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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813120881
ISBN
9780813120881
Condition: New

€ 41.87

This work analyzes by subgenre the ways in which Restoration playwrights attempted to reinscribe feudal aristocratic ideology after the English Civil War. It demonstrates, for example, how heroic romance and romantic tragedy reaffirm the older ideology after it was tested in the fires of conflict. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121253
ISBN
9780813121253
Condition: New

€ 46.72

Paperback. A rigorous and exuberant exploration of language Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: CF; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823242054
ISBN
9780823242054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.76

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856832949
ISBN
9780856832949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.41

Paperback. Theatres of War is the first full-length study to be devoted to the 'Committed' theatre that flourished in modern France from 1944 to the mid-1950s. During this crucial decade, authors responded to the issues of their time by contributing a number of tense controversial plays to a distinctive genre of realist theatre. Editor(s): Freeman, E. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCQ; DSBB; DSBH; DSC; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Exeter Press England
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895590
ISBN
9780859895590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.08

Hardcover. 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. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859899932
ISBN
9780859899932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.17

Hardcover. Eighteenth-Century Brechtians is a collection of essays by a well-known author on comic and radical political theatre. It looks at stage satires by John Gay, Henry Fielding, George Farquhar, Charlotte Charke, David Garrick and their contemporaries through the lens of Brecht's theory and practice. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; AN; DSBD; DSG; HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859899970
ISBN
9780859899970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.62

Hardcover. Tackles the question of whether narrative and drama are as different from each other as some scholars assume. By examining everything from voice and tense to "scene and summary," Kathleen George, a theater professor and novelist, analyzes the choices a writer has when framing a story. She examines the problems of adaptation from novel to stage. Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Delaware Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874139167
ISBN
9780874139167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.87

Hardcover. A Handbook to the Reception of Greek Drama offers a series of original essays that represent a comprehensive overview of the global reception of ancient Greek tragedies and comedies from antiquity to the present day. Editor(s): Van Zyl Smit, Betine. Series: HCRZ - Wiley Blackwell Handbooks to Classical Reception. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118347751
ISBN
9781118347751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 214.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Shellard, Dominic; Keenan, Siobhan. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3J; DSBD; DSGS; JFC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137583154
ISBN
9781137583154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349702763
ISBN
9781349702763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBH; DSG; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349948710
ISBN
9781349948710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 265 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; AN; DSBH; DSG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 212 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349950959
ISBN
9781349950959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.55

Paperback. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474413510
ISBN
9781474413510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.17

Hardcover. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Susquehanna University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575911564
ISBN
9781575911564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 165 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Sapientia Press
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932589337
ISBN
9781932589337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932589474
ISBN
9781932589474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.65

Hardcover. Series: Companions to Russian Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235919
ISBN
9781936235919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319319261
ISBN
9783319319261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.87

Paperback. Issue 24 of Aarhus University Press's arts and humanities journal, "The Dolphin", offers a collection of academic essays on Shakespearean films, with nine contributions by Scandinavian and American scholars. The contributors include Susanne Fabricius, Ib Johansen and Bernice W. Kilman. Editor(s): Skovmand, Michael. Series: Dolphin S. Num Pages: 148 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772883755
ISBN
9788772883755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.20

Hardcover. Wang Yun (1749-1819) was a famous playwright in imperial China. Her play "A Dream of Glory" is a significant full length chaunqi written by a woman about a woman's dream and desire. This volume provides an English translation with detailed annotations and introduction of traditional Chinese women's drama. Translator(s): Wu, Qingyun. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 188 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629963095
ISBN
9789629963095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.30

hardcover. Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral)--Columbia University, 2001. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781575911595
ISBN
9781575911595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.95

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691631066
ISBN
9780691631066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.26

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635811
ISBN
9780691635811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.74

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