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Paperback. Intends to seek ways of using the smart playfulness of such poets as Frank O'Hara and Kenneth Koch to explore life's emotional mysteries - dire and hilarious - from the perpetual dissolving of our past to the perpetnal frustration of our cravings for egotriumph, for sublime connection with an erotically idealized Other, and for peace of spirit. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226038704
- ISBN
- 9780226038704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.36
€ 24.99
€ 20.36
Paperback. Presents a collection of three "Turk" plays namely "Selimus, Emperor of the Turks"; "A Christian Turned Turk"; and "The Renegado". It represents Islamic power and wealth in scenes of piracy on the high seas, on-stage execution by strangulation, and rites of religious conversion. It is useful for understanding the English identity. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illus; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110297
- ISBN
- 9780231110297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 16 pages. BIC Classification: 5HC; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 24 x 22 x 1. Weight in Grams: 88.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- B Jain Publishers Pvt Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 16
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788131914694
- ISBN
- 9788131914694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.16
€ 5.16
Paperback. Translator(s): Graham Lujan, James; O'Connell, Richard L. Num Pages: 202 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1955
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811200929
- ISBN
- 9780811200929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Hardback. 4 leaves, col. frontis. Single poem with full-page illustration. Very lightly stained wrappers with illustration to front, very minor edge wear. Drawings by Gilbert Spencer. Ariel Poems Series, No. 18. Keywords: Irish Poetry
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KHS0076457
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 45.00
€ 45.00
Paperback. Used Copy. Very Good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1961
- SKU
- KDK0014016
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. An exploration into the "strange science of writing" in which the author reflects on the writing process and explores three distinct areas essential for "great" writing: the crucial role dreams play in literary inspiration; the importance of depth; and the notion of death. Translator(s): Cornell, Sarah E. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures S. 162 pages. An exploration into the "strange science of writing", in which the author reflects on the writing process and explores three distinct areas essential for "great" writing: the crucial role dreams play in literary inspiration; the importance of depth; and the notion of death. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight: 250. Translator(s): Cornell, Sarah.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 162
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076593
- ISBN
- 9780231076593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.99
€ 30.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. Reinvention of Chekhov's "Three Sisters" set amongst the Jewish community in war-torn Liverpool. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854595768
- ISBN
- 9781854595768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.54
€ 15.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. Translator(s): Schmidt, Paul. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 153.
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559360555
- ISBN
- 9781559360555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.78
€ 24.99
€ 21.78
Paperback. The play tells the story of three sisters and their brother who live in a provincial Russian town. Michael Frayn has successfully recreated the naturalness of the original text in this translation and included are notes, commentary and questions for students. Translator(s): Frayn, Michael. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413771407
- ISBN
- 9780413771407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.69
€ 16.69
An exciting new version of Chekhov's classic play by a visionary young director and writer. Translator(s): Carnicke, Sharon Marie. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624661204
- ISBN
- 9781624661204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.79
€ 15.99
€ 12.79
An exciting new version of Chekhov's classic play by a visionary young director and writer. Translator(s): Carnicke, Sharon Marie. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624661211
- ISBN
- 9781624661211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.06
€ 44.99
€ 32.06
Paperback. An annotated collection of three early modern English plays that allows readers to explore the relationship between Shakespeare's "Shrew" and two closely related plays of the same genre, the earlier of which, the anonymous "The Taming of a Shrew", once enjoyed a level of popularity that likely surpassed that of Shakespeare's play. Editor(s): Gaines, Barry; Maurer, Margaret. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841849
- ISBN
- 9781603841849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.92
€ 24.99
€ 18.92
A collection of three early modern English plays. It allows readers to explore the relationship between Shakespeare's Shrew and two closely related plays of the same genre, the earlier of which, the anonymous "The Taming of a Shrew", once enjoyed a level of popularity that likely surpassed that of Shakespeare's play. Editor(s): Gaines, Barry; Maurer, Margaret. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841856
- ISBN
- 9781603841856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.21€ 46.08
€ 58.21
€ 46.08
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.71
€ 43.71
Paperback. Contains a selection of the finest work from three of Scotland's best-known and best-loved poets: Norman MacCaig, Edwin Morgan and Liz Lochhead. This book provides an introduction to modern Scottish poetry and to the poets who are arguably its greatest practitioners. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98. Series: Canongate Classics S. 138 pages. A selection of some of the finest works by three of Scotland's best-known and best-loved poets: Norman MacCaig, Edwin Morgan and Liz Lochhead. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DC. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 9. Weight: 118.
- Publisher
- Canongate UK
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862414009
- ISBN
- 9780862414009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.48
€ 16.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. For those who cannot read the language of the original texts, the lively and varied world of eighteenth-century Russian literature has been largely inaccessible. This translation presents three seminal tales that express the major literary, social, and philosophical concerns of late-eighteenth-century Russia. Translator(s): Gasperetti, David. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806747
- ISBN
- 9780875806747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. The three plays collected here mirror the era after King Charles II. In Etherege's "The Man of Mode", Dorimant meets his match. In Wycherley's "The Country Wife", Horner fakes impotence to fool husbands into giving him access to their wives. In Congreve's "Love for Love", the Valentine can win his beloved only if he loses his inheritance. Editor(s): Salgado, Gamini. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0000424
- ISBN
- 9780140430271
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 36pp
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Poet & Printer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Edition
- First Edition. Wraps.
- SKU
- KHS1004387
- ISBN
- 9780900597107
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 125.00
€ 125.00
Paperback. Features such poems as "Anthem for Doomed Youth", "Strange Meeting", "Requiem", "The Silent One", "Break of Day in the Trenches", and "Louse Hunting". This title reflects the disparate experiences of ordinary soldiers in war, and attempts to capture man's humanity in the inhumane of circumstances. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141182070
- ISBN
- 9780141182070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Pirandello is a seminal figure in modern drama. This is the only one-volume edition of his two most famous plays, Six Characters in Search of an Author and Henry IV, and his last unfinished masterpiece The Mountain Giants, in lively and performable new translations that remain faithful to the letter and spirit of the originals. Translator(s): Mortimer, Anthony. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199641192
- ISBN
- 9780199641192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. One of the greatest playwrights of Ancient Greece, the works of Euripides (484 406 BC) were revolutionary in their depiction of tragic events caused by flawed humanity, and in their use of the gods as symbols of human nature. The three plays in this collection show his abilities as the sceptical questioner of his age. Translator(s): Vellacott, Philip. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Edition
- New Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140440317
- ISBN
- 9780140440317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.36
€ 17.99
€ 14.36
Paperback. "Paul Roche..must be ranked among the great translators of the Greek dramas in our century."-Robert W. Corrigan Translator(s): Roche, Paul. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393093124
- ISBN
- 9780393093124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.83
€ 24.99
€ 21.83
Paperback. Contains three plays such as "Miss Julie", "The Father", and "Easter" that focus on the tumultuous relationships between men and women, whether they are father and daughter, brother and sister or lovers. Editor(s): Watts, Peter. Translator(s): Watts, Peter. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140440829
- ISBN
- 9780140440829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.80
€ 15.99
€ 13.80