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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Paperback. The final volume of the trilogy that began with "The Smoking Diaries", this diary reflects Simon Gray's determination to give up smoking. Num Pages: 312 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGL; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847080721
- ISBN
- 9781847080721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.27
€ 10.99
€ 9.27
Paperback. Presents a prose translation of Moliere's great comedy that remains close to the original French. This edition also includes an introductory essay, notes, and translations of Moliere's three appeals to the king. Translator(s): Steiner, Prudence L. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209503
- ISBN
- 9780872209503
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.54
€ 17.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. In Vichy France, 1942, a group of men sit outside an office, waiting to be interviewed. The reason they have been pulled off the street and taken there is obvious enough. They are, for the most part, Jews. But how serious an offence this is, and how they are to suffer for it, is not clear, and they hope for the best. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141190020
- ISBN
- 9780141190020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. Eddie Carbone is a longshoreman and a straightforward man, with a strong sense of decency and of honour. For Eddie, it's a privilege to take in his wife's cousins, Marco and Rodolpho, straight off the boat from Italy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189963
- ISBN
- 9780141189963
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Within Shakespeare's lifetime there was already some curiosity about what the writer of such brilliant poems, sonnets and plays looked like. Yet like so much else about him, Shakespeare's appearance is mysterious. This generously illustrated book offers a new perspective on Shakespeare likenesses, as well as exploring the afterlife of these images. Num Pages: 136 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 221 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851244058
- ISBN
- 9781851244058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.29
€ 19.99
€ 16.29
Paperback. Professor Nelson's companion considers the stage and screen work of one of the great auteurs of our present age. Ranging across Poliakoff's work for the theatre, his early TV dramas and his high-profile work for the screen since 1998, this is an invaluable study of a unique theatre, film and TV talent. Series: Plays and Playwrights. Num Pages: 272 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 2AB; APF; APT; DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408131084
- ISBN
- 9781408131084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.96
€ 31.99
€ 26.96
Paperback. Translator(s): Thome, Andrea. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559364713
- ISBN
- 9781559364713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.85
€ 26.99
€ 23.85
Paperback. 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. .
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859899949
- ISBN
- 9780859899949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.20
€ 47.20
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
€ 15.99€ 14.56
€ 15.99
€ 14.56
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848425439
- ISBN
- 9781848425439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
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
€ 13.89
€ 13.89
Paperback. A woman seduced and a friend betrayed; desire, deceit and disguise in the heat and dust of Andalucia. RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran spent years investigating the mystery of Shakespeare's lost play. This is his story, a quest to discover and stage a missing masterpiece. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: 2AB; ANF; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848422087
- ISBN
- 9781848422087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. In this edition, R.A. Foakes brings to bear a number of historical perspectives and critically addresses recent explorations of "King Lear" as a play of redemption, a play of despair and a play that destabilises all commentary. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 456 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Arden Shakespeare
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903436592
- ISBN
- 9781903436592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.89
€ 13.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, 80 illustrations (b/w) with possible 16 page colour section. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781256343
- ISBN
- 9781781256343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.45
€ 26.99
€ 25.45
Paperback. A classic work for actors and students on understanding and playing Shakespeare. In the first half of the book, Barton attempts an objective analysis of how Shakespeare's text actually works; in the second half he concentrates on the more subjective areas such as irony and ambiguity, passion and coolness. Series: Performance Books. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: ANC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Pap/DVDReissued Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713687736
- ISBN
- 9780713687736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.05
€ 41.05
Hardcover. This volume contains Shakespeare's first five history plays - "Henry VI", Parts I, II and III, "Richard III" and "King John". The text of the plays is accompanied by extensive notes, an author chronology, a bibliography and a detailed introduction to each play. Num Pages: 638 pages, 1 geneal.table. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 136 x 48. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 638
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151770
- ISBN
- 9781857151770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.08
€ 30.99
€ 22.08
Paperback. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. Num Pages: 127 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 4KL; DD; DSG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 135 x 201 x 7. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521172578
- ISBN
- 9780521172578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.49
€ 17.49
Hardback. The art and craft of playwriting as explored in candid conversations with some of the most important contemporary dramatists Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300211443
- ISBN
- 9780300211443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.87
€ 30.99
€ 22.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559361378
- ISBN
- 9781559361378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.78
€ 18.99
€ 17.78
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198399001
- ISBN
- 9780198399001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.42
€ 15.42