Plays, playscripts
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Plays, playscripts
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804769662
- ISBN
- 9780804769662
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.00
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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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780812216271
- ISBN
- 9780812216271
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216523
- ISBN
- 9780812216523
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.74
€ 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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216660
- ISBN
- 9780812216660
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.59
€ 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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216714
- ISBN
- 9780812216714
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222517
- ISBN
- 9780812222517
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 45.48
€ 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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248746
- ISBN
- 9780812248746
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Condition: New
€ 89.92
€ 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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816698103
- ISBN
- 9780816698103
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.07
€ 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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821411407
- ISBN
- 9780821411407
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Condition: New
€ 62.20
€ 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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822332404
- ISBN
- 9780822332404
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.86
€ 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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856682353
- ISBN
- 9780856682353
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.82
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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
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.35
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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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856683343
- ISBN
- 9780856683343
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
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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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780856683664
- ISBN
- 9780856683664
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
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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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.82
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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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Bilingual
- SKU
- V9780856684661
- ISBN
- 9780856684661
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.78
€ 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.
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- 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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.82
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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. .
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- 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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.94
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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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.82
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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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780856687853
- ISBN
- 9780856687853
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.82
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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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780856687860
- ISBN
- 9780856687860
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Condition: New
€ 135.12
€ 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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780857421111
- ISBN
- 9780857421111
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.44
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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
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 33.89
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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
€ 44.99
€ 34.09