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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
hardcover. An illustrated introduction to ancient Greek tragedy, written by one of its most distinguished experts, which provides all the background information necessary for understanding the context and content of the dramas. A special feature is an individual essay on every one of the surviving 33 plays. Num Pages: 432 pages, 41 in-text illustrations. BIC Classification: 3D; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 413
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780199232512
- ISBN
- 9780199232512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.25
€ 104.25
Paperback. Series: Classical World. Num Pages: 144 pages, 5 bw illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474236836
- ISBN
- 9781474236836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.68
€ 23.99
€ 20.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 65 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 151 x 5. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868198941
- ISBN
- 9780868198941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.99
€ 19.99
€ 14.99
Paperback. The first edition of Shakespeare's most famous tragedy to be developed by and for the Royal Shakespeare Company, this book includes unique material to help the reader understand and enjoy the play, including interviews with directors Michael Boyd, John Caird and Ron Daniels and a brand new introduction from award-winning scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217874
- ISBN
- 9780230217874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.38
€ 12.38
Paperback. This analysis of the performance history of "Hamlet" recreates many productions from three centuries. The final chapters extend the analysis to a number of film versions, and to important European stage productions. It is intended both for students of Shakespearean theatre and for playgoers. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719046254
- ISBN
- 9780719046254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.60
€ 20.99
€ 19.60
Paperback. In 1823 Sir Henry Bunbury discovered an early edition of Hamlet that radically differs from the known and celebrated version of the play. Zachary Lesser examines how this improbable discovery forced readers to reexamine accepted truths about Shakespeare as an author and the nature of Shakespeare's texts. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223569
- ISBN
- 9780812223569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. Series: No Fear Shakespeare. Num Pages: 337 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Spark Notes
- Number of pages
- 337
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Study Guide ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586638443
- ISBN
- 9781586638443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. 'York Notes' offer an approach to English literature that aims to fully reflect student needs. They are filled with summaries, commentaries, exam advice, margin and textual features to offer a wider context to the text and encourage a critical analysis. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSGS. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 209 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Longman
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582784284
- ISBN
- 9780582784284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.36
€ 11.36
Hardback. Focusing on Shakespeare's "Hamlet" as foremost a study of grief, this book offers an analysis of its protagonist as the archetype of the modern hero. It situates "Hamlet" within the context of family and mourning as it was presented in other revenge tragedies of Shakespeare's time. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050935
- ISBN
- 9780691050935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.81€ 68.43
€ 88.81
€ 68.43
Paperback. Presents an account of the rise and fall of Purgatory as both a belief and a lucrative institution - as well as a capacious new reading of the power of Hamlet. This book explores the adventure narratives, ghost stories, pilgrimages, and imagery by which a belief in a grisly "prison house of souls" had been shaped and reinforced in the Middle Ages. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Expanded edition with a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160245
- ISBN
- 9780691160245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.74
€ 24.99
€ 18.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Thompson, Ann; Taylor, Neil. Series: Arden Early Modern Drama Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472571373
- ISBN
- 9781472571373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.94
€ 33.99
€ 28.94
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300218329
- ISBN
- 9780300218329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.31
€ 40.99
€ 29.31
Paperback. Uncovers the mystery of both Prince Hamlet and the play, how both prince and drama are able to break through the conventions of theatrical mimesis and the representation of character, making us question the very nature of theatrical illusion. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841954615
- ISBN
- 9781841954615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: DDS; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199535811
- ISBN
- 9780199535811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Braunmuller, A. R.; Orgel, Stephen; Reynolds, Eli. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143128540
- ISBN
- 9780143128540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSGS. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 211 x 296 x 6. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447948872
- ISBN
- 9781447948872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.36
€ 11.36
Paperback. Harold Pinter has acted on stage, screen and radio, he has appeared on countless political platforms, and his work has been celebrated in festivals at Dublin's Gate Theatre and New York's Lincoln Center. In 2005, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and in 2006, the European Theatre Prize. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571234769
- ISBN
- 9780571234769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. One of a series concerning the major plays of leading 20th-century playwrights. This guide introduces, explores and analyzes in detail the principal themes and styles of the work of Harold Pinter. It also places it in the context of modern theatre, and includes a select bibliography. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 113 x 15. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571197811
- ISBN
- 9780571197811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. A biography of one of the most important writers in English of the late twentieth century and early twenty-first century. It offers fresh insights into his life and work, concentrating on the themes, patterns, relationships, ideas and language common to his life and creative output. Series: Writers Lives S. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826499714
- ISBN
- 9780826499714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.30
€ 8.30
hardcover. Viewing his plays as a series of responses to fundamental aesthetic and political questions within modernism, Begley argues that, collectively, they narrate a prehistory of the postmodern. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802038876
- ISBN
- 9780802038876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.82
€ 76.82
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138677258
- ISBN
- 9781138677258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.07
€ 15.07
Paperback. Considers Richard III and the four plays of Shakespeare's Henriad - Richard II, Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, and Henry V. This book explores the effect of this linguistic mischief on the representation of all the Henriad's major figures. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 224 x 18. .
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823256631
- ISBN
- 9780823256631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
Hardback. Considers Richard III and the four plays of Shakespeare's Henriad - Richard II, Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, and Henry V. This book explores the effect of this linguistic mischief on the representation of all the Henriad's major figures. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 231 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823256624
- ISBN
- 9780823256624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.75
€ 91.75
Paperback. Series: Focus Classical Library. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585101481
- ISBN
- 9781585101481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.44
€ 17.99
€ 14.44