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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Paperback. .
Publisher
Spark Notes United States
Number of pages
537
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411404366
ISBN
9781411404366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Spark Notes United States
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411401037
ISBN
9781411401037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. Editor(s): Mardock, James D. Series: A Broadview Internet Shakespeare Edition. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554812226
ISBN
9781554812226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.58

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. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 4KHT; DSGS; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 5. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582772687
ISBN
9780582772687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.79

Paperback. This new edition is based on the 1623 First Folio text and challenges conventional thinking about the nature and relationship of the earliest texts. It contributes substantial new evidence about Shakespeare's revision of the plays and the introduction and commentary focus on stage-oriented discussions of the play's meaning and reception. Editor(s): Martin, Randall. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537112
ISBN
9780199537112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. This edition in the Oxford Shakespeare series completes the trilogy of Henry VI plays. In his introduction Michael Taylor considers the implications of the gap between first performance in 1592 and the play's first printed appearance in the 1623 folio. He discusses key issues such as language, structure, performance history, and the role of women in the play. Editor(s): Taylor, Michael. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537105
ISBN
9780199537105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. Shakespeare's Henry VI plays dramatize contemporary as much as Elizabethan issues: the struggle for power, the manoeuvres of politicians, social unrest, civil war. This edition draws on experience of the play in rehearsal and performance to focus on both its theatricality and contemporary relevance in a wide-ranging introduction and detailed commentary. Editor(s): Warren, Roger. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537426
ISBN
9780199537426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. This fresh new edition of Shakespeare's epic retelling of the Wars of the Roses, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with directors Edward Hall and Michael Boyd, and designer Tom Piper, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and includes an illuminating introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230361911
ISBN
9780230361911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.45

This work analyzes by subgenre the ways in which Restoration playwrights attempted to reinscribe feudal aristocratic ideology after the English Civil War. It demonstrates, for example, how heroic romance and romantic tragedy reaffirm the older ideology after it was tested in the fires of conflict. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121253
ISBN
9780813121253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.20

Hardback. Shakespeare's idiom is an aggregate of archaic modes of speech and codes of conduct. This book attempts to make that idiom more accessible and, in the process, to illuminate the significance of heroic concepts to a study of Shakespeare's tragedies and histories. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874132717
ISBN
9780874132717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.20

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649054
ISBN
9780691649054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.70

Paperback. Series: The Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSG; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 106.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195072907
ISBN
9780195072907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.35

Hardcover. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; AN; DSG; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810858107
ISBN
9780810858107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.69

Covering the period 1879 to 1959, and taking in everything from Ibsen to Beckett, this book is volume one of a two-part comprehensive examination of the plays, dramatists, and movements that comprise modern world drama. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 248 x 28. Weight in Grams: 894.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405157575
ISBN
9781405157575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.99
€ 153.84

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195878
ISBN
9781845195878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.14

Paperback. The memoirs of Ireland's acclaimed author and playwright, Hugh Leonard. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202. Good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Methuen
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
New
SKU
KKD0002182
ISBN
9780413771681
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. The memoirs of Ireland's acclaimed author and playwright, Hugh Leonard. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Methuen
Condition
New
SKU
KOG0000415
ISBN
9780413771681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSB; DSGS; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Paperback
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226763668
ISBN
9780226763668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.80

Hardback. A masterful, highly engaging analysis of how Shakespeare's plays intersected with the politics and culture of Elizabethan England Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 242 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1208.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300222715
ISBN
9780300222715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.19

Hardback. Fallon explores Shakespeare in five sections dealing with language, theme, staging, character, and plot, each abundantly illustrated with episodes and quotations from the plays. He writes in easily accessible prose in a book designed to make modern readers and audiences feel comfortable with the Bard. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566636186
ISBN
9781566636186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. This clear and succinct book is designed for general readers who want to know how to go about reading Shakespeare's works for pleasure. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113960
ISBN
9781405113960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.50

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862077300
ISBN
9781862077300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.52

Hardback. Humanist Tragedies offers a sampling of Latin drama from the Tre- and Quattrocento. These five tragedies--Ecerinis, Achilleis, Progne, Hyempsal, and Fernandus servatus--were nourished by a potent amalgam of classical, medieval, and pre-humanist sources. Humanist tragedy testifies to momentous changes in literary conventions during the Renaissance. Translator(s): Grund, Gary R. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057258
ISBN
9780674057258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
58
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840025484
ISBN
9781840025484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.46

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