Literary studies: plays & playwrights
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Hardback. DiMaria delves into how playwrights not only brought inventive new dramaturgical methods to the genre, but also incorporated significant aspects of the morals and aesthetic preferences familiar to contemporary spectators into their works. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647121
- ISBN
- 9781442647121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.82
€ 76.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612051598
- ISBN
- 9781612051598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.46
€ 70.46
Paperback. 'Oxford Student Texts' provide an accessible approach to the works of great poets and playwrights. Up-to-date to meet today's curriculum requirements for post-16 study, this series is designed to motivate and encourage students working on these challenging writers for the first time. Editor(s): Moore, Jackie. Series Editor(s): Croft, Steven. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map, facsim., photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198325741
- ISBN
- 9780198325741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.65
€ 19.65
Hardcover. Features witty illustrations and inspirational quotes. This title covers every work, from the comedies of Twelfth Night and As You Like It to the tragedies of Julius Caesar and Hamlet, and lost plays and less well-known works of poetry. Series: Big Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241182611
- ISBN
- 9780241182611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.02
€ 26.99
€ 19.02
Paperback. Described by Brecht as "a gangster play that would recall certain events familiar to us all", Arturo Ui is a witty and savage satire of the rise of Hitler - recast by Brecht into a small-time Chicago gangster's takeover of the city's greengrocery trade. Editor(s): Worrall, Non. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713685114
- ISBN
- 9780713685114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.43
€ 15.99
€ 14.43
Paperback. In The School for Scandal, Sheridan's artificial world of heightened wit and heightened folly delights its audience, but at times it engages them with moments of human pain and happiness, before delivering them back to its comedy. Editor(s): Blake, Prof. Ann. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 192 pages, approx 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713662900
- ISBN
- 9780713662900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Hardback. This original study explores a vital aspect of early modern cultural history: the way that warfare is represented in the theatre of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748627653
- ISBN
- 9780748627653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.89€ 108.53
€ 112.89
€ 108.53
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Macmillan Collector's Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909621848
- ISBN
- 9781909621848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.94
€ 13.99
€ 10.94
Paperback. A revised edition of Peter Brook's take on Shakespeare, with a new chapter. The book addresses a number of questions about performing Shakespeare today: Why is Shakespeare not out of date? What do we mean by Shakespeare's "genius" or "creativity". Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 129 x 4. Weight in Grams: 66.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854597120
- ISBN
- 9781854597120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.50
€ 16.99
€ 12.50
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713685510
- ISBN
- 9780713685510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.47
€ 15.99
€ 14.47
Hardcover. Focuses on Shakespeare's reception by English romantic period writers. This book assesses the contribution of William Hazlitt, John Keats and Charles Lamb to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826424365
- ISBN
- 9780826424365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.90€ 188.56
€ 213.90
€ 188.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801480607
- ISBN
- 9780801480607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10
Paperback. A compact, wide-ranging, and accessible guide to reading plays, The Drama Handbook stresses the importance of understanding performance conventions and production processes through history, and offers clearly defined and presented critical vocabularies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198700708
- ISBN
- 9780198700708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.53
€ 50.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Thomasius, Ramona; Mosse, Ramona; Arjomand, Minou. Num Pages: 214 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415504201
- ISBN
- 9780415504201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.42
€ 52.42
paperback. A edition of one of the most popular Shakespeare plays, including an introductory section on performances and adaptations. Editor(s): Braunmuller, A. R. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 512. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. 320 pages, 19 b/w illus. 1 map. Editor(s): Braunmuller, A. R. A 2008 edition of one of the most popular Shakespeare plays, including an introductory section on performances and adaptations. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 15. Weight: 534.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521680981
- ISBN
- 9780521680981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.96
€ 14.96
Hardcover. Examines the impact of the royal politics of amnesia on tragedy and national historiography in France. This study argues that the political and legislative process of forgetting internal differences, undertaken in France after the civil wars of the 16th century. It deals with historiography and tragedy in the era of the French Wars of Religion. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748694396
- ISBN
- 9780748694396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.95€ 102.99
€ 106.95
€ 102.99
Paperback. With interviews with actors and directors including Simon Russell Beale, Bill Alexander and Richard Eyre, along with detailed looks at productions at the RSC and elsewhere, this new edition of the play offers innovative ways of looking at and understanding Shakespeare, as well as student-friendly notes and summaries. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221116
- ISBN
- 9780230221116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.41
€ 12.41
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 203 x 4. Weight in Grams: 62.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486400785
- ISBN
- 9780486400785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 144. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. 128 pages, 1 colour book. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Cateogry: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSG. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight: 156.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521010726
- ISBN
- 9780521010726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.37
€ 17.37
Paperback. Twenty-one essays provide lively and authoritative approaches to the literary, historical, cultural and performative aspects of Shakespeare works. Editor(s): Grazia, Margreta de (University of Pennsylvania); Wells, Stanley W. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 379 pages, 19 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 552. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 380 pages, 19 b/w illus. Editor(s): Grazia, Margreta de (University of Pennsylvania); Wells, Stanley W. Twenty-one essays provide lively and authoritative approaches to the literary, historical, cultural and performative aspects of Shakespeare works. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: DSGS. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight: 554.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 380
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521713931
- ISBN
- 9780521713931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.25
€ 37.25
Hardback. This book examines the influence of John Marston, typically seen as a minor figure among early modern dramatists, on his colleague and rival Ben Jonson. It argues that Marston's plays represent an experiment in a new kind of satiric drama and argues for their wider significance to the theatre of the time. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137563989
- ISBN
- 9781137563989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.00
€ 124.00
Paperback. This revised edition of Arden of Faversham contains a completely re-written Introduction that brings the text up to date with the latest performance history, criticism and research and fresh insight into the context in which the play was written. Editor(s): White, Martin; Lockwood, Tom. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138. Series: New Mermaids. 160 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): White, Martin; Lockwood, Tom. This revised edition of Arden of Faversham contains a completely re-written Introduction that brings the text up to date with the latest performance history, criticism and research and fresh insight into the context in which the play was written. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight: 138.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713677652
- ISBN
- 9780713677652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. This classic text is the tale of a woman who becomes involved in murder without realizing the terrible price she will pay for it. This edition includes an introduction which analyzes the play in detail, and a commentary illuminating difficulties in the play for the modern reader. Series: Revels Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719044816
- ISBN
- 9780719044816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.01
€ 21.01
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
€ 11.99
€ 10.82