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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230105133
ISBN
9780230105133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845198275
ISBN
9781845198275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.03

Hardback. Using Hamlet and a number of other popular and influential seventeenth-century tragedies as case-studies, this book shows how aesthetic experience can help organize the biological functions of our brains into adaptive social networks. Series: Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230111684
ISBN
9780230111684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.94

Paperback. A revised edition of Peter Brook's take on Shakespeare, with a new chapter. The book addresses a number of questions about performing Shakespeare today: Why is Shakespeare not out of date? What do we mean by Shakespeare's "genius" or "creativity". Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 129 x 4. Weight in Grams: 66.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Expanded ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854597120
ISBN
9781854597120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.28

Paperback. The most comprehensive paperback edition of EVERYMAN available, with introduction and extensive notes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780460872805
ISBN
9780460872805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904271628
ISBN
9781904271628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. A comical satire about envy and aspiration amongst the ambitious middle classes, who think happiness