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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Hardcover. This text shows that early modern audiences were aware of the spatial aspects of the stage. West examines the ways Jacobean dramatists used stage space to explore the spatial transformations of early modern society social mobility, wandering populations, rural enclosure, and sea travel. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333973738
ISBN
9780333973738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.36

Paperback. The most authoritative, most comprehensive book yet written on speaking Shakespeare's words Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: ANC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848421912
ISBN
9781848421912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

paperback. Considers how we remember historical instances of suffering and atrocity, framing its central questions to show larger cultural shifts in how we position ourselves in relation to history, performance, and memory. Series: Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: AN; APFA; DSG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212924
ISBN
9780253212924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Spectral Shakespeares is an illuminating exploration of experimental adaptations of Shakespeare on film, TV, and the web. Drawing on adaptation studies, media theory, and Derrida's work, the "Shakespeare" that emerges from these adaptations is a fragmentary and mediatized presence that leaves a mark on our contemporary mediascape. Series: Reproducing Shakespeare. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JM; APF; APT; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137585127
ISBN
9781137585127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.89

Hardcover. Spectral Shakespeares is an illuminating exploration of experimental adaptations of Shakespeare on film, TV, and the web. Drawing on adaptation studies, media theory, and Derrida's work, the "Shakespeare" that emerges from these adaptations is a fragmentary and mediatized presence that leaves a mark on our contemporary mediascape. Series: Reproducing Shakespeare. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230338753
ISBN
9780230338753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Paperback. A Student Edition of Wedekind's classic 1891 expressionist play about adolescent sexuality. Editor(s): Newberry, Rachel; Ryland, Charlotte. Translator(s): Bond, Edward. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Student
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408140895
ISBN
9781408140895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.29

Paperback. Shakespearean author and actor Ben Crystal gives a unique introduction to A Midsummer Night's Dream with guidance on what to think about before, during and after you see or study the play. Series: Springboard Shakespeare. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408164631
ISBN
9781408164631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. A short introduction to King Lear by Shakespearean author and actor Ben Crystal giving insights before during and after you see or study the play Series: Springboard Shakespeare. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
144
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408164679
ISBN
9781408164679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Shakespearean author and actor Ben Crystal gives a unique introduction to Macbeth before, during and after you see or study the play. Series: Springboard Shakespeare. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408164624
ISBN
9781408164624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. An accessible short introduction to Hamlet, ideal for students and theatre-goers alike Series: Springboard Shakespeare. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408164662
ISBN
9781408164662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

Hardback. Covers half a lifetime and the range of Frayn's theatrical writing. This title reflects on his path into theatre: the 'doubtful beginnings' of his childhood, his subsequent scorn as a young man and, surprisingly late in life, his reluctant conversion. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; BGF; BGL; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0003665
ISBN
9780571240555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. While offering an alternative history of modernist theater and literature, Puchner provides a new account of the contradictory forces within modernism. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421403991
ISBN
9781421403991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.19

Hardcover. Staged Transgression in Shakespeare's England is a groundbreaking collection of seventeen essays, drawing together leading and emerging scholars to discuss and challenge critical assumptions about the transgressive nature of the early modern English stage. These essays shed new light on issues of gender, race, sexuality, law and politics. Editor(s): Loughnane, Rory; Semple, Edel. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137349347
ISBN
9781137349347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.53

Hardback. Explores the sociohistorical implications of Christian and pagan representations of evil and the theatrical creativity that occultism has engendered. By examining examples of astronomy, exorcism, witchcraft, hauntings, and voodoo in prominent plays, this book explores American and European perceptions of occultism. Series: Studies in Romance Languages. Num Pages: 336 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123622
ISBN
9780813123622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.53

Hardback. Num Pages: 268 pages, plans. BIC Classification: AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874136142
ISBN
9780874136142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.69

Hardback. This exploration of the territory between theory and practice in contemporary theatre features essays by academics from theatre and translation studies, and delineates a new space for the discussion of translation in the theatre that is international, critical and scholarly, while rooted in experience and understanding of theatre practices. Editor(s): Baines, Roger; Marinetti, Cristina; Perteghella, Manuela. Series: Cultural Criminology. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ANF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230228191
ISBN
9780230228191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.43

Hardback. Series: Performance Interventions. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; AN; DSBH; DSG; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403986405
ISBN
9781403986405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.71

hardcover. Focusing on the UK and US, the author offers a critique of the cultural stereotyping and political conservatism that have pursued the playwrights in translation. She shows how the choices made by the translators and stagers of Fo and Rame's political theatre reveal attitudes toward foreign cultures and theatre generally and Italy in particular. Series: Warwick Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 146 pages, Includes 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 153. Weight in Grams: 343.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780754654018
ISBN
9780754654018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 273 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611472059
ISBN
9781611472059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403969347
ISBN
9781403969347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 46.61

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