Literary studies: plays & playwrights
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
paperback. Presents translations, in rhyming couplets, of all six extant plays by this Latin author, dating from the period 166-60 BC. This title offers a literary translation, the versions remain very close to Terence's texts; consequently they can be enjoyable to the general reader, and also great value to the student of classics. Translator(s): Clayton, Frederick. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 503.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897631
- ISBN
- 9780859897631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.42
€ 51.42
Hardback. This exciting book uniquely combines interviews with scholars and practitioners in theatre studies to look at what most people feel is a pivotal moment of British theatre - the 1990s. With a particular focus on 'in-yer-face theatre', this volume will be essential reading for all students and scholars of contemporary British theatre. Editor(s): Aragay, Mireia; Klein, Hildegard; Monforte, Enric; Zozaya, Pilar. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3JJPR; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230005099
- ISBN
- 9780230005099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.09
€ 64.09
Hardback. A collection of twenty-five new essays by Shakespeare scholars dealing especially with Shakespeare and his predecessors, Shakespeare and his contemporaries, Shakespeare in performance (including film) and Shakespeare in relation to later literature from the eighteenth century to the present. Editor(s): Batchelor, John; Cain, Tom; Lamont, Claire. Num Pages: 411 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 781.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333648278
- ISBN
- 9780333648278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.69
€ 124.69
Hardback. Gives long overdue attention to O'Neill's one-acts, this edited collection offers a variety of lenses through which to better understand both his one-act plays and entire oeuvre. Editor(s): Bennett, Michael Y.; Carson, Benjamin D. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230339811
- ISBN
- 9780230339811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.67€ 45.05
€ 50.67
€ 45.05
Paperback. Eugene O'Neill, Nobel Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner, is widely known for his full length plays. However, his one-act plays are the foundation of his work - both thematically and stylistically, they telescope his later plays. This collection aims to fill the gap by examining these texts and the foundational period of American drama. Editor(s): Bennett, Michael Y.; Carson, Benjamin D. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137471772
- ISBN
- 9781137471772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.67€ 44.59
€ 50.67
€ 44.59
Hardback. Featuring leading scholars of British television drama and noted writers and producers from the television industry, this new edition of British Television Drama evaluates past and present TV fiction since the 1960s, and considers its likely future. Editor(s): Bignell, Jonathan; Lacey, Stephen. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; APT; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 465.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137327567
- ISBN
- 9781137327567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Paperback. An introduction to American drama, aimed at students, academics and serious readers, which is also concerned that the unfamiliar names and forgotten voices of those who made a major contribution to its history, have been unfairly neglected. Editor(s): Bloom, Clive; Docherty, Brian. Series: Insights Series. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 271.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333532874
- ISBN
- 9780333532874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.87
€ 57.87
Hardback. This is the first full-length study of John McGrath's work, and illuminates the importance of his role in the development of theatre, film and television in the last four decades of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Bradby, David; Capon, Susanna. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, b&w halftones. BIC Classification: AN; APF; APT; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897488
- ISBN
- 9780859897488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.25
€ 140.25
Paperback. This is the first full-length study of John McGrath's work, and illuminates the importance of his role in the development of theatre, film and television in the last four decades of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Bradby, David; Capon, Susanna. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, b&w halftones. BIC Classification: AN; APF; APT; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897495
- ISBN
- 9780859897495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.10
€ 37.10
hardcover. The first work to engage Shakespeare with distinctly Canadian debates addressing nationalism, separatism, cultural appropriation, cultural nationalism, feminism, and postcolonialism. Editor(s): Brydon, Diana; Makaryk, Irena R. Num Pages: 448 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 42. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802036551
- ISBN
- 9780802036551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.69
€ 99.69
Paperback. This bold new collection offers an innovative discussion of Shakespeare on screen after the millennium. Cutting-edge, and fully up-to-date, it surveys the rich field of Bardic film representations, from Almereyda's Hamlet to the BBC 'Shakespea(Re)-Told' season, from Radford's The Merchant of Venice to Babakitis' Henry V. Editor(s): Burnett, Mark Thornton; Wray, Ramona. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; APT; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 302 x 2. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748623518
- ISBN
