 113.38

Paperback. Editor(s): Waith, Eugene M. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537457
ISBN
9780199537457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.16

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