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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Hardcover. Together, O'Quinn's two books offer a dramatic account of the global shifts in British imperial culture that will be of interest to scholars in theater and performance studies, eighteenth-century studies, Romanticism, and trans-Atlantic studies. Num Pages: 440 pages, 18, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780801899317
ISBN
9780801899317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559362627
ISBN
9781559362627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.95

Paperback. This book provides an introductory perspective on its subject together with detailed studies of the major non-Shakespearean tragedies. It assumes that the central and most disturbing insights of the plays were expressed in terms of the thought patterns of the time. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333463659
ISBN
9780333463659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.35

Paperback. The book considers the London theatrical culture which took shape in the 1570s and came to an end in 1642. * Places emphasis on those plays that are readily available in modern editions and can sometimes to be seen in modern productions, including Shakespeare. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226307
ISBN
9780631226307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.24

Hardcover. The book considers the London theatrical culture which took shape in the 1570s and came to an end in 1642. * Places emphasis on those plays that are readily available in modern editions and can sometimes to be seen in modern productions, including Shakespeare. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226291
ISBN
9780631226291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.13

Paperback. An account of the cultural history of English drama, it shows how the character of a given theatrical 'age' contains contradictions and is uneven in development. It offers chapters on Medieval Theatre, Renaissance Drama, Restoration Comedy, Melodrama, and Naturalism. It concludes with accounts of post-War British Theatre and the State. Num Pages: 424 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; AN; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199380
ISBN
9780631199380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.12

Paperback. .
Publisher
Association for Scottish Literary Studies
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906841256
ISBN
9781906841256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.27

Paperback. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472579492
ISBN
9781472579492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.20

Hardback. This reference work on Elmer Rice overviews his life and career and provides plot synopses and critical commentaries for his plays. The volume also provides cast and credit lists for major productions and an exhaustive bibliography of primary and secondary materials. Series: Modern Dramatists Research & Production Sourcebooks. Num Pages: 256 pages, chronology, bibliographies, indexes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSG; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313274312
ISBN
9780313274312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.08
€ 58.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932589474
ISBN
9781932589474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.65

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650616
ISBN
9780691650616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.68

Paperback. First Princeton papberback edition published: 1966. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 206 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691624006
ISBN
9780691624006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.69

Paperback. Surveys the Golden Age of English popular theatre: the 1590s, the age of Marlowe and the young Shakespeare. This book describes the staging practices, performance conditions and acting techniques of the period, focusing on five popular dramas that include The Spanish Tragedy", "Mucedorus", "Edward II", "Doctor Faustus" and "Titus Andronicus". Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415489010
ISBN
9780415489010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.90

Paperback. Sophocles' "Electra" tells the story of the revenge Orestes and Electra take on their mother, Clytemnestra, for he murder of their father Agamemnon, after he returns from the Trojan War. This edition of the play is preceded by a critical introduction and is accompanied by explanatory notes. Translator(s): Carson, Anne. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195049602
ISBN
9780195049602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.94

Paperback. Series: Focus Classical Library. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585102815
ISBN
9781585102815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.42

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. Eighteenth-Century Brechtians is a collection of essays by a well-known author on comic and radical political theatre. It looks at stage satires by John Gay, Henry Fielding, George Farquhar, Charlotte Charke, David Garrick and their contemporaries through the lens of Brecht's theory and practice. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; AN; DSBD; DSG; HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859899970
ISBN
9780859899970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.62

Paperback. Victor Kiernan provides a rich and insightful analysis of eight of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, revealing how they were shaped by the social and political upheavals of his age. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783606887
ISBN
9781783606887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.93

Hardcover. This study covers Shaw's campaigns and crusades in the first ten years of the century, when his career hung in the balance. By drawing on contemporary documents and highlighting aspects of Shaw's career at this time, Hugo depicts a man who stamped his personality on the age. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
MacMillan
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333733554
ISBN
9780333733554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.07

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472584038
ISBN
9781472584038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.78

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