Literary studies: plays & playwrights
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Paperback. Renaissance formulations of friendship typically cast the friend as "another self" and idealized a pair of friends as "one soul in two bodies". This work puts the stress on the likeness of friends into context and offers a historical account of its place in English culture and politics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226749679
- ISBN
- 9780226749679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. A Sourcebook on Naturalist Theatre provides a fascintating overview of modern theatre. Innes has selected three writers, Ibsen, Chekhov and Bernard Shaw to exemplify the movement. A must for all students studying naturalist theatre. Editor(s): Innes, Christopher. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white tables. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415152297
- ISBN
- 9780415152297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.52
€ 49.52
Paperback. How did plague turn Shakespeare from a jobbing hack into a courtly poet? How did Bottom's dream rewrite the Bible? How did Shakespeare's plays lead to the deaths of an earl and a king? And why was he the one dramatist of his generation never to be imprisoned? This book helps you to understand what being Shakespeare was actually like. Num Pages: 512 pages, 20 integrated. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141015866
- ISBN
- 9780141015866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Described as the Mona Lisa literature and the world's first detective story, Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" is a major text from the ancient Greek world and an iconic work of world literature. This book covers the afterlife of the play in depth and provides a comprehensive guide to further reading for students. Series: Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258. A Reader's Guide. Series: Reader's Guides. 176 pages. Described as the Mona Lisa literature and the world's first detective story, Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" is a major text from the ancient Greek world and an iconic work of world literature. This book covers the afterlife of the play in depth and provides a comprehensive guide to further reading for students. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 11. Weight: 258.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441198242
- ISBN
- 9781441198242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Paperback. This accessible new translation of Sophocles' Antigone includes an analytical introduction, comprehensive notes and an essay by director Karen Libman. Num Pages: 126 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521134781
- ISBN
- 9780521134781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.91
€ 21.91
Paperback. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 144. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. 128 pages, 1 colour book. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Cateogry: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSG. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight: 156.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521010726
- ISBN
- 9780521010726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.26
€ 17.26
Hardcover. This volume presents, in Greek and facing English translation, a collection of fragments of texts by Sophocles. They range in length from two lines to a substantial portion of the play "The Searchers". Prefatory notes provide frameworks for the fragments of the known plays. Translator(s): Lloyd-Jones, Hugh (Emeritus Regius Professor of Greek, Oxford University). Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 442 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 118 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Loeb Classical Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Loeb Classical Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674995321
- ISBN
- 9780674995321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.33
€ 33.99
€ 30.33
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107676718
- ISBN
- 9781107676718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.33
€ 52.33
Paperback. The Signet Classic Shakespeare series contains the preeminent mass market books of the complete works of Shakespeare. This reissue features a new Overview by Sylvan Barnet, former chairman of the English Department at Tufts University, an updated Bibliography, suggested references, and stage and film history. Editor(s): Crowther, John. Series: No Fear Shakespeare. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Spark Notes United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411402195
- ISBN
- 9781411402195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.82
€ 10.99
€ 9.82
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445654669
- ISBN
- 9781445654669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.07
€ 26.99
€ 20.07
Paperback. Series: Theatre Makers. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474251419
- ISBN
- 9781474251419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.32
€ 36.32
Hardcover. Angelo Poliziano was one of the great scholar-poets of the Renaissance. His "Sylvae" are poetical introductions to his courses in literature at the University of Florence, written in Latin hexameters. Editor(s): Fantazzi, Charles. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674014800
- ISBN
- 9780674014800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.40
€ 40.99
€ 33.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821411285
- ISBN
- 9780821411285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.28
€ 40.28
Paperback. Series: Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture & Thought: Translation S. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929497686
- ISBN
- 9780929497686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.95
€ 33.99
€ 27.95
Paperback. This drama text is one of a series of important English plays. It includes a critical introduction, biography of the author, discussions of date and sources, textual details, a bibliography and information about the staging of She Stoops to Conquer"." Editor(s): Ogden, James. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 144 pages, c 5 photographs/line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713667943
- ISBN
- 9780713667943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.29
€ 13.99
€ 13.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801450426
- ISBN
- 9780801450426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.51
€ 77.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 180 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 29. 179pp
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press University Park and London
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KON0831947
- ISBN
- 9780271004266
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557835611
- ISBN
- 9781557835611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.61
€ 16.61
Hardback. A volume that gathers critical perspectives on Shaw's feminism and the contradictions therein. Editor(s): Hadfield, D. A.; Reynolds, Jean. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813042435
- ISBN
- 9780813042435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.78
€ 118.78
Hardback. Editor(s): Laurence, Dan H. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544. Clean copy. Fine in dustjacket. DJ fine in mylar
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0001308
- ISBN
- 9780271015774
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Puts the most exciting queer theorists in conversation with the complete works of William Shakespeare Editor(s): Menon, Madhavi. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 512 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822348450
- ISBN
- 9780822348450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.51
€ 35.99
€ 34.51
Paperback. Suitable for scholars, students and actors, this book contains glosses and quotes for over 14,000 words that could be misunderstood by modern audience. It features different panels that look at such areas of Shakespeare's language as greetings, swear-words and terms of address. Num Pages: 676 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 173 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1218.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 676
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140291179
- ISBN
- 9780140291179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.01
€ 36.99
€ 25.01
Hardback. Sophie Duncan illuminates iconoclastic performances of Shakespeare's heroines in late Victorian theatre, through the celebrity, commentary, and careers of the actresses who played them. Duncan draws on a wealth of archival material to explore the vital ways in which fin-de-siecle Shakespeare and Victorian theatre culture conditioned each other. Series: Oxford English Monographs. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; AN; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198790846
- ISBN
- 9780198790846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.32
€ 167.32
Paperback. Presents hypotheses about the life of the farmer's daughter who married Shakespeare. This book asks questions, opens fields of investigation and research, and rights the wrongs done to Ann Shakespeare. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 288. 416 pages. Presents hypotheses about the life of the farmer's daughter who married Shakespeare. This book asks questions, opens fields of investigation and research, and rights the wrongs done to Ann Shakespeare. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Dimension: 195 x 132 x 28. Weight: 286.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747593003
- ISBN
- 9780747593003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.00
€ 21.99
€ 16.00