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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Hardback. Why does interrogation silence its object and not make it speak? Silence vs speech is a central issue in classical and modern literary works. This book studies literary representations of the power relations in which we are forced to speak using a range of texts ranging from the modern crime novel, via classics, to avant-garde plays. Editor(s): Olsson, Ulf. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSG; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137350985
ISBN
9781137350985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.30

Paperback. Balancing humour, insight and vitriol, Is Shakespeare Dead? is a provocative contribution to the tradition of Shakespeare-doubting, as well as a fine example of the great American novelist's critical writing. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847495990
ISBN
9781847495990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Paperback. Mother Courage and Her Children is widely regarded as Brecht's best work, a theatrical landmark and one of the most powerful anti-war plays in history. This bilingual edition allows students to compare the original German text with a translation by one of the world's leading playwrights, Tony Kushner. Editor(s): Kuhn, Tom. Translator(s): Hofmann, Michael; Kushner, Tony (Professor, University of Southampton). Series: Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Parallel text edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408111512
ISBN
9781408111512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Francis Bacon; the Earl of Oxford, Edward De Vere; and Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke: all of them have been put forward as the real author of the plays. But why would they hide behind an anonymous actor? Who was the real Bard of Stratford? This title introduces us to the main candidates and their respective claims. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848422698
ISBN
9781848422698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. An accessible 2007 introduction to Shakespeare's tragedies, including full chapters on Macbeth, Hamlet and King Lear. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 274. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. 176 pages, 1 b/w illus. An accessible 2007 introduction to Shakespeare's tragedies, including full chapters on Macbeth, Hamlet and King Lear. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: DSGS. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 9. Weight: 292.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521674928
ISBN
9780521674928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Paperback. Ibsen ascended to the first ranks of European writers in the late nineteenth century and has remained there ever since. Editor(s): Johnston, Brian. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 640 pages, chronology, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2ACSN; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
49418th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393924046
ISBN
9780393924046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
LIT Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9783825872557
ISBN
9783825872557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.93

Hardback. Making an important new contribution to rapidly expanding fields of study surrounding the adaptation and appropriation of Shakespeare, Shakespeare and the Ethics of Appropriation is the first book to address the intersection of ethics, aesthetics, authority, and authenticity. Editor(s): Huang, Professor Alexander C. Y.; Rivlin, Elizabeth J. Series: Reproducing Shakespeare. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137375766
ISBN
9781137375766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.15

Paperback. A student edition of Sarah Kane's seminal play with its uncompromising depiction of rape, torture and violence in a society at war with itself. The Introduction includes a scene-by-scene summary, a detailed commentary on the dramatic, social and political context, and on the themes, characters and language. Editor(s): Urban, Ken. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408103852
ISBN
9781408103852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. Updated edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets, with an introduction by Stephen Orgel. Editor(s): Evans, G. Blakemore. Series: New Cambridge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 292 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500. Series: New Cambridge Shakespeare. 292 pages, 3 b/w illus. Editor(s): Evans, G.Blakemore. Updated edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets, with an introduction by Stephen Orgel. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight: 474.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521678377
ISBN
9780521678377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.96

Hardcover.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904271703
ISBN
9781904271703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.64
€ 126.76

Hardback. In the 1930s, Ayn Rand was asked to adapt her first novel, We the Living, for the theatre. Her first statement against communism, it sold over 3 million copies. This edition contains two unpublished versions of the play (the latter entitled The Unconquered), and is the first substantial piece of Rand's fiction to publish in over twenty years. Editor(s): Mayhew, Professor Robert. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137428738
ISBN
9781137428738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 199 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 13. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
199
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Morningside Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231074193
ISBN
9780231074193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198393450
ISBN
9780198393450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.61

Paperback. A fresh new edition of Shakespeare's exuberant early comedy, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors David Thacker and Edward Hall, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and an illuminating introduction to the play by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230300910
ISBN
9780230300910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.20

Hardback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719089848
ISBN
9780719089848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.03
€ 63.42

Paperback. .
Publisher
Spark Notes United States
Number of pages
537
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411404366
ISBN
9781411404366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Series: Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture & Thought: Translation S. Num Pages: 196 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSG; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
196
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572410138
ISBN
9781572410138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.35

Hardback. During the Renaissance, moral philosophy came to permeate the minds of many, including the spectators that poured into Shakespeare's Globe theatre. Examining these strains of thought that formed the basis for humanism, Raspa delves into King Lear, Hamlet, among others to unlock what influence this had on both Shakespeare and his interpreters. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137581112
ISBN
9781137581112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.83

Paperback. The Shakespeare Made Easy series aims to take the fear out of Shakespeare. By having Shakespearean and Modern English facing each other, pupils will find it easier to comprehend the text. Through discussion of the life, work and theatre of Shakespeare pupils can gain a more rounded understanding of these classic works. Num Pages: 336 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KHN; DSGS; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 193 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Nelson Thornes Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748703463
ISBN
9780748703463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.87

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