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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Paperback. Editor(s): Saddlemyer, Ann. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
KSK0000322
ISBN
9780199538058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.17

Paperback. An active approach to Shakespeare in the classroom. Editor(s): Coles, Jane; Gibson, Rex. Series Editor(s): Gibson, Rex. Series: Cambridge School Shakespeare. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 line figures 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 4KHT; 4KL; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 292. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0002979
ISBN
9780521425063
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816672950
ISBN
9780816672950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.10

Paperback. A transcript of the first original play by a woman to be published in England. Included with the play is a biography, also written in the 1600s, by one of the playwright's daughters, which enriches contemporary knowledge of both domestic and religious conflict in the 17th century. Editor(s): Weller, Barry; Ferguson, Margaret W. Num Pages: 344 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520079694
ISBN
9780520079694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.25

Paperback. A new translation of a long-neglected Greek drama that has become increasingly popular in classrooms and on the stage. The two editors, Alan Shapiro and Peter Burian, a poet and classicist, collaborated previously on The Oresteia. This is the final volume of the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series. Editor(s): Burian, Peter. Translator(s): Shapiro, Alan. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and previous owners name written in pen on title page
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEA0000122
ISBN
9780195179101
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.72

Paperback. Series: Macmillan modern Shakespeare. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 276 x 210. Weight in Grams: 295. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Price clipped from edge of front cover
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Washington Square Press
Number of pages
112
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0000831
ISBN
9780333398845
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.04

Paperback. Offers a biography of Shakespeare, this book reads like the work of a contemporary meeting Shakespeare. It is a depiction of the world Shakespeare inhabited. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780749386559
ISBN
9780749386559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Hardcover. This volume of essays, arising from lectures given at the Synge Summer School, sets about the task of interpreting Synge, his relation to cultural and theatrical contexts, the significance of his plays, the quality of his language and the thematic matrices of his work. Editor(s): Grene, Nicholas. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901866476
ISBN
9781901866476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.00
€ 17.10

Hardback. Editor(s): Laurence, Dan H. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544. Clean copy. Fine in dustjacket. DJ fine in mylar
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0001308
ISBN
9780271015774
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

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.
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
€ 8.40

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

€ 98.27

Paperback. Editor(s): Laskaya, Anna; Salisbury, Eve. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781879288621
ISBN
9781879288621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99

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
€ 19.44

Hardback. From the sixteenth-century Baltic to the American Revolution, from colonial India to the skyscrapers of modern-day Shanghai, Shakespeare's plays appear at the most fascinating of times. Both cultural history and literary travelogue, it is shows how Shakespeare has become the international phenomenon he is - and why. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 47. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781847922458
ISBN
9781847922458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 180 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 29. 179pp
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press University Park and London
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KON0831947
ISBN
9780271004266
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Free when packaged with any Damrosch World Literature title. Translator(s): Fagles, Robert. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ACD; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st
SKU
KKD0005025
ISBN
9780140444254
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.99
€ 9.92

Paperback. A student edition of Wilde's classic comedy, with full introduction, commentary and questions for study. Editor(s): Hern, Patricia; Leeming, Glenda. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New Edition - New ed
SKU
KKD0004052
ISBN
9780413396303
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. This is a new translation in verse of Medea by a well-regarded poet with an introduction and notes by a scholar of Euripides. The result is a distinguished new edition of a canonical play, one of the most widely read and performed of all the Greek dramas. Translator(s): Collier, Michael; Machemer, Georgia Ann. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195145663
ISBN
9780195145663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.28

Paperback. The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 510 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGL; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118281529
ISBN
9781118281529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.28

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
€ 14.32

Paperback. A study of medieval drama, divided into two parts: part I, Mystery Plays, is the work of Christine Richardson and part II, Moralities and Interludes, is the work of Jackie Johnston. The general introduction was written jointly. Series: English dramatists. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1991st Edition
SKU
V9780333454770
ISBN
9780333454770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.33
€ 46.88

Paperback. Series: Master Guides. Num Pages: 96 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333397688
ISBN
9780333397688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.51

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