Literary studies: plays & playwrights
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Hardback. In this text, the author considers the culture of suffering, loss, and guilt in the work of J.M. Synge, Sean O'Casey and Samuel Beckett. He applies external ideas of tragedy to the three dramatists and also discerns particular sorts of tragedy within their own work. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333923931
- ISBN
- 9780333923931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Hardcover. Eight leading contemporary interpreters of Classical Greek tragedy here explore its relation - convergence and divergence - with ideas of the Archaic Period. Editor(s): Cairns, D. L. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125579
- ISBN
- 9781905125579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.80
€ 80.80
Hardcover. This volume contains "Romeo and Juliet", "Julius Caesar", "Antony and Cleopatra", "Coriolanus", "Troilus and Cressida" and "Titus Andronicus". Professor Tony Tanner examines Shakespeare's evolution as a tragedian while also providing discussions of the individual plays. Num Pages: 770 pages, bibliographies, chronology. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 39. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781857151640
- ISBN
- 9781857151640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.59
€ 55.59
Paperback. The volume includes Trojan Women, Thyestes, Phaedra, Medea, and Agamemnon, plus a preface. Translator(s): Slavitt, David. Series: Complete Roman Drama in Translation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801843099
- ISBN
- 9780801843099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.54
€ 39.54
The first book of its kind: a collection of the most important genres of Japanese performance--noh, kyogen, kabuki, and puppet theater--in one comprehensive, authoritative volume. Editor(s): Brazell, Karen. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, 200 illus. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DD; DQ; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 248 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1271.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231108720
- ISBN
- 9780231108720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 175.88
€ 175.88
Hardcover. Assesses the dramaturgy and political significance of one of our most radical contemporary playwrights Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472105878
- ISBN
- 9780472105878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.92
€ 85.92
Paperback. Full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, York Notes will help you get right to the heart of the text you're studying, whether it's poetry, a play or a novel. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 212 x 9. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Canada
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405896238
- ISBN
- 9781405896238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.44
€ 11.44
Paperback. John Ford's tragedy, first printed in 1633, takes as its theme incest between brother and sister. This edition includes notes and an introduction which has been rewritten to take account of recent studies and approaches. Series: Revels Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719043598
- ISBN
- 9780719043598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.52
€ 11.52
Paperback. Ford's tragedy, originally printed in 1633, was the first major English play to take as its theme fulfilled incest between brother and sister. Editor(s): Wiggins, Martin. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713650600
- ISBN
- 9780713650600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.10
€ 15.10
Paperback. Tirso de Molina's Marta the Divine (c. 1614-15) is a spirited comedy about an ingenious young woman who fakes religious piety in order to avoid an arranged marriage imposed upon her by her father. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908343017
- ISBN
- 9781908343017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Editor(s): Dawson, Anthony; Minton, Gretchen; Proudfoot, Richard. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 480 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Arden Shakespeare
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 3rd Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903436974
- ISBN
- 9781903436974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.10
€ 15.10
Paperback. This edition in The Oxford Shakespeare is the first full edition to identify the play as a collaboration between Shakespeare and Thomas Middleton. In his Introduction John Jowett explains how the play's loose ends and uneven writing arise from this collaboration, and he provides the fullest account of the play's performance history available. Editor(s): Jowett, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 pp halftones. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537440
- ISBN
- 9780199537440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.62
€ 24.99
€ 18.62
Hardback. Series: Bucknell Studies in Eighteenth Century Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 263 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AH; DNF; DSBB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838754351
- ISBN
- 9780838754351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.83
€ 131.83
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138682825
- ISBN
- 9781138682825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.88
€ 15.88
Hardcover. Series: Apple-Zimmerman Series in Early Modern Culture. Num Pages: 269 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: AN; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575911267
- ISBN
- 9781575911267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.45
€ 145.45
Paperback. Presents a collection of three "Turk" plays namely "Selimus, Emperor of the Turks"; "A Christian Turned Turk"; and "The Renegado". It represents Islamic power and wealth in scenes of piracy on the high seas, on-stage execution by strangulation, and rites of religious conversion. It is useful for understanding the English identity. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illus; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110297
- ISBN
- 9780231110297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Presents a collection of three "Turk" plays namely "Selimus, Emperor of the Turks"; "A Christian Turned Turk"; and "The Renegado". It represents Islamic power and wealth in scenes of piracy on the high seas, on-stage execution by strangulation, and rites of religious conversion. It is useful for understanding the English identity. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illus; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110280
- ISBN
- 9780231110280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.00
€ 154.00
Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813120881
- ISBN
- 9780813120881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.71
€ 43.71
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624664724
- ISBN
- 9781624664724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.12€ 40.81
€ 51.12
€ 40.81
Paperback. The three plays in this volume reflect the variety of belief in witches and practice of witchcraft in the Jacobean period. Jacobean understanding of witchcraft is illuminated by the close study of these contrasting texts in relation to each other, and other contemporary works. Editor(s): Sedge, Douglas. Num Pages: 260 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719019531
- ISBN
- 9780719019531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.82
€ 31.82
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 548 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649863
- ISBN
- 9780691649863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 280.00
€ 280.00
Paperback. This volume brings together aspects of Middleton's craft through a detailed study of representative plays. Series: Renaissance Dramatists. Num Pages: 208 pages, none. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748627813
- ISBN
- 9780748627813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. An illuminating study of all works in the newly enlarged Middleton canon, placing them in personal, national, international and theatrical contexts. Editor(s): Gossett, Suzanne. Series: Literature in Context. Num Pages: 418 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 258 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107685642
- ISBN
- 9781107685642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.70
€ 39.70
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