- 9780748623518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.74
€ 40.99
€ 36.74
Hardback. Examines the complex relationship between Shakespeare and Irish literary and cultural traditions. Addressing Shakespearean representations of Ireland as well as Irish writers' responses to the dramatist, the book ranges from theatrical performances, pedagogical practices to political developments. Editor(s): Burnett, Mark Thornton; Wray, Ramona. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSB; DSGS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714508
- ISBN
- 9780333714508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.94
€ 122.94
Paperback. Shakespeare's history plays have always been pivotal to our understanding of his works and their relationship to their political and cultural context. This collection renews attention to these crucial plays by exploring official and unofficial versions of the past, histories and counter-histories. Editor(s): Cavanagh, Dermot; Hampton-Reeves, Stuart; Longstaffe, Stephen. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719070754
- ISBN
- 9780719070754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.91
€ 35.91
Paperback. Examines an anonymous manuscript play that has long been the subject of scholarly dispute regarding its relationship with Shakespeare's "Richard II". This title situates the play within its historical and political context, relating it to the genre of chronicle drama to which it belongs. Editor(s): Corbin, Peter; Sedge, Douglas. Series Editor(s): Bevington, David; Dutton, Richard; Findlay, Alison; Ostovich, Dr. Helen. Series: Revels Plays. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080678
- ISBN
- 9780719080678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.09
€ 32.09
Hardback. Editor(s): Davidson, Clifford; Broos, Ton J.; Walsh, Martin. Series: MIP Early Drama, Art, and Music. Num Pages: 186 pages, 13 full color. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Medieval Institute Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580442213
- ISBN
- 9781580442213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.12
€ 100.12
The Performing Century. Nineteenth-Century Theatre's History.
. Ed(S): Davis, Tracy C.; Holland, Peter
Paperback. This book, now available for the first time in paperback, looks at modes of performance and forms of theatre in Nineteenth-century Britain and Ireland. On a variety of subjects, the authors redefine what theatre and performance in the Nineteenth century might be. Editor(s): Davis, Tracy C.; Holland, Peter. Series: Redefining British Theatre History. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; AN; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230250406
- ISBN
- 9780230250406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.26
€ 64.26
Hardback. This volume examines the sources and impact of Bloom's Shakespearean criticism. Through focused and sustained study of this writer and his best-selling book, this collection of essays addresses a wide range of issues pertinent to both general readers and university classes. Editor(s): Desmet, Christy; Sawyer, Robert. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3J; DSB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239558
- ISBN
- 9780312239558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.75
€ 186.75
Paperback. The Records of Early English Drama volumes make available historical transcripts that provide evidence of early English drama. Editor(s): Douglas, Audrey; Greenfield, Peter. Series: Records of Early English Drama. Num Pages: 547 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 547
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802056696
- ISBN
- 9780802056696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.87€ 118.09
€ 122.87
€ 118.09
In Defence of Theatre: Aesthetic Practices and Social Interventions
. Ed(S): Gallagher, Kathleen; Freeman, Barry
hardcover. Kathleen Gallagher and Barry Freeman bring together nineteen playwrights, actors, directors, scholars, and educators who discuss the role that theatre can - and must - play in professional, community, and educational venues. Editor(s): Gallagher, Kathleen; Freeman, Barry. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; AN; DSG; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442630796
- ISBN
- 9781442630796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.89
€ 79.89
Hardback. Editor(s): Habermann, Ina; Witen, Michelle. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 519.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137518347
- ISBN
- 9781137518347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.04
€ 144.04
Time to Go: Three Plays on Death and Dying with Commentary on End-of-L...
. Ed(S): Hawkins, Anne Hunsaker; Ballard, Jam...
paperback. Editor(s): Hawkins, Anne Hunsaker; Ballard, James O. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DD; DSBH; DSG; JFME; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215199
- ISBN
- 9780812215199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99
€ 36.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Holland, Peter; Orgel, Stephen. Series: Redefining British Theatre History. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403933430
- ISBN
- 9781403933430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardback. This volume comprises ten essays challenging the dominant account of Samuel Beckett as a figure that cannot be read historically by drawing on new archival materials and situating his finished works in their historical context. Editor(s): Kennedy, Sean; Weiss, Katherine. Series: New Interpretations of Beckett in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619449
- ISBN
- 9780230619449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
hardcover. Editor(s): Lavezzo, Kathy; Hentschell, Roze. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; DSGS; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611493818
- ISBN
- 9781611493818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.74
€ 143.74