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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

hardcover. This book explores the intersection of linguistics and literature and offers new insight into linguistic methods of literary criticism. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819191076
ISBN
9780819191076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.71

Paperback. A work based on the author's experience as a director and actor and his scholarly knowledge of the Elizabethan stage. Series: Granville Barker's Prefaces to Shakespeare. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848420090
ISBN
9781848420090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. This is one of a series of books that provide a guide to Shakespeare's plays. The prefaces include endorsements by both actors and directors. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 116 x 9. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854591111
ISBN
9781854591111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.26

Hardback. This collection of essays by an international group of prominent scholars explores, for the first time, the implications of presentism for issues of sexual orientation and gender in Shakespeare's texts. It offers crucial insights into our present professional, theoretical, political, and social moment, as well as readings of particular texts. Editor(s): Gajowski, Evelyn. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230223837
ISBN
9780230223837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.15

Paperback. This text reconstructs the life and death of Joe Orton, an extraordinary and anarchic playwright, whose plays scandalised and delighted the public, and whose indecisive loyalty to a friend caused his tragic and untimely death. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290. The Biography of Joe Orton. 320 pages, illustrations. This text reconstructs the life and death of Joe Orton, an extraordinary and anarchic playwright, whose plays scandalised and delighted the public, and whose indecisive loyalty to a friend caused his tragic and untimely death. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight: 240.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747560142
ISBN
9780747560142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. In Print and the Poetics of Modern Drama, W. B. Worthen asks how the print form of drama bears on how we understand its dual identity. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780521602693
ISBN
9780521602693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.69

Hardback. This book explores the rise and spread of the phenomenon of Prison Shakespeare, prisoners performing Shakespeare's plays, from the 1980s to today. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137450203
ISBN
9781137450203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.27

Hardback. Private Lives, Public Deaths draws on classical studies, Hegel, and modern philosophical analyses to describe how Sophocle's tragedy Antigone expresses a key concern of ancient Greek culture: the value of a living individual. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823251322
ISBN
9780823251322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.33

Paperback. Private Lives, Public Deaths draws on classical studies, Hegel, and modern philosophical analyses to describe how Sophocle's tragedy Antigone expresses a key concern of ancient Greek culture: the value of a living individual. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 b/w illustration. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823251339
ISBN
9780823251339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Hardcover. With Shakespeare as the inspiration for Designer Bookbinders second International Competition, this lavish catalogue features contemporary design on the subject of the Great Bard from some of the best binders worldwide. Editor(s): Koch, Jeanette. Num Pages: 112 pages, 253 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AKH; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851242580
ISBN
9781851242580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Series: Opuscula Graecolatina S. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 6. Weight in Grams: 120.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9788788073133
ISBN
9788788073133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.68

Hardback. Covering dramatic works by Shakespeare, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, and others-and reflecting upon subjects ranging from social attitudes towards racial difference and adultery to the politics of mercantilism and the hierarchy of master/servant relationships-the book reenergizes the discussion of Renaissance drama and history. Num Pages: 464 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSA; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113328
ISBN
9780231113328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.56
€ 89.47

Paperback. Pygmalion is one of Shaw's most accessible and entertaining plays; its characters-Professor Higgins and his pupil Eliza Doolittle have become household names. An authoritative student guide with a wealth of information to support exams and essays, written by leading Shaw scholar and advisor to the Shaw Estate, Len Connolly. Editor(s): Conolly, Leonard. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 208 pages, Production photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176. Pygmalion is one of Shaw's most accessible and entertaining plays; its characters-Professor Higgins and his pupil Eliza Doolittle have become household names. An authoritative student guide with a wealth of information to support exams and essays, written by leading Shaw scholar and advisor to the Shaw Estate, Len Connolly. Editor(s): Conolly, Leonard. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 208 pages, Production photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176. Very good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Small nick to cover. Lightly foxed, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0002422
ISBN
9780713679977
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.12

Hardback. Editor(s): Stanivukovic, Goran V. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; JFSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474295246
ISBN
9781474295246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.32
€ 116.27

Hardback. This entertaining collection gathers together William Shakespeare's wisest and wittiest quotations. Quotable Shakespeare proves that brevity is the soul of wit and is sure to delight all lovers of the Bard's uniquely perceptive and influential works. Series: Quotable. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; GBCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 101 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849535847
ISBN
9781849535847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816660841
ISBN
9780816660841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.31

Hardcover. Essays in English by French, Irish and German academics, which explore the relevance and interest of the tragic theatre today of the French dramatist, Jean Racine (1639-99). Editor(s): Caldicott, Edric; Conroy, Derval. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621564
ISBN
9781900621564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.52

Paperback. Can Shakespeare help us with the question of how to live? This title argues that although Shakespeare strikingly dramatizes various kinds of uncertainty and scepticism, including scepticism about what it is to be human, his work can still serve as as source of existential wisdom and guidance. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691234
ISBN
9780748691234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.11

Paperback. 'Reading Chekhov is a literary pilgrimage, homage, travelogue, biography, literary criticism and a restrained love letter all rolled into one .. It is the work of an iridescent and sympathetic imagination' The Times Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BGL; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085368
ISBN
9781847085368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Taken together, these essays enter into an ongoing, fruitful debate about the terms 'modern' and 'drama' and build a much-needed bridge between literary studies and performance studies. Editor(s): Ackerman, Alan L. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442612815
ISBN
9781442612815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. Offers a fresh and direct approach to the Shakespeare's Sonnets. This title discusses the meaning, technique, hidden structure and feverish narrative of the Sonnets, as well as the difficulties they present for the modern reader. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571245055
ISBN
9780571245055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.11

Hardback. This text offers a systematic account of the theology behind Shakespeare's poetry. Investigating the poetic stakes of Christianity's efforts to assimilate Jewish scripture, the book reads Shakespeare through the history of Christian allegory. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123242
ISBN
9780231123242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.56
€ 89.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Howard, Tony. Translator(s): Plebanek, Barbara; Howard, Tony; Czerniawski, Adam. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGP; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714530376
ISBN
9780714530376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.41

Hardcover. This collection reflects the distinct methods and insights Stephen Booth has brought to the reading of Shakespeare for more than forty years. Together these essays suggest how his approach enhances the reading, playing, or teaching of Shakespeare in the years to come and suggest the enduring value of his work to Shakespeare scholarship. Editor(s): Collins, Michael J. Num Pages: 188 pages, 33 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Delaware
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611495072
ISBN
9781611495072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.92

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