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Paperback. A fresh, lively, accurate, and, for the first time, complete translation in English of Chekhov's five most famous plays. Translator(s): Brodskaya, Marina. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804769662
ISBN
9780804769662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.00

paperback. "What David Slavitt does, as the early Roman poets did, is to take a poem as his 'model' and make it his own by creating in late twentieth-century English an appropriate equivalent of the ancient poem. His Oresteia is the most lively and readable version known to me."-Gordon Williams Series: Penn Greek Drama Series. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 145 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780812216271
ISBN
9780812216271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.55

Paperback. The comedies of Menander reveal that the oft-employed theme of mistaken identity is as old as the Great Dionysia. Series: Penn Greek Drama Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216523
ISBN
9780812216523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.74

paperback. Editor(s): Slavitt, David; Bovie, Palmer. Series: Penn Greek Drama Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216660
ISBN
9780812216660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.59

Paperback. A volume of the tragedies of Aeschylus which relates the historic defeat and dissolution of the Persian Empire on the heels of Xerxes disastrous campaign to subdue Greece, the struggle between the two sons of Oedipus for the throne of Thebes, the story of fifty daughters who seek asylum from their uncle, the king of Egypt. Editor(s): Slavitt, David; Bovie, Palmer. Series: Penn Greek Drama Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216714
ISBN
9780812216714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. Theater historian Jody Enders brings a dozen of the funniest French farces to contemporary English speaking audiences for the first time. This performance-friendly collection includes background information about the plays for medievalists, theater practitioners, and classic comedy lovers alike. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222517
ISBN
9780812222517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 45.48

Hardcover. Crafted with a wit and contemporary sensibility that make them playable a millennium later, Jody Enders's translations of twelve medieval French farces take on the hilariously depressing-and depressingly hilarious-state of holy wedlock. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 552 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2AB; 3F; 3H; DD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248746
ISBN
9780812248746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.92

Paperback. Editor(s): Brosius, Peter; Adams, Elissa. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DQ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816698103
ISBN
9780816698103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.07

Hardcover. Num Pages: 301 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 661. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821411407
ISBN
9780821411407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.20

paperback. Presents translations of texts by Latin American women playwrights, and performance artists, together with essays about their work. Editor(s): Taylor, Diana; Constantino, Roselyn. Num Pages: 464 pages, 58 b&w photos, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ABM; DD; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822332404
ISBN
9780822332404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.86

Paperback. The theme of Euripides' Alcestis blends the primitive folk-tale of the self-sacrificing bride, Alcestis, and of Heracles' heroic struggles with the ogre Death, with a morality tale of "virtue rewarded", in this case twice rewarded. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856682353
ISBN
9780856682353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. The story comes from the Second Book of Samuel and tells of the incestuous passion of Amnon, David's eldest son, for his half-sister, Tamar and the subsequent murder of Amnon by his brother Absolom. Amnon's lust is set in the context of complementary passions of ambition and revenge, reflected in Absolom and Tamar respectively. Translator(s): Lyon, John. Num Pages: 234 pages, translation, commentary. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 211 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780856683244
ISBN
9780856683244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.35

Paperback. Mariana Pineda (1925) was Lorca's first success in the theatre. Based on a popular Andalusian ballad, it tells the story of Mariana Pineda who was garrotted in 1831 under the reactionary regime of Ferdinand VII for embroidering a Liberal flag and refusing to betray her lover. Translator(s): Havard, Robert G. Num Pages: 176 pages, p. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856683343
ISBN
9780856683343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Although Calderon's comedy has received rather less attention than the other genres in which he excelled, it is widely acknowledged that his comic plays are inrivalled among his contemporaries in terms of plot structure and technical expertise; they also explore contemporary issues to an extent which has not been appreciated. Translator(s): Cruickshank, Don William. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, 1facsim. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780856683664
ISBN
9780856683664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Ussher, R. G. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
First published in the UK in 1990. Reprinted with
SKU
V9780856684609
ISBN
9780856684609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Tirso de Molina enjoys enduring popularity as a writer of irreverent comedies, though his critical reputation as a major dramatist rests largely on his more serious works. Translator(s): Minter, Gordon. Num Pages: 320 pages, translation, commentary. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9780856684661
ISBN
9780856684661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.78

Paperback. Ecclesiazusae, probably produced in 391 BC, is at once a typically Aristophanic fantasy of gender inversion, obscenity and farce, the earliest surviving work in the western Utopian tradition, and the source of a blueprint for a communist society on which Plato may well have drawn in his Republic. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Reprinted with corrections 2007. Reprinted 2015.
SKU
V9780856687082
ISBN
9780856687082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. The Children of Heracles is a powerful and challenging tragedy of exile and supplication. Driven from their homeland by Eurystheus, king of Argos, the children of Heracles flee as fugitives throughout Greece until they are granted protection in Athens. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages, text, translation and commentary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 15. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
First published in the United Kingdom in 2001. Rep
SKU
V9780856687419
ISBN
9780856687419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.94

Paperback. Andromache , written in the early years of the Peloponnesian War, shows the effects of war on the conquerors and the conquered. The other main theme is the role and nature of women, explored through the conflict between the contrasting figures of Andromache and Hermione. Series Editor(s): Collard, Christopher. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856687709
ISBN
9780856687709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. In Peace, produced in 421 B.C., Aristophanes celebrates in anticipation the conclusion, after ten years, of the great war with Sparta. Peace, we are made to see, is within the grasp of the Greek peoples; let them make one final effort, and all difficulties and dangers will evaporate in the joys of feasting and rustic leisure. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 214 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780856687853
ISBN
9780856687853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.82

Hardcover. Federico Garcia Lorca was born near Granada in 1898. Initially set on studying music in Paris, after his piano teacher died in 1916 he became involved in a literary and artistic group, including H G Wells and Rudyard Kipling. This move towards a more literary life eventually paid off. Editor(s): Burns, Paul. Num Pages: 160 pages, being second and third. Spanish text with facing-page translation. ^136p. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780856687860
ISBN
9780856687860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.12

Paperback. A meditation on responsibility and parenthood that asks an audience not only to suffer the unthinkable loss of a child as the author's characters do, but also to laugh at the couple's flaws and at the hilarity of the suburban life they lead. Series: In Performance. Num Pages: 254 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780857421111
ISBN
9780857421111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.44

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Pollet, Cl mence. Translator(s): Conceison, Claire. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780857423849
ISBN
9780857423849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 33.89

Paperback. Translator(s): Secil Reel Sen, Irem. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423856
ISBN
9780857423856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.09

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