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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Paperback. Quentin is a successful lawyer in New York, but inside his head he is struggling with his own sense of guilt and the shadows of his past relationships. One of these an ill-fated marriage to the charming and beautiful Maggie, who went from operating a switchboard to become a self-destructive star - a singer everyone wanted a piece of. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189994
ISBN
9780141189994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. In Joe and Kate Keller's family garden, an apple tree - a memorial to their son Larry, lost in the Second World War - has been torn down by a storm. But his loss is not the only part of the family's past they can't put behind them. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189970
ISBN
9780141189970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. The Canwell Committee made a frontal assault on unsanctioned political thought and activism. This play brings to life personal and political dramas of many participants central to these events. It blends dialogue drawn verbatim from transcripts, newspaper quotes, and personal interviews with scenes of fictional conjecture. Num Pages: 186 pages, 4 photos. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295979397
ISBN
9780295979397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Kalpin Smith, Kathleen; Lake, James H. Series: New Kittredge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 128 pages, Photos from major productions. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 9. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Focus
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585103164
ISBN
9781585103164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.85

Hardcover. Editor(s): Dusinberre, Juliet. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
The Arden Shakespeare
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904271192
ISBN
9781904271192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.08

Paperback. A fresh new edition of Shakespeare's ambiguous, bittersweet fairy tale, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors Gregory Doran and Stephen Fried, and actor Guy Henry, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and an illuminating introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230300927
ISBN
9780230300927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.42

Paperback. Editor(s): Snyder, Susan. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537129
ISBN
9780199537129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. The re-issue of archival volumes ALT 1 to ALT 14 makes the complete series available and provides the historical perspective of these early contributions to the literature and its criticism. Editor(s): Jones, Eldred Durosimi. Series: African Literature Today. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH5; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011213
ISBN
9781847011213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.88

Hardback. What is medieval religious drama, and what function does it serve in negotiating between the domains of theology and popular life? This book aims to answer these questions by studying three sets of these dramas from Germany, France, England, and Spain: 10th-century Easter plays, 12th-century Adam plays, and 15th- and 16th-century Passion plays. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804737913
ISBN
9780804737913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.62

Paperback. * A concise introduction to American drama from the end of the Second World War to the turn of the twenty-first century. * Provides a balanced assessment of the major plays and playwrights of the period, among them Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill and Tennessee Williams. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405120876
ISBN
9781405120876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.93

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Edition
Unabridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847182517
ISBN
9781847182517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 31.62

Paperback. A touching, funny play about what happens when you hate your best friend, from the acclaimed writer of "Cock." Num Pages: 69 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848423831
ISBN
9781848423831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763502610
ISBN
9788763502610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Neill, Michael. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535781
ISBN
9780199535781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Antigone, defying her uncle Creon's decree that her brother should remain unburied, challenges the morality of man's law overruling the laws of the gods. The clash between her and Creon with its tragic consequences have inspired continual reinterpretation. This translation was made for a BBC TV production of the "Theban Plays" in 1986. Editor(s): Varakis, Angie. Translator(s): Taylor, Don W. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413776044
ISBN
9780413776044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.47

Paperback. "Antigone" was originally produced in Paris in 1942, when France was an occupied nation and part of Hitler's Europe. The play depicts an authoritarian regime and the play's central character, the young Antigone, mirrored the predicament of the French people in the grips of tyranny. Editor(s): Freeman, Dan; Freeman, Ted. Translator(s): Bray, Barbara. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
A & C Black Publishers, Ltd.
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413695406
ISBN
9780413695406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. Series: Greenwich Exchange Student Guide Literary S. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 209 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
100
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871551983
ISBN
9781871551983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.54

Paperback.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714542041
ISBN
9780714542041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. A new in paperback edition of this first play by John Marston to be performed by the revived Paul's Company in 1599. Fully annotated with critical introduction and full commentary. Editor(s): Gair, Reavley; Gair, Wally. Series Editor(s): Bevington, David; Dutton, Richard; Findlay, Alison; Ostovich, Dr. Helen. Series: Revels Plays. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780719071973
ISBN
9780719071973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.54

Paperback.
Publisher
Spark Notes United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411499195
ISBN
9781411499195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. The "Actors on Shakespeare" series draws on the contemporary relevance of, and enjoyment to be found in, Shakespeare. Each book provides an introduction to a particular play from an individual actor's perspective; here Vanessa Redgrave offers her view of Cleopatra and "Antony and Cleopatra". Series Editor(s): Nicholson, Colin. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; ANC; APB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 50. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006112
ISBN
9780571212354
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Wilders, John (Worcester College, Oxford). Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
3rd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904271017
ISBN
9781904271017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.38

Paperback. Series: Text & Performance S. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 5. Weight in Grams: 119.
Publisher
MacMillan
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333339978
ISBN
9780333339978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.17

Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSGS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Pearson York Notes
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582823099
ISBN
9780582823099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.37

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