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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Paperback. A Student Edition of Shelagh Stephenson's award-winning play, complete with full introduction, commentary and questions for study. Editor(s): Lewis, Steve. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Student
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413776143
ISBN
9780413776143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. This text argues that melodrama is a crucial mode of expression in modern literature. After studying stage melodrama as a dominant popular form in the 1800s, the author looks at Balzac and Henry James, to show how these "realist" novelists created fiction using rhetoric and excess of melodrama. Num Pages: 251 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADF; AN; DSBF; DSBH; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
251
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300065534
ISBN
9780300065534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.18

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823251285
ISBN
9780823251285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.68

Tilting the English Renaissance against the present moment, examines how the interpretive experience of emotion produces social bonds Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 color illustrations, 6 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823251278
ISBN
9780823251278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 116.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801487835
ISBN
9780801487835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. This is the first volume of two, Harold C. Goddard takes the reader on a tour through the works of William Shakespeare, celebrating his plays and genius. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 407 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1951
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
407
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226300412
ISBN
9780226300412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.90

Paperback. This is the second volume of two, Harold C. Goddard takes the reader on a tour through the works of William Shakespeare, celebrating his plays and genius. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 305 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 135 x 204 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226300429
ISBN
9780226300429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559361446
ISBN
9781559361446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.57

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713642889
ISBN
9780713642889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.86

Paperback. A Student Edition of McDonagh's The Lonesome West, the final part of his trilogy set in a fictionalized and impoverished western Ireland village called Leenane, first produced in 1971. Editor(s): Lonergan, Patrick. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 120 x 14. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Student
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408125762
ISBN
9781408125762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.50

Hardback. Moving effortlessly from Greek to Shakespearean tragedies, to nineteenth and twentieth-century British, American and Russian drama, and fiction and contemporary television, this study sheds new light on the art of comedy. Num Pages: 146 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137470843
ISBN
9781137470843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

paperback. In 1612, Shakespeare gave evidence at the Court of Requests in Westminster - it is the only occasion his spoken words are recorded. The case seems routine - a dispute over an unpaid marriage-dowry - but it opens up an unexpected window into the dramatist's famously obscure life-story. This book focuses on this episode in Shakespeare's life. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 x 16 pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141023748
ISBN
9780141023748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Hardback. Editor(s): Wolfe, Heather. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403970169
ISBN
9781403970169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.31

Paperback. A new play from the Platform initiative, which comprises big-cast plays with predominantly female casts, written specifically for youth performers. Num Pages: 87 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848425026
ISBN
9781848425026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.58

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.22

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

€ 106.30

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

€ 18.98

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

€ 15.99
€ 14.54

Hardcover. Editor(s): Jordan, Constance; Cunningham, Karen. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403992147
ISBN
9781403992147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.24

Paperback. Now available in paperback for the first time, this book brings together leading scholars in the field to analyze Shakespeare's plays, showing how their dramatic content shapes issues debated in conflicts arising from the creation and application of law. Individual essays focus on such topics such as slander, revenge and royal prerogative. Editor(s): Jordan, Constance; Cunningham, Karen. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230247727
ISBN
9780230247727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. "The Jew of Malta" was influential on Shakespeare when he came to write "The Merchant of Venice", the play exploring anti-Semitism and revenge. An introduction discusses the significance of this play, with detailed commentary provided for meanings of difficult words, lines and references. Editor(s): Bevington, David. Series: Revels Student Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719051807
ISBN
9780719051807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.48

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

€ 15.10

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

€ 132.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403999061
ISBN
9781403999061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

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