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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Hardcover. Explores how Shakespeare's plays were produced both in his own time and in succeeding centuries. This book explains how the Elizabethan playhouse conveyed a sense of place using minimal scenery, from the Forest of Arden in "As You Like It" to the tavern in "Henry IV, Part I". Num Pages: 256 pages, 53 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; AN; DSGS; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044781
- ISBN
- 9780226044781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Explores how Shakespeare's plays were produced both in his own time and in succeeding centuries. This book explains how the Elizabethan playhouse conveyed a sense of place using minimal scenery, from the Forest of Arden in "As You Like It" to the tavern in "Henry IV, Part I". Num Pages: 256 pages, 53 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044798
- ISBN
- 9780226044798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.21
€ 31.99
€ 25.21
Paperback. A new play from the initiative Platform, which is aimed at addressing gender imbalance and inequality in theatre. Num Pages: 82 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848425002
- ISBN
- 9781848425002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650395
- ISBN
- 9780691650395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.50
€ 151.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Worthen, W. B.; Holland, Peter. Series: Redefining British Theatre History. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSB; DSG; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403907943
- ISBN
- 9781403907943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 814. A Historical and Critical Survey, from the Greeks. 552 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: DSG. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 34. Weight: 788.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 552
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801481543
- ISBN
- 9780801481543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. This readable, thought-provoking, and multidisciplinary study explores theatrical writings that question the Aristotelian aesthetical-generic conception and seek instead to work with the medium of theatricality itself. Num Pages: 414 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823224166
- ISBN
- 9780823224166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.30
€ 46.99
€ 42.30
Hardback. Lowell Edmunds combines two readings of the "Oedipus at Colonus" to arrive at a fresh way of looking at Greek tragedy. He sets forth a semiotic theory of theatrical space and then applies his theory to the visual and spacial dimensions of the "Oedipus at Colonus". Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847683192
- ISBN
- 9780847683192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.51
€ 162.51
Paperback. Theatres of War is the first full-length study to be devoted to the 'Committed' theatre that flourished in modern France from 1944 to the mid-1950s. During this crucial decade, authors responded to the issues of their time by contributing a number of tense controversial plays to a distinctive genre of realist theatre. Editor(s): Freeman, E. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCQ; DSBB; DSBH; DSC; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press England
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895590
- ISBN
- 9780859895590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.98
€ 50.98
Hardback. Theatres of War is the first full-length study to be devoted to the 'Committed' theatre that flourished in modern France from 1944 to the mid-1950s. During this crucial decade, authors responded to the issues of their time by contributing a number of tense controversial plays to a distinctive genre of realist theatre. Editor(s): Freeman, E. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCQ; DSBB; DSBH; DSC; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859894852
- ISBN
- 9780859894852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.40
€ 142.40
Paperback. Theatre-Making explores modes of authorship in contemporary theatre seeking to transcend the heritage of binaries from the Twentieth century such as text-based vs. devised theatre, East vs. West, theatre vs. performance - with reference to genealogies though which these categories have been constructed in the English-speaking world. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; ANF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230343115
- ISBN
- 9780230343115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.62
€ 65.62
Hardcover. Theatre-Making explores modes of authorship in contemporary theatre seeking to transcend the heritage of binaries from the Twentieth century such as text-based vs. devised theatre, East vs. West, theatre vs. performance - with reference to genealogies though which these categories have been constructed in the English-speaking world. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; ANF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230343108
- ISBN
- 9780230343108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. This title unravels politics from theatre in order to propose a new means to politicize performance. Performance analyses ranging from child actors, animals and objects to reflections on the innovative theatre work of Societas Raffaello Sanzio, Forced Entertainment and Goat Island combine to offer a radical critique of performance studies. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 339 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230572614
- ISBN
- 9780230572614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.63
€ 128.63
Paperback. This book, now available in paperback, unravels politics from theatre in order to propose a new means to politicize performance. Performance analyses ranging from child actors, animals and objects to reflections on the theatre work of Societas Raffaello Sanzio, Forced Entertainment and Goat Island combine to offer a critique of performance studies. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG; HPN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230235243
- ISBN
- 9780230235243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.89€ 114.64
€ 118.89
€ 114.64
Paperback. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415811682
- ISBN
- 9780415811682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Hardback. This work attempts to reach an understanding of Rodolfo Usigli's theater as a whole through the analysis of a dozen of his most representative pieces. The chapters are grouped according to type: political satire, political fantasy, social drama, psychological drama, historical themes, and the universal dimension. Illustrated. Editor(s): Erbem, David L. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838634363
- ISBN
- 9780838634363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.55
€ 123.55
Hardback. This exploration of the wide variety of censorship that has shaped theatrical performance in twentieth and twenty-first century Britain examines the unpredictable outcomes of censorship, deep-seated anxieties about the performative influence of the stage, and the complex questions raised by acts of theatrical censorship. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG; JFCA; JFMD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223783
- ISBN
- 9780230223783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Designed for use in a course in "World Arts - Art, Theatre and Film", this book will be useful to programmes at other colleges that have been designed along similar lines. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819177315
- ISBN
- 9780819177315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.11
€ 115.11
Hardcover. How has the media since the First Gulf War altered political analysis and how has this alteration has in turn affected socially-critical art? Colleran examines more than forty plays, many written in direct response to the 1991 war in Iraq as well as to the 9/11 attacks and the retaliatory actions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Series: What is Theatre?. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; 3JM; AN; DSBH; DSG; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137006295
- ISBN
- 9781137006295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 47.09
€ 52.90
€ 47.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBH; DSG; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349948710
- ISBN
- 9781349948710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardback. This introduction to the theatre also attempts to offer a meditation on the theatricality of the Incarnation. Arguing that both biblical and dramatic texts should be approached with a theatrical rather than a literary imagination, the author explores theatrical history. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 168 pages, index. BIC Classification: DSG; HRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333447024
- ISBN
- 9780333447024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
paperback. Globalization is transforming theatre everywhere. As writers seek new opportunities to produce their work internationally, audiences are seeing the world -- and the stage -- differently. This groundbreaking study, now available in paperback, explores these developments in the context of the transformation of Ireland since the early 1990s. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241916
- ISBN
- 9780230241916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardback. Globalization is transforming theatre everywhere. As writers seek to exploit new opportunities to produce their work internationally, audiences are seeing the world -- and the stage -- differently. This groundbreaking study explores these developments, placing them in the context of the transformation of Ireland since the early 1990s. Num Pages: 260 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 461.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230214286
- ISBN
- 9780230214286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 33. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164702
- ISBN
- 9780231164702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 51.34
€ 65.40
€ 51.34