Literary studies: plays & playwrights
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Paperback. The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 510 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGL; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118281529
- ISBN
- 9781118281529
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Condition: New
€ 35.28
€ 35.28
Hardback. The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631207849
- ISBN
- 9780631207849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.72
€ 103.72
Paperback. In John Willett's translation, this edition contains expert notes on the author's life and work, historical and political background to the play, photographs from stage productions and a glossary of difficult words and phrases Editor(s): Rorrison, Hugh. Translator(s): Willett, John. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 b&w photographs of stage productions. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413577801
- ISBN
- 9780413577801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.25
€ 14.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. An account of the value of experience and emotion in reading Shakespeare's sonnets and of the importance of reading poetry aloud. It discusses how reading the poems aloud can offer one of the best ways of fully participating in properly engaged reading. Series: Shakespeare Now!. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847064547
- ISBN
- 9781847064547
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Paperback. A Student Edition of McDonagh's dramatic engagement with Republican paramilitaries, first produced by the RSC in 2000. Editor(s): Lonergan, Patrick. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Methuen Drama London
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408111079
- ISBN
- 9781408111079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.31
€ 14.99
€ 14.31
Hardback. Editor(s): Cave, Richard Allen. Series: The Cornell Yeats. Num Pages: 448 pages, 165. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801446115
- ISBN
- 9780801446115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.04
€ 165.04
Paperback. Editor(s): Logan, Professor Robert A. Series: Arden Early Modern Drama Guides. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308. A Critical Reader. Series: Arden Early Modern Drama Guides. 288 pages. Editor(s): Logan, Robert A. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Dimension: 199 x 132 x 17. Weight: 304.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441110794
- ISBN
- 9781441110794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Paperback. 'A farce of terribly serious, even savage comic humour' T.S Eliot The Jew of Malta was arguably the most popular play of the Elizabethan era. This new student edition is freshly revised to incorporate the latest stage history and critical interpretations of the play. Editor(s): Siemon, James R. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 176 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 3rd New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713677669
- ISBN
- 9780713677669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.19
€ 13.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Dover Thrift Editions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486431840
- ISBN
- 9780486431840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.20
€ 6.20
Hardback. McAdam illustrates how two fundamental points of destabilisation in Marlowe's life and work - his subversive treatment of Christian belief and his ambivalence toward his homosexuality - clarify the plays' interest in the struggle for self-authorisation. Num Pages: 283 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874136654
- ISBN
- 9780874136654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.63
€ 123.63
Paperback. A Critical Companion to the four principle playwrights associated with the Irish Dramatic Revival - W. B. Yeats, J. M. Synge, Augusta Lady Gregory and Sean O'Casey - and to the birth of the Irish national theatre, the Abbey. Anthony Roche provides a reappraisal of the theatre movement led by Yeats and the work of the main practitioners. Series: Critical Companions. Num Pages: 272 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408175286
- ISBN
- 9781408175286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.57
€ 35.99
€ 30.57
Paperback. A student edition of Wilde's classic comedy, with full introduction, commentary and questions for study. Editor(s): Hern, Patricia; Leeming, Glenda. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Methuen Drama
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New Edition - New ed
- SKU
- KKD0004052
- ISBN
- 9780413396303
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A student edition of Wilde's classic comedy, with full introduction, commentary and questions for study. Editor(s): Hern, Patricia; Leeming, Glenda. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Methuen Drama
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New Edition - New ed
- SKU
- KKD0003920
- ISBN
- 9780413396303
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The description for this book, The Idea of a Theater: A Study of Ten Plays, The Art of Drama in Changing Perspective, will be forthcoming. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691622316
- ISBN
- 9780691622316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.05
€ 46.99
€ 33.05
Paperback. Lorca's tragic tale of the destruction of Bernarda Alba's family following the death of her husband. This Student Edition includes a commentary, chronology, notes and bibliography. Editor(s): Edwards, Gwynne. Translator(s): Edwards, Gwynne. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Student Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713686777
- ISBN
- 9780713686777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.20
€ 14.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. When Bernarda's husband dies, she locks all the doors and windows. She tells her grown-up daughters to sew and be silent. There are eight years of mourning ahead of us. While it lasts not even the wind will get into this house. Translator(s): Clifford, Jo. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 110 x 9. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848421813
- ISBN
- 9781848421813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.36
€ 7.36
Paperback. Designed to meet the requirements for students at GCSE and A level, this educational edition offers the complete text of the History Boys along with a comprehensive study guide. It includes: detailed analyses of character, theme and structure; a clear introduction to the context of the play and its author; and,key quotations and activities. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Education Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571335800
- ISBN
- 9780571335800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
Hardcover. This volume contains Shakespeare's first five history plays - "Henry VI", Parts I, II and III, "Richard III" and "King John". The text of the plays is accompanied by extensive notes, an author chronology, a bibliography and a detailed introduction to each play. Num Pages: 638 pages, 1 geneal.table. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 136 x 48. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 638
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151770
- ISBN
- 9781857151770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.15
€ 29.99
€ 20.15
Hardback. "The Satyricon of Petronius", a comic novel written in the first century AD, is famous primarily for its amazing banquet tale, "Trimalchio's Feast." In this discussion of Petronius' masterful use of parody, the author offers an interpretation of the "Satyricon" as a whole. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; DSG; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207158
- ISBN
- 9780520207158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.46€ 44.86
€ 57.46
€ 44.86
Paperback. Describes the literary phenomenon of the Sophoclean tragic hero. This work presents an analysis of three plays, the Antigone, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus, that emphasizes the individuality and variety of the living figures Sophocles created on the same basic armature. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 211 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266. Studies in Sophoclean Tragedy. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. 224 pages. Describes the literary phenomenon of the Sophoclean tragic hero. This work presents an analysis of three plays, the Antigone, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus, that emphasizes the individuality and variety of the living figures Sophocles created on the same basic armature. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Dimension: 151 x 211 x 12. Weight: 260.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520049574
- ISBN
- 9780520049574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.01
€ 35.99
€ 26.01