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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Hardback. Arthur Kinney introduces students to Shakespeare's plays in the context of Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre. He focuses on the material conditions of playing and of playgoing in order to show how they both inspired and restricted Shakespeare's art. A core of 22 plays is considered in total. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631224686
ISBN
9780631224686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.79

Paperback. Criticism of Shakespeare's comedies has shifted from stressing their light-hearted qualities to giving a stronger sense of their dark aspects and social resonances. This work introduces key debates under the following headings: genre, history and politics, gender and sexuality, language and performance. Editor(s): Smith, Emma. Series: Blackwell Guides to Criticism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220121
ISBN
9780631220121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99

Paperback. Navigating the sea of published commentary on Shakespeare's tragedies can be difficult. This book guides students through the key critical debates from the 16th century to the present day, enhancing their enjoyment and broadening their critical repertoire. Editor(s): Smith, Emma. Series: Blackwell Guides to Criticism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220107
ISBN
9780631220107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.30

Hardback. This Guide steers students through the critical writing on Shakespeare's tragedies from the sixteenth century to the present day. * Guides students through four centuries of critical writing on Shakespeare's tragedies. * Covers both significant early views and recent critical interventions. Editor(s): Smith, Emma. Series: Blackwell Guides to Criticism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220091
ISBN
9780631220091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.64

Hardback. * Provides an expansive and inter--disciplinary approach to Renaissance plays and the world they played to. * Offers a colourful and comprehensive overview of the material conditions of Englanda s most important dramatic period. * Gives readers facts and data along with up--to--date interpretation of the plays. Editor(s): Kinney, Arthur F. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 648 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 186 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219507
ISBN
9780631219507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 227.13

Hardback. Illustrates the vitality and diversity of dramatic work between 1660 and 1710. This book examines well known genres such as Restoration sex comedy, and explores other genres such as heroic plays, satirical comedy, sentimental 'she-tragedy', tragi-comedy and political tragedy. Its three sections address the diverse aspects of Restoration Drama. Editor(s): Owen, Susan J. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 472 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 189 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219231
ISBN
9780631219231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 229.88

Hardback. This anthology of drama in English contains plays from the late 14th century to the onset of the Renaissance. It brings together selections from all the major dramatic genres to provide readers with a sense of the breadth and depth of dramatic activity in Britain in these years. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 648 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DQ; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 189 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631217268
ISBN
9780631217268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.70

Paperback. Uses the writings of 16th and 17th century women to construct a feminist perspective on drama by Shakespeare, Marlowe, Jonson, Middleton, Ford, and their contemporaries. This book includes plays such as: "Doctor Faustus", "Measure for Measure", "The Spanish Tragedy", "The Revenger's Tragedy" and "The Maid's Tragedy". Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205098
ISBN
9780631205098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.19

Paperback. An account of the cultural history of English drama, it shows how the character of a given theatrical 'age' contains contradictions and is uneven in development. It offers chapters on Medieval Theatre, Renaissance Drama, Restoration Comedy, Melodrama, and Naturalism. It concludes with accounts of post-War British Theatre and the State. Num Pages: 424 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; AN; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199380
ISBN
9780631199380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.65

Paperback. In this fresh alternative to traditional Shakespeare studies, Dympna Callaghan, Lorraine Helms, and Jyotsna Singh address Shakespearea s works in terms of, amongst other things, the feminist history of sexuality, the ideology of romantic love, and feminist interventions in performance. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631177982
ISBN
9780631177982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.75

Paperback. This is a bold and original reinterpretation of almost all of Shakespearea s major plays, in the light of the Marxist, feminist and semiotic ideas of our own time. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631145547
ISBN
9780631145547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.62

Paperback. Features several interviews, giving detailed and personal stories from veteran screenwriters of the seventies and eighties, focusing on their craft, their lives, and their profession. Looking at how movies get made, this work offers a different perspective on many of the great movies, directors, and actors of the seventies and eighties. Editor(s): McGilligan, Patrick. Num Pages: 434 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245181
ISBN
9780520245181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. This study of Benjamin's "The Origin of German Tragic Drama" views it as a critique of anthropocentric historical thinking, which introduces an ethico-theological dimension. It reconstructs this dimension by analyzing the stones, animals and angels that are scattered throughout his writings. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSA; DSBH; DSG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520226845
ISBN
9780520226845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.56

Hardback. "The Satyricon of Petronius", a comic novel written in the first century AD, is famous primarily for its amazing banquet tale, "Trimalchio's Feast." In this discussion of Petronius' masterful use of parody, the author offers an interpretation of the "Satyricon" as a whole. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; DSG; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520207158
ISBN
9780520207158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.02
€ 45.80

Paperback. A play that chronicles the adventures of the star-crossed lovers Oriole and Student Zhang. It is suitable for students of Chinese cultural and literary traditions. Num Pages: 300 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201842
ISBN
9780520201842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.36

Paperback. A poetic analysis of the great English poetic line, iambic pentameter, as used by Chaucer, Sidney, Milton, and particularly by Shakespeare. It offers a survey of Shakespeare's brilliantly varied metrical keyboard and shows how it augments the expressiveness of his characters' stage language. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
363
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520076426
ISBN
9780520076426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.28

Paperback. This new study of Shakespeare's life and times, which illuminates our understanding and appreciation of his works, combines an accessible fully historicized treatment of both the life and the plays, suited to both undergraduate and popular audiences. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470658475
ISBN
9780470658475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.86

Paperback. The first truly continentally representative collection of modern African drama in any language, this Norton Critical Edition includes plays from Egypt, Algeria, the Republic of South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Kenya. Editor(s): Jeyifo, Biodun. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 672 pages, chronology, bibliog. BIC Classification: 1H; 2H; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393975291
ISBN
9780393975291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.78

Paperback. Few writers have transformed literature and theater so dramatically. Based on Henry J. Schmidt's translations of The Hessian Messenger, Danton's Death, Lenz, Leonce and Lena, and Woyzeck. Editor(s): Smith, Matthew Wilson. Translator(s): Schmidt, Henry J. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393933512
ISBN
9780393933512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393927658
ISBN
9780393927658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.50

Paperback. A photographic journey into the imaginative world of Shakespeare's plays. Num Pages: 128 pages, 72 color illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 242 x 14. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339482
ISBN
9780393339482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 365 color illus. BIC Classification: AGC; AKH; DSB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 178. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219128
ISBN
9780300219128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Illuminates modernism through little-known but striking works by Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein, and others who revived the 'closet drama' - plays written largely for private reading - as a means of exploring forbidden sexualities. Series: Yale Studies in English. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352. American Modernism and Queer Performance. Series: Yale Studies in English. 240 pages. Illuminates modernism through little-known but striking works by Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein, and others who revived the 'closet drama' - plays written largely for private reading - as a means of exploring forbidden sexualities. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300155396
ISBN
9780300155396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.78

Paperback. A classic guide to dramatic writing now revised and expanded for a new generation of playwrights and screenwriters Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AN; CBV; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
Rev Exp
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300107241
ISBN
9780300107241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.82

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