Literary studies: plays & playwrights
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Hardback. From the sixteenth-century Baltic to the American Revolution, from colonial India to the skyscrapers of modern-day Shanghai, Shakespeare's plays appear at the most fascinating of times. Both cultural history and literary travelogue, it is shows how Shakespeare has become the international phenomenon he is - and why. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 47. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847922458
- ISBN
- 9781847922458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 4.99
€ 24.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This analysis of the performance history of "Hamlet" recreates many productions from three centuries. The final chapters extend the analysis to a number of film versions, and to important European stage productions. It is intended both for students of Shakespearean theatre and for playgoers. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719046254
- ISBN
- 9780719046254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.46
€ 32.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Laskaya, Anna; Salisbury, Eve. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Medieval Institute Publications United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879288621
- ISBN
- 9781879288621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
hardcover. An illustrated introduction to ancient Greek tragedy, written by one of its most distinguished experts, which provides all the background information necessary for understanding the context and content of the dramas. A special feature is an individual essay on every one of the surviving 33 plays. Num Pages: 432 pages, 41 in-text illustrations. BIC Classification: 3D; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 413
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780199232512
- ISBN
- 9780199232512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.01
€ 101.01
Paperback. The memoirs of Ireland's acclaimed author and playwright, Hugh Leonard. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KOG0000415
- ISBN
- 9780413771681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Laurence, Dan H. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544. Clean copy. Fine in dustjacket. DJ fine in mylar
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0001308
- ISBN
- 9780271015774
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Hardcover. This volume of essays, arising from lectures given at the Synge Summer School, sets about the task of interpreting Synge, his relation to cultural and theatrical contexts, the significance of his plays, the quality of his language and the thematic matrices of his work. Editor(s): Grene, Nicholas. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901866476
- ISBN
- 9781901866476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.00€ 17.10
€ 20.00
€ 17.10
Hardcover. This biography explores the life and work of Denis Johnston, barrister, theatre director, film-maker, pioneering television producer, war correspondent, essayist and celebrated playwright. Bernard Adams brings light to the extraordinary secret life of a complex, self-doubting individual. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 44. Weight in Grams: 736. Clean copy fine in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear to edges but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0000203
- ISBN
- 9781901866674
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Lunney explores Marlowe's engagement with the traditions of the popular stage in the 1580s and early 1590s and offers a new approach to his major plays in terms of staging and audience response, as well as providing a new account of English drama in these important but largely neglected years. Series Editor(s): Edmondson, Paul; White, Martin. Series: Revels Plays Companion Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 215 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719083228
- ISBN
- 9780719083228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.45
€ 33.45
Paperback. Series: Macmillan modern Shakespeare. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 276 x 210. Weight in Grams: 295. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Price clipped from edge of front cover
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Washington Square Press
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0000831
- ISBN
- 9780333398845
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 11.04
€ 11.04
Paperback. A new translation of a long-neglected Greek drama that has become increasingly popular in classrooms and on the stage. The two editors, Alan Shapiro and Peter Burian, a poet and classicist, collaborated previously on The Oresteia. This is the final volume of the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series. Editor(s): Burian, Peter. Translator(s): Shapiro, Alan. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and previous owners name written in pen on title page
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEA0000122
- ISBN
- 9780195179101
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.72
€ 12.72
Paperback. A transcript of the first original play by a woman to be published in England. Included with the play is a biography, also written in the 1600s, by one of the playwright's daughters, which enriches contemporary knowledge of both domestic and religious conflict in the 17th century. Editor(s): Weller, Barry; Ferguson, Margaret W. Num Pages: 344 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520079694
- ISBN
- 9780520079694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.97
€ 35.99
€ 25.97
Paperback. This anthology of four plays is the first publication in English of the work of Olivier Py (born in 1965). The volume includes introductions, a bibliography and notes, and, as an appendix, an article by Barbara Mason and Susan Mason, reviewing one of Olivier Py's plays. Editor(s): Edney, David. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761832263
- ISBN
- 9780761832263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.06
€ 63.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816672950
- ISBN
- 9780816672950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.65
€ 26.99
€ 24.65
Paperback. Pygmalion is one of Shaw's most accessible and entertaining plays; its characters-Professor Higgins and his pupil Eliza Doolittle have become household names. An authoritative student guide with a wealth of information to support exams and essays, written by leading Shaw scholar and advisor to the Shaw Estate, Len Connolly. Editor(s): Conolly, Leonard. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 208 pages, Production photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176. Pygmalion is one of Shaw's most accessible and entertaining plays; its characters-Professor Higgins and his pupil Eliza Doolittle have become household names. An authoritative student guide with a wealth of information to support exams and essays, written by leading Shaw scholar and advisor to the Shaw Estate, Len Connolly. Editor(s): Conolly, Leonard. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 208 pages, Production photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176. Very good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Small nick to cover. Lightly foxed, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0002422
- ISBN
- 9780713679977
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.12
€ 12.12
Paperback. An active approach to Shakespeare in the classroom. Editor(s): Coles, Jane; Gibson, Rex. Series Editor(s): Gibson, Rex. Series: Cambridge School Shakespeare. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 line figures 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 4KHT; 4KL; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 292. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0002979
- ISBN
- 9780521425063
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Saddlemyer, Ann. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSK0000322
- ISBN
- 9780199538058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.17
€ 9.99
€ 8.17
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780746311400
- ISBN
- 9780746311400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.21
€ 24.99
€ 23.21
Paperback. Introduces students to the study of Shakespeare and grounds their understandings of his work in theoretical discourses. By addressing what is primarily at stake in the major theoretical approaches to Shakespeare's works, the book breaks down both fears and preconceptions to offer students a map of the current critical practices of others. Series Editor(s): Barry, Peter; McLeod, John. Series: Beginnings. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719064234
- ISBN
- 9780719064234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.23
€ 19.99
€ 6.23
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