Literary studies: plays & playwrights
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Hardcover. Delving into the inspirations behind his masterworks and the influences of generations of performers, this book reveals the incredible variety of ways Shakespeare's plays have been adapted for stage and screen. Commemorating the 400th anniversary of his death, it looks at the facts and myths of Shakespeare's life and times. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780233004969
- ISBN
- 9780233004969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 4.99
€ 13.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. Three volumes representing the best Shakespeare criticism of the last fifty years. Editor(s): Alexander, Catherine. Num Pages: 1416 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; ANC; ANH; APB; ASZD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 90. Weight in Grams: 3505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521824330
- ISBN
- 9780521824330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 458.93
€ 458.93
Paperback. A new type of study guide which combines an exploration of Shakespeare's language with. specific help for students looking to develop their own critical responses and skills. Hamlet remains the most studied of Shakespeare's tragedies and this guide examines it as a turning point in his writing career. Series: Arden Student Skills: Language and Writing. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408171752
- ISBN
- 9781408171752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.46
€ 23.46
Paperback. In these essays, brought together here for the first time, world-renowned critic Catherine Belsey puts theory to work in order to register Shakespeare's powers of seduction. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748640461
- ISBN
- 9780748640461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.05
€ 37.05
Hardback. In these essays, brought together here for the first time, world-renowned critic Catherine Belsey puts theory to work in order to register Shakespeare's powers of seduction. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748633012
- ISBN
- 9780748633012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.69
€ 79.69
Paperback. Contains essays written by some of the scholars of the Spanish Golden Age, exploring some of the many issues that arose from this season and the complex nature of translating and staging plays from the Spanish Golden Age on the English-speaking stage. Editor(s): Boyle, Catherine; Johnston, David, Governor General of Canada; Morris, Janet. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840028157
- ISBN
- 9781840028157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.54
€ 29.99
€ 29.54
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138682825
- ISBN
- 9781138682825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.48
€ 14.48
Hardback. This book considers a range of printed and documentary evidence, the majority previously unpublished, for the way ordinary individuals thought about their houses and households; and it then explores how writers of domestic tragedies engaged those attitudes to shape their representations of domesticity. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBD; DSG; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719065446
- ISBN
- 9780719065446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.75
€ 29.99
€ 6.75
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Connell Guides
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907776298
- ISBN
- 9781907776298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.53
€ 11.99
€ 10.53
Paperback. Revealing the interplay between social custom and dramatic form, this book shows how the Elizabethan antithesis between everyday and holiday comes to life in the comedies' combination of seriousness and levity. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- With a New foreword by Stephen Greenblatt
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149523
- ISBN
- 9780691149523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.43
€ 36.99
€ 26.43
Paperback. A Level English Text Guide - Hamlet Editor(s): CGP Books. Num Pages: 83 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSGS. Category: (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 296 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 234. 80 pages. Editor(s): Parsons, Richard. A Level English Text Guide - Hamlet. Cateogry: (XR) Revision / study guides. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSGS. Dimension: 296 x 210 x 5. Weight: 232.
- Publisher
- Coordination Group Publications Ltd (CGP)
- Number of pages
- 83
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847626691
- ISBN
- 9781847626691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.16
€ 12.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; AN; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 205 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559360951
- ISBN
- 9781559360951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.13
€ 13.13
Paperback. The first modern-spelling, annotated edition of the two plays in which Thomas Stukeley, the notorious courtier, pirate, adventurer and soldier is a major character Editor(s): Edelman, Charles. Series: Revels Plays Companion Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 154 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719085642
- ISBN
- 9780719085642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.93
€ 32.93
Hardback. Series: Princeton Essays in Literature. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691647067
- ISBN
- 9780691647067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.13
€ 134.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 bw illus. BIC Classification: ANF; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474239837
- ISBN
- 9781474239837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.61
€ 30.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. In 1612, Shakespeare gave evidence at the Court of Requests in Westminster - it is the only occasion his spoken words are recorded. The case seems routine - a dispute over an unpaid marriage-dowry - but it opens up an unexpected window into the dramatist's famously obscure life-story. This book focuses on this episode in Shakespeare's life. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 x 16 pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141023748
- ISBN
- 9780141023748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.93
€ 16.99
€ 12.93
Paperback. William Shakespeare and his contemporaries helped create not only a new kind of theatre but also a new form of language. In an age of religious and political warfare, they found expression for what it means to be human. In this book, the author explains that Shakespeare belonged to a talented group of writers, poets and dramatists. Series: NPG Companions. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- National Portrait Gallery Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855145801
- ISBN
- 9781855145801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.44
€ 19.44
Hardback. Although Bakhtin applied his theory primarily to the epic and the novel, Platter finds in his work profound implications for Aristophanic comedy, where stylistic heterogeneity is the genre's lifeblood. Series: Arethusa Books. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801885273
- ISBN
- 9780801885273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.79€ 55.22
€ 60.79
€ 55.22
Paperback. In the introduction to this edition, Forker offers a discussion of Marlowe's use of sources and presents a new argument for the drama's five-act structure. He examines the various opinions concerning the genre and sexual politics of the play, and also includes a full record of the stage history. Series: Revels Plays. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719030895
- ISBN
- 9780719030895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.03
€ 27.03
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691613260
- ISBN
- 9780691613260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.13€ 43.62
€ 55.13
€ 43.62
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691628820
- ISBN
- 9780691628820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.80
€ 170.80
Paperback. In his play "Bacchae", Euripides chooses as his central figure the god who crosses the boundaries among god, man, and beast, between reality and imagination, and between art and madness. This book builds gradually from concrete details of cult, setting, and imagery to the work's implications for the nature of myth, language, and theater. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Expanded
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691015972
- ISBN
- 9780691015972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.22€ 54.52
€ 71.22
€ 54.52
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780691610719
- ISBN
- 9780691610719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.18
€ 45.99
€ 32.18
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691629452
- ISBN
- 9780691629452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.25
€ 122.25