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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
paperback. Approaching the tragedies as drama, wondering about their characters as he might have wondered about people in novels or in life, the author gives us a true sense of 'the tragedies joining up with life, with all our lives; leading us into a perspective of possibilities that stretch forward and back in time, and in our total awareness of things. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140530193
- ISBN
- 9780140530193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Modernism in European Drama: Ibsen, Strindberg, Pirandello, Beckett
Innes, C.D.; Marker, Frederick J.
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
€ 40.99
€ 36.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: DQ; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 209 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868197951
- ISBN
- 9780868197951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.63
€ 30.99
€ 20.63
hardcover. Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725) was arguably the most famous playwright in Japanese history and wrote more than 100 plays for the kabuki and bunraku theaters. This volume includes five plays, four histories and one contemporary piece that complement other collections of Chikamatsu's work, revealing various dimensions to the work of this artist. Translator(s): Gerstle, C. Andrew. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780231121668
- ISBN
- 9780231121668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.39
€ 155.39
hardcover. Focusing on the UK and US, the author offers a critique of the cultural stereotyping and political conservatism that have pursued the playwrights in translation. She shows how the choices made by the translators and stagers of Fo and Rame's political theatre reveal attitudes toward foreign cultures and theatre generally and Italy in particular. Series: Warwick Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 146 pages, Includes 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 153. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780754654018
- ISBN
- 9780754654018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.80
€ 168.80
Paperback. Portrays the conspiracy against the Roman dictator, Julius Caesar, his assassination and its aftermath. This book is based on true events from Roman history. Editor(s): Hadfield, Andrew. Series: Barnes & Noble Shakespeare. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Spark Notes United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411400405
- ISBN
- 9781411400405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.79
€ 16.99
€ 15.79
hardcover. Thomas Heywood was a playwright, miscellanist and a translator. Arguing that Heywood's theatrical output deserves the same attention and study that has been directed towards Shakespeare, Jonson, and Middleton, this book looks at the periods of Heywood's creativity. It explores how Heywood participated in the civic life of London in his writings. Series Editor(s): Ostovich, Dr. Helen. Series: Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama. Num Pages: 394 pages, Includes 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780754669258
- ISBN
- 9780754669258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.02
€ 49.02
This new study of Shakespeare's English history plays looks at the plays through the lens of early modern staging, focusing on the recurrence of particular stage pictures and 'units of action', and seeking to show how these units function in particular and characteristic ways within the history plays. Series: Oxford Shakespeare Topics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSGS; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199593163
- ISBN
- 9780199593163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.97
€ 128.97
hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DD; 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 100 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1957
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804705035
- ISBN
- 9780804705035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.97
€ 71.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Kolin, Philip C.; Young, Harvey. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415624930
- ISBN
- 9780415624930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.94
€ 57.94
paperback. Editor(s): Braunmuller, A. R.; Orgel, Stephen. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 113.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780143128618
- ISBN
- 9780143128618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.99
€ 12.99
€ 9.99
hardcover. To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, this collection of the Bard's greatest plays is digested to a few thousand words along with footnotes. It is suitable for those who know their Shakespeare, perfect for the theatre goer needing a quick recap, and a massive relief for those just desperate to pass their English exam. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS; WH; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 184 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780857524256
- ISBN
- 9780857524256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 8.18
€ 12.99
€ 8.18
hardcover. This work argues that moments of allusion to the supernatural in Shakespeare are occasions where Karl Marx and John Maynard Keynes register the perseverance of haunted structures in modern culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804736213
- ISBN
- 9780804736213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.84
€ 86.84
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Paperback
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300085266
- ISBN
- 9780300085266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.32
€ 40.32
paperback. Scholars have put forward many theories about who wrote the works of Shakespeare, suggesting it could have been Francis Bacon or the Earl of Oxford. This is an investigation of the claims and counter-claims, laying out the arguments for the various candidates, including Shakespeare himself. Num Pages: 272 pages, 116 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500281130
- ISBN
- 9780500281130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.73
€ 33.73
Paperback. "Galatea and Midas" are two of John Lyly's most engaging plays. This book presents the plays. Editor(s): Hunter, George K.; Bevington, David. Series: Revels Plays Companion Library. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078279
- ISBN
- 9780719078279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.88
€ 38.88
paperback. Designed to meet the instructional needs of advanced German courses, this volume combines a number of pedagogically proven foreign language teaching and learning strategies, primarily the communicative approach and the three-stage reading strategy. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: AB; CJ; DSBH; DSBH5; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 273 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433126390
- ISBN
- 9781433126390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.67
€ 69.67
paperback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSGS; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780231164870
- ISBN
- 9780231148498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.87
€ 18.99
€ 13.87
paperback. Suitable for scholars, students and actors, this book contains glosses and quotes for over 14,000 words that could be misunderstood by modern audience. It features different panels that look at such areas of Shakespeare's language as greetings, swear-words and terms of address. Num Pages: 676 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 173 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140291179
- ISBN
- 9780140291179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 24.73
€ 34.99
€ 24.73
paperback. Presents a philosophical and poetic drama full of satire, irony, humour and tragedy. This book creates the text's varied metre and rhyme and also its diverse tones and styles - dramatic and lyrical, reflective and farcical, pathetic and coarse, colloquial and soaring. Translator(s): Greenberg, Martin. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 30. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300189698
- ISBN
- 9780300189698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.36
€ 23.99
€ 17.36