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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

paperback. Presents translations, in rhyming couplets, of all six extant plays by this Latin author, dating from the period 166-60 BC. This title offers a literary translation, the versions remain very close to Terence's texts; consequently they can be enjoyable to the general reader, and also great value to the student of classics. Translator(s): Clayton, Frederick. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897631
ISBN
9780859897631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. Features translations of "The Woman From Andros"; "The Mandrake"; and "Clizia", a work inspired by Plautus' "Casin". This work explores English plays whose racy vernacular language, subtle characterisation, and innovative dramatic construction preceded Shakespeare's establishment of English-speaking theatrical comedy by more than a half century. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209015
ISBN
9780872209015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.33

Hardback. Editor(s): Hsia, C. T.; Li, Wai-yee; Kao, George. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DD; DQ; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122665
ISBN
9780231122665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.16
€ 101.89

Paperback. Editor(s): Hsia, C. T.; Li, Wai-yee; Kao, George. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DD; DQ; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122672
ISBN
9780231122672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.45

Paperback. This Student Edition of Chekhov's last and most elusive play, a study of the effect of social change on the values of individuals, includes notes on the life and career of the playwright, an introduction giving the background to the play and a guide to its interpretation. Editor(s): Worrall, Nick. Translator(s): Frayn, Michael. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 colour, 8 page sections. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413695000
ISBN
9780413695000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.28

Paperback. This classic text is the tale of a woman who becomes involved in murder without realizing the terrible price she will pay for it. This edition includes an introduction which analyzes the play in detail, and a commentary illuminating difficulties in the play for the modern reader. Series: Revels Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719044816
ISBN
9780719044816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.85

Paperback. This volume features a collection of letters by John B. Keane. These include: "Letters of a Successful TD", "Letters of a Love-Hungry Farmer", "Letters of a Matchmaker", "Letters of an Irish Priest" and "Letters of an Irish Minister of State". Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 450. 390pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Mercier Press
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
9781856351560
ISBN
9781856351560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.04

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691629773
ISBN
9780691629773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.13

Paperback. An accessible 2007 introduction to Shakespeare's tragedies, including full chapters on Macbeth, Hamlet and King Lear. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 274. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. 176 pages, 1 b/w illus. An accessible 2007 introduction to Shakespeare's tragedies, including full chapters on Macbeth, Hamlet and King Lear. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: DSGS. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 9. Weight: 292.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521674928
ISBN
9780521674928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.26

Paperback. An engaging introductory guide to Chekhov, one of the most important and influential modern writers of fiction and drama. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 352. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. 210 pages. An engaging introductory guide to Chekhov, one of the most important and influential modern writers of fiction and drama. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSG. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521706889
ISBN
9780521706889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.10

Paperback. This updated Companion has been fully revised and includes an extensively overhauled bibliography and four new chapters by leading scholars. Editor(s): McEachern, Claire. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 321 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
321
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107643321
ISBN
9781107643321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.08

Paperback. The essential 1997 guide to one of the theatre's most important characters, with an opening essay by Merlin Holland, Oscar Wilde's grandson. Editor(s): Raby, Peter. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 330 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 330 pages, 20 b/w illus. Editor(s): Raby, Peter. The essential 1997 guide to one of the theatre's most important characters, with an opening essay by Merlin Holland, Oscar Wilde's grandson. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSG. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521479875
ISBN
9780521479875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.46

Paperback. This book deals with the historical context of ancient Greek tragic performances, with the plays themselves, and with later adaptation and re-performance, down to modern times. Editor(s): Easterling, P. E. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 410 pages, 33 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 410 pages, 33 b/w illus. 1 map. Editor(s): Easterling, P. E. This book deals with the historical context of ancient Greek tragic performances, with the plays themselves, and with later adaptation and re-performance, down to modern times. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight: 658.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
410
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521423519
ISBN
9780521423519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.65

Paperback. Newest volume of the central scholarly forum for discussion of Brecht and aspects of theater and literature of particular interest to him, especially the politics of literature and theater in a global context. Editor(s): Rippey, Theodore F. Series: Brecht Yearbook. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2AB; 2ACG; 3JJ; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780985195632
ISBN
9780985195632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Weidauer, Friedemann J. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSG; GBCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780985195601
ISBN
9780985195601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Wessendorf, Markus; Weidauer, Friedemann J. Series: Brecht Yearbook S. Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSG; GBCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780971896390
ISBN
9780971896390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Weidauer, Friedemann J.; Ostmeier, Dorothee. Series: Brecht Yearbook S. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSG; GBCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780971896383
ISBN
9780971896383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.86

Hardcover. Series: The Cornell Wordsworth. Num Pages: 832 pages, 106ill. BIC Classification: DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801412837
ISBN
9780801412837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 307.55

Paperback. Demonstrates the importance of textual production to understanding the place of drama in the early modern public sphere. This collection of essays examines early modern drama in the context of book history, and focuses on the readership of plays that opens different perspectives on the relationship between the cultures of print and performance. Editor(s): Straznicky, Marta. Series: Massachusetts Studies in Early Modern Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558495333
ISBN
9781558495333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801480607
ISBN
9780801480607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.19

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199240685
ISBN
9780199240685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 357.20

Paperback. A full index includes not only authors, play titles, and persons mentioned, but themes from the whole Greek comic sphere (including politics, literature and philosophy, celebrities and social scandals, cookery and wine, sex, and wealth). Editor(s): Rusten, Jeffrey S. Translator(s): Henderson, Jeffrey; Konstan, David; Rosen, Ralph M.; Rusten, Jeffrey S.; Slater, Niall W. Num Pages: 816 pages, 43, 42 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 254 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1274.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421186
ISBN
9781421421186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.67
€ 47.56

The Birth of Comedy makes accessible for the first time the rich evidence for all aspects of classical Greek comedy. Editor(s): Rusten, Jeffrey S. Translator(s): Henderson, Jeffrey; Konstan, David; Rosen, Ralph M.; Rusten, Jeffrey S.; Slater, Niall W. Num Pages: 816 pages, 43, 42 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 260 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1598.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894480
ISBN
9780801894480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 135.08

Paperback. With The Beggar's Opera (1728), Gay invented the ballad opera. It is here published for the first time with its sequel, Polly, in which Macheath and Polly Peachum are transplanted to the West Indies. Together the plays offer a scathing and ebullient portrait of a society in which statesmen and outlaws are impossible to tell apart. Editor(s): Gladfelder, Hal. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199642229
ISBN
9780199642229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.53

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