Literary studies: plays & playwrights
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
hardcover. Theatre and print began their tense relations and imperfect alliance in the late 17th century. This text focuses on the most active phase of the career of William Congreve, a crucial juncture in the history of print and publishing and a time when the book trade was becoming a lucrative business. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1DD; 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804717519
- ISBN
- 9780804717519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- 9780099365006
- ISBN
- 9780099365006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.01
€ 14.99
€ 11.01
Hardcover. This is the first study to consider the relationship between private confessional rituals and memory across a range of early modern writers, including Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare, and Robert Southwell. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3J; DSBD; DSC; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137558633
- ISBN
- 9781137558633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Paperback. This is a volume in the series Textes litteraires/Exeter French Texts. If Elizabeth I of England thought to rid herself forever of Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex, by sending him to the scaffold she was very much mistaken, since his name, intertwined with hers, has traversed four centuries. Editor(s): Gibson, Wendy. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 92 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ADF; DD; DSBD; DSG; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896665
- ISBN
- 9780859896665
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Condition: New
€ 42.20
€ 42.20
Hardcover. Offering a comprehensive snapshot of Shakespeare criticism, these volumes examine each of his plays and major poems using the resources of contemporary criticism from performance studies to feminist, historicist, and textual analyses. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard; Howard, Jean E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 189 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1054.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume IV
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226352
- ISBN
- 9780631226352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.35
€ 227.35
Hardcover. This volume contains original essays on every comedy from "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" to "Twelfth Night" as well as 12 additional articles on such topics as the humoral body in Shakespearean comedy, Shakespeare's comedies on film, and Shakespeare's relation to other comic writers of his time. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard; Howard, Jean E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 187 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume III
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226345
- ISBN
- 9780631226345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.35
€ 227.35
Hardcover. This text on Shakespeare's histories contains essays on every history play, as well as 14 additional articles on such topics as censorship in Shakespeare's histories, the relation of Shakespeare's plays to other dramatic histories of the period and Shakespeare's histories on film. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard; Howard, Jean E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 189 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume II
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226338
- ISBN
- 9780631226338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.35
€ 227.35
Hardcover. * Contains original essays on every Shakespearean tragedy from Titus Andronicus to Coriolanus. * Includes thirteen additional essays on such topics as Shakespearea s Roman tragedies, Shakespearea s tragedies on film, Shakespearea s tragedies of love, Hamlet in performance, and tragic emotion in Shakespeare. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard; Howard, Jean E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 187 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1074.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume I
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226321
- ISBN
- 9780631226321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.35
€ 227.35
Paperback. Providing a detailed and rigorous analysis of 'Richard III', this commentary reveals every nuance of meaning whilst maintaining a firm grasp on the structure of the play. The result is an outstanding lesson in the methodology of Shakespearian criticism as well as an essential study for students of the early plays of Shakespeare. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415852876
- ISBN
- 9780415852876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Hardback. Text and translation of comic plays sheds light on a fascinating era of theatrical production. Editor(s): Parsons, Ben; Jongenelen, Bas. Num Pages: 308 pages, 5, 5 black and white. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DD; DQ; DSB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 690. A Critical Anthology. 308 pages, 5, 5 black and white. Editor(s): Parsons, Ben; Jongenelen, Bas. Text and translation of comic plays sheds light on a fascinating era of theatrical production. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DD; DQ; DSB; DSG. Dimension: 241 x 169 x 25. Weight: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843842910
- ISBN
- 9781843842910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.64
€ 116.64
Hardcover. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; DSBH; DSC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604711
- ISBN
- 9780230604711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Hardback. This work explores a range of images and texts that shed light on the complexity of the European reception and interpretation of the New World. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 489.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312296155
- ISBN
- 9780312296155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
paperback. Presents a collection of fourteen original essays that explores both the production history of colorblind casting in cultural terms and the theoretical implications of this practice for reading Shakespeare in a contemporary context. Editor(s): Thompson, Ayanna. Num Pages: 280 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415978026
- ISBN
- 9780415978026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.35
€ 63.35
Paperback. Editor(s): Irvin, Eric. Series: Plays. Num Pages: 78 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 78
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868190242
- ISBN
- 9780868190242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Hardback. He draws on interviews with surviving Folger relatives and visits to 35 related archives in the United States and in Britain to create a portrait of the remarkable couple who ensured that Shakespeare would have a beautiful home in America. Num Pages: 264 pages, 32, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSGS; GLMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411873
- ISBN
- 9781421411873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.19
€ 38.99
€ 33.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801444197
- ISBN
- 9780801444197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.98
€ 85.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477904
- ISBN
- 9780801477904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Early modern playing companies performed up to six different plays a week and mounted new plays frequently. This book seeks to answer a seemingly simple question: how did they do it? Drawing upon work in philosophy and the cognitive sciences, it proposes that the cognitive work of theatre is distributed across body, brain, and world. Series: Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance. Num Pages: 215 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110854
- ISBN
- 9780230110854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.81€ 87.81
€ 105.81
€ 87.81
Translator(s): Meineck, Peter. Series: Aristophanes. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DNF; DSBB; DSG; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 30. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203617
- ISBN
- 9780872203617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Hardback. Revealing the series of closet dramas written by Byron and Shelley to be deeply embedded in contemporary radical culture, the author explains why the dramas were written and why they invoke and apparently oppose textual and theatrical versions of themselves. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804730952
- ISBN
- 9780804730952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.82
€ 103.82
Paperback. "Closer" is a play which views love and sex like politics: its not what you say that matters, still less what you mean, but what you do. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713683295
- ISBN
- 9780713683295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.29
€ 16.29
Paperback. Cantor provides a close reading of 11 of Odets' plays as a whole, grounding his study within an analysis of themes common to each text. While granting emphasis to Odets' poetic style, Cantor gives due notice to Odets' achievements as both mythmaker and voice of the Jewish middle class. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810837324
- ISBN
- 9780810837324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.75
€ 90.75
Paperback. Who is a citizen? What is a person? Who is my neighbor? Turning to the potent idea of political theology to recover the strange mix of political and religious thinking during the Renaissance, the author unveils the figure of the citizensaint, who represents at once divine messenger and civil servant, both norm and exception. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS; HRLB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143521
- ISBN
- 9780226143521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.05
€ 33.99
€ 27.05
Hardback. Citizen Shakespeare is a biography of Shakespeare that reveals the influence and interplay of English history on Shakespeare's plays. Num Pages: 206 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761820499
- ISBN
- 9780761820499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.84
€ 137.84