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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Hardcover. A Handbook to the Reception of Greek Drama offers a series of original essays that represent a comprehensive overview of the global reception of ancient Greek tragedies and comedies from antiquity to the present day. Editor(s): Van Zyl Smit, Betine. Series: HCRZ - Wiley Blackwell Handbooks to Classical Reception. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118347751
ISBN
9781118347751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 214.56

Hardcover. Tackles the question of whether narrative and drama are as different from each other as some scholars assume. By examining everything from voice and tense to "scene and summary," Kathleen George, a theater professor and novelist, analyzes the choices a writer has when framing a story. She examines the problems of adaptation from novel to stage. Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Delaware Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874139167
ISBN
9780874139167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.87

Hardcover. Eighteenth-Century Brechtians is a collection of essays by a well-known author on comic and radical political theatre. It looks at stage satires by John Gay, Henry Fielding, George Farquhar, Charlotte Charke, David Garrick and their contemporaries through the lens of Brecht's theory and practice. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; AN; DSBD; DSG; HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859899970
ISBN
9780859899970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.62

Hardcover. This is a full-length study of the representation of contemporary warfare on the British stage and investigates the strategies deployed by theatre practitioners in Britain as they meet the representational challenges posed by the 'new wars' of the global era. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859899932
ISBN
9780859899932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.17

Paperback. Theatres of War is the first full-length study to be devoted to the 'Committed' theatre that flourished in modern France from 1944 to the mid-1950s. During this crucial decade, authors responded to the issues of their time by contributing a number of tense controversial plays to a distinctive genre of realist theatre. Editor(s): Freeman, E. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCQ; DSBB; DSBH; DSC; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Exeter Press England
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895590
ISBN
9780859895590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.08

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856832949
ISBN
9780856832949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.41

Paperback. A rigorous and exuberant exploration of language Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: CF; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823242054
ISBN
9780823242054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.76

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

€ 46.72

Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813120881
ISBN
9780813120881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.87

Though only one of Burney's dramas as performed in her lifetime, this text places the plays in the context of performance and feminist theory, declaring that in exposing the failure of such institutions as marriage and the church, Burney's dramas often exceed her novels in their social commentary. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813120225
ISBN
9780813120225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.54

Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813118321
ISBN
9780813118321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.21

Hardcover. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DSG; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810885080
ISBN
9780810885080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.58

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

€ 166.10

The Birth of Comedy makes accessible for the first time the rich evidence for all aspects of classical Greek comedy. Editor(s): Rusten, Jeffrey S. Translator(s): Henderson, Jeffrey; Konstan, David; Rosen, Ralph M.; Rusten, Jeffrey S.; Slater, Niall W. Num Pages: 816 pages, 43, 42 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 260 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1598.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894480
ISBN
9780801894480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.88

Representationalism and its subject mark the beginning of political modernity; Shakespeare's tragedies greet political representationalism with skepticism, bleakness, and despair. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801885044
ISBN
9780801885044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.49

Surveying this expanded field of inquiry, Buckley weaves together a coherent formal genealogy of the drama during this period and offers a new, more continuous generic history of modern drama in its first and most turbulent phase of development. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801884344
ISBN
9780801884344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.33

Paperback. This is the first critical edition of The God of Gods: A Canadian Play by Carroll Aikins. With an abundance of archival material, this volume offers a unique insight into early Canadian theatre and modernism. Editor(s): Wright, Kailin. Series: Canadian Literature Collection. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 202 x 23. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press
Edition
Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9780776623276
ISBN
9780776623276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.78

Paperback. The human soul is for pre-modern philosophers the cause of both thinking and life. This double aspect of the soul, which makes man a rational animal, expresses itself above all in human action. Deadly Thought: "Hamlet" and the Human Soul traces Hamlet's famous inability to act to his inability to hold together these twin aspects of the soul. Series: Applications of Political Theory. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; HP; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739102152
ISBN
9780739102152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.26

Paperback. "The Jew of Malta" was influential on Shakespeare when he came to write "The Merchant of Venice", the play exploring anti-Semitism and revenge. An introduction discusses the significance of this play, with detailed commentary provided for meanings of difficult words, lines and references. Editor(s): Bevington, David. Series: Revels Student Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719051807
ISBN
9780719051807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.59

Hardback. This book examines the play writing career of Aphra Behn explaining her often dominant place in the complex theatrical culture of Charles II's reign, her divided political sympathies, and her interests as a free thinking intellectual. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333760307
ISBN
9780333760307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.12

Hardcover. This study covers Shaw's campaigns and crusades in the first ten years of the century, when his career hung in the balance. By drawing on contemporary documents and highlighting aspects of Shaw's career at this time, Hugo depicts a man who stamped his personality on the age. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
MacMillan
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333733554
ISBN
9780333733554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.07

Paperback. All the roles in Shakespeare's plays were acted by men, yet he wrote strong roles for women from Lady Macbeth to Rosalind. So was Shakespeare a feminist before his time? This study examines how these and other issues have maintained the playwright's influence throughout history. Series: Macmillan Literary Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333665480
ISBN
9780333665480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.15

Paperback. Shows that J.M. Synge's command of Irish was extensive, and that this knowledge proved invaluable in the writing of his major plays. This reappraisal of Synge's achievement draws on his unpublished papers in the Irish language. The author reveals Synge's indebtedness to the Gaelic tradition. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AFR; DSBF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333604823
ISBN
9780333604823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.83

Hardback. Besides essays on dramatists like Soyinka, Walcott, Williamson, Nowra, Fugard, Walker, Pollock and Thompson, there are surveys of the dramatic literature and developments in the theatre in Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Papua New Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, Jamaica and Trinidad. Editor(s): King, Bruce. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFC; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333534175
ISBN
9780333534175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.86

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