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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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

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

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

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

€ 129.31

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paperback. Examines Pulitzer-prizewinning playwright August Wilson's published plays within the context of contemporary African American literature and in relation to concepts of memory and history, culture and resistance, race and representation. This book finds that each of Wilson's plays recaptures narratives lost, ignored, or avoided. Num Pages: 292 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472031634
ISBN
9780472031634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.91

Paperback. This new edition has been brought up to date with the latest Shakespearian scholarship. Num Pages: 416 pages, 52 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195051612
ISBN
9780195051612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.09

This collection of 171 letters, most never before published, finally makes the fascinating Shaw/Murray correspondence available. Editor(s): Carpenter, Charles A. Series: Selected Correspondence of Bernard Shaw. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643826
ISBN
9781442643826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

In Shakespeare in Quebec, Jennifer Drouin analyses representations of nation and gender in Shakespearean adaptations written in Quebec since the Quiet Revolution. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 2AB; 3JJP; DSBD; DSGS; JFSJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 2. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647978
ISBN
9781442647978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.69

Dimension: 238 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442649927
ISBN
9781442649927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.79

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691651514
ISBN
9780691651514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.38

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691648682
ISBN
9780691648682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.85

Hardcover. Peral Vega explores the importance of Pierrot as a symbol of failure in matters of love in Garcia Lorca's imagery and his literary and personal life. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 181 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662964
ISBN
9781855662964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.80

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