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Paperback. In BEDBOUND a father and daughter share a small bed. He talks frantically about his past in furniture sales; she talks no less compulsively about anything at all. In "misterman" we enter the head of Thomas Magill, an unstable man whose mission is to bring God to his fellow townsfolk. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 198 x 5. Weight in Grams: 76.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781854596406
ISBN
9781854596406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.61

Paperback. A Student Edition of Sophocles' greatest tragedy in Don Taylor's acclaimed translation. With full commentary, notes and questions for further study this is the perfect edition for every student of drama, literature and classics. Editor(s): Varakis, Angie. Translator(s): Taylor, Don W. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: DB; DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Condition
New
SKU
9780713686760
ISBN
9780713686760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.07

Paperback. This edition of "Volpone" is based upon a collation of the 1907 quarto and 1616 folio versions of the play. It calls into question several previously accepted textual conclusions. The introduction sets the play in the context of Jonson's career and introduces new material on the Reynard epic. Series: Revels Plays Companion Library. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719030932
ISBN
9780719030932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.84

Paperback. The four plays in this volume focus on the people and the place Fugard knows most intimately - Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Each explores a tense family situation or relationship against the background of wider suffering and tensions, engaging our sympathies for South Africans of all races. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192825292
ISBN
9780192825292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.92

Hardcover. This volume contains "Romeo and Juliet", "Julius Caesar", "Antony and Cleopatra", "Coriolanus", "Troilus and Cressida" and "Titus Andronicus". Professor Tony Tanner examines Shakespeare's evolution as a tragedian while also providing discussions of the individual plays. Num Pages: 770 pages, bibliographies, chronology. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 39. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Condition
New
SKU
9781857151640
ISBN
9781857151640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.62

Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 130 x 6. Weight in Grams: 84.
Edition
Unabridged
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486408897
ISBN
9780486408897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 5.60

hardcover. The era of Old Comedy (c. 485--c. 380 BCE), when theatrical comedy was created and established, is best known through the extant plays of Aristophanes. But the work of many other poets, including Cratinus and Eupolis, the other members, with Aristophanes, of the canonical Old Comic Triad, survives in fragments. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 116 x 28. Weight in Grams: 356. LOEB
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780674996625
ISBN
9780674996625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.16

paperback. The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's most beautiful plays and, conversely, his ugliest. Juxtaposed within the same conceptual frame are heavenly and musical harmonies, romantic love, materialism, and racism. Editor(s): Marcus, Leah S. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Condition
New
SKU
9780393925296
ISBN
9780393925296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 13.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 109 x 175 x 29. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
SIGNET CLASSICS
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451530226
ISBN
9780451530226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.94

Paperback. A powerful play from one of Ireland's most innovative writers. Enda Walsh's extraordinary update of a section of The Odyssey sites four belligerent, self-made men in an empty, dilapidated swimming pool and watches them strut, posture and compete to outdo each other with every hilariously overweening speech. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 6. Weight in Grams: 80. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0000426
ISBN
9781848421158
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Proud, vivacious Beatrice and a high-spirited rake Benedick both claim that they are determined never to marry. But when good-hearted mischief-maker Don Pedro tricks them into believing that each harbours secret feelings for the other, Beatrice and Benedick begin to question whether their witty banter and repartee conceals something deeper. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780141396590
ISBN
9780141396590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 8.55

Paperback. Translator(s): Frame, Donald M. Num Pages: 418 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 107 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Signet
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780451474315
ISBN
9780451474315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.65

Paperback. Offers a piece of late medieval stagecraft which deals with Mary's parents and her early life. This title comes from Norfolk and matches theatrically the elaborate painting, stained glass and carving of that area. Editor(s): Meredith, Peter. Series: Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 196 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 2300 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895477
ISBN
9780859895477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.80

Hardback. A play, that can be read as an homage to German poet and playwright Bertolt Brecht. It features Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, who are mounted on their beasts of burden, Rocinante and the Mule, and Ali has them ride into the twenty-first century, where they are confronted by old, familiar vices: war, greed, disappointed love, and economic crisis. Num Pages: 200 pages, 30 colour plates. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857422095
ISBN
9780857422095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.50

Hardback. Editor(s): Hsia, C. T.; Li, Wai-yee; Kao, George. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DD; DQ; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122665
ISBN
9780231122665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.91
€ 97.40

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Samuel French Ltd
Edition
86th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780573619052
ISBN
9780573619052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.30

Paperback. When it seems that Julius Caesar may assume supreme power, a plot to destroy him is hatched by the senators Brutus and Cassius, who are determined to preserve the threatened Republic. But the different motives of the conspirators soon become apparent when high principles clash with malice and political realism. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141396538
ISBN
9780141396538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.07

Paperback. Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches, and spurred on by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan to ensure his ambitions come true. But he soon learns the meaning of terror - killing once, he must kill again and again, and the dead return to haunt him. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141396316
ISBN
9780141396316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.52

Paperback. Although this play ends like a comedy, with reconciliations, forgiveness and marriages, it has often been regarded as one of Shakespeare's problem plays. It shows the difficulty of effecting an appropriate balance between judicial severity and mercy, between sexual repression and decadence, and between political vigilance and social manipulation. Editor(s): Watts, Prof. Cedric, M.A., Ph.D. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853262517
ISBN
9781853262517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.43

Paperback. Was Casanova's promiscuity part of a coherent philosophical position, involving the celebration of pleasure for both parties involved, or was that just a good line for getting their clothes off? David Greig explores the possibilities. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 183 x 12. Weight in Grams: 120.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571212781
ISBN
9780571212781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. Translator(s): Skelton, Geoffrey; Mitchell, Adrian. Num Pages: 124 pages, music. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780714503615
ISBN
9780714503615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. The Revenge Tragedy flourished in Britain in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Each of the four plays here defines the problems of the revenge genre, and deals with fundamental moral questions about justice and the individual, while registering the strains of life in an increasingly fragile social hierarchy. Editor(s): Maus, Katharine Eisaman. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780199540532
ISBN
9780199540532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 8.87

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780199536146
ISBN
9780199536146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 9.60

Paperback. This vibrant collection of verse translations of Aristophanes' works-featuring Clouds, Women at the Thesmophoria (or Thesmophoriazusae), and Frogs-combines historical accuracy with a sensitive attempt to capture the rich dramatic and literary qualities of Aristophanic comedy. Editor(s): Halliwell, Stephen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
New
SKU
9780192824097
ISBN
9780192824097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 9.60

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