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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Hardback. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333280836
- ISBN
- 9780333280836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Hardback. A collection of twenty-five new essays by Shakespeare scholars dealing especially with Shakespeare and his predecessors, Shakespeare and his contemporaries, Shakespeare in performance (including film) and Shakespeare in relation to later literature from the eighteenth century to the present. Editor(s): Batchelor, John; Cain, Tom; Lamont, Claire. Num Pages: 411 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 781.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333648278
- ISBN
- 9780333648278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.90
€ 129.90
Hardcover. Exploring great drama of the last 1980s and 1990s through the eyes of those who write it, and those who direct it, this is at once a masterclass on theatrical technique and an insight into the ways in which dramatists have reacted to a rapidly-changing world. Editor(s): Wu, Duncan. Num Pages: 272 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333740019
- ISBN
- 9780333740019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.07
€ 128.07
Hardback. Tracing the metaphorical significance of "monstrous" forms across a range of early modern exhibition spaces - fairground displays, "cabinets of curiosity" and court entertainments - this text argues for the crucial place of the "monster" in the early modern imagination. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333914342
- ISBN
- 9780333914342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.07
€ 128.07
Paperback. Shuger's study of Measure to Measure offers a sweeping reinterpretation of English political thought in the aftermath of the Reformation, one that focuses not on the tension between Crown and Parliament but on the relation of the sacred to the state. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333965016
- ISBN
- 9780333965016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.70
€ 65.70
Hardcover. Known for their intimate, sensual encounters that examine the relationship between identity and power, playwright Naomi Wallace's works are critically examined for the first time. Editor(s): Stevens Abbitt, Erica. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137017918
- ISBN
- 9781137017918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 39.84
€ 48.99
€ 39.84
Hardcover. This is the first scholarly study devoted to Shakespeare's girl characters and conceptions of girlhood. It charts the development of Shakespeare's treatment of the girl as a dramatic and literary figure, and explores the impact of Shakespeare's girl characters on the history of early modern girls as performers, patrons, and authors. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137024756
- ISBN
- 9781137024756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Hardback. Num Pages: 219 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137027184
- ISBN
- 9781137027184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.37
€ 66.37
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
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This ground-breaking collection explores the assumptions behind and practices for performance implicit in the manuscripts and playtexts of the medieval and early modern eras, focusing on work which engages with performance-oriented research. Editor(s): Bennett, Susan; Polito, Mary. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; AMG; ANF; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320162
- ISBN
- 9781137320162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardback. Featuring leading scholars of British television drama and noted writers and producers from the television industry, this new edition of British Television Drama evaluates past and present TV fiction since the 1960s, and considers its likely future. Editor(s): Bignell, Jonathan; Lacey, Stephen. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; APT; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137327567
- ISBN
- 9781137327567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardcover. How can war be represented on stage? How does the theatre examine the structures leading to violence and war and explore their transformation of societies? Springing from the discussion about 'New Wars' in the age of globalisation, this interdisciplinary study demonstrates how these 'New Wars' bring forth new plays about war. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137330017
- ISBN
- 9781137330017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. Shakespeare, Cinema and Desire explores the desires and the futures of Shakespeare's language and cinematographic adaptations of Shakespeare. Tracing ways that film offers us a rich new understanding of Shakespeare, it highlights issues such as media technology, mourning, loss, the voice, narrative territories and flows, sexuality and gender. Num Pages: 272 pages, 38 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137332059
- ISBN
- 9781137332059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. Revisiting The Tempest offers a lively reconsideration of how The Tempest encourages interpretation and creative appropriation. It includes a wide range of essays on theoretical and practical criticism focusing on the play's original dramatic context, on its signifying processes and its present-time screen remediation. Editor(s): Calvi, Lisanna. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333131
- ISBN
- 9781137333131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
British Pirates in Print and Performance (Nineteenth-Century Major Liv...
Burwick, Frederick, Powell, Manushag N.
Hardcover. Fictional or real, pirates haunted the imagination of the 18th and 19th century-British public during this great period of maritime commerce, exploration, and naval conflict. British Pirates in Print and Performance explores representations of pirates through dozens of stage performances, including adaptations by Byron, Scott, and Cooper. Num Pages: 241 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137339911
- ISBN
- 9781137339911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Hardcover. In 1664, Moliere's Tartuffe was banned from public performance. This book provides a detailed, in-depth account of five-year struggle (1664-69) to have the ban lifted and, so doing, sheds important new light on 1660s France and the ancien regime more broadly. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137343994
- ISBN
- 9781137343994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.70€ 46.85
€ 52.70
€ 46.85
The Creation and Re-Creation of Cardenio. Performing Shakespeare, Tran...
. Ed(S): Taylor, Gary; Bourus, Terri
Hardback. Did Shakespeare really join John Fletcher to write Cardenio, a lost play based on Don Quixote? With an emphasis on the importance of theatrical experiment, a script and photos from Gary Taylor's recent production, and essays by respected early modern scholars, this book will make a definitive statement about the collaborative nature of Cardenio. Editor(s): Taylor, Gary; Bourus, Terri. Num Pages: 347 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 655.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137344212
- ISBN
- 9781137344212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.11
€ 129.11
Paperback. A forgotten yet award-winning playwright, Cal Yeomans was one of the founders of gay theater whose work was fueled by gay liberation and extinguished by the AIDS epidemic. Schanke's examination of his life and legacy allows a rare exploration into this pivotal moment of gay American history between the Stonewall riots and the AIDS epidemic. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; AN; DSG; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137349422
- ISBN
- 9781137349422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.70€ 46.40
€ 52.70
€ 46.40
Hardcover. Employing psychoanalysis, trauma theory, and materialist perspectives, this book examines Shakespeare's appropriations of Ovid's poetry in his Roman poems and plays. It argues that Shakespeare uses Ovid to explore violence, trauma, and virtus - the traumatic effects of aggression, sadomasochism, and the shifting notions of selfhood and masculinity. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137349910
- ISBN
- 9781137349910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardcover. Shakespeare's Surrogates contends that adapting Renaissance drama played a key role in the development of modern drama's major aesthetic movements. Loftis posits that playwrights' reactions to Shakespeare and his contemporaries worked to create their public personas, inform their theoretical writings, and influence the development of new genres. Series: Reproducing Shakespeare. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137352538
- ISBN
- 9781137352538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.23
€ 116.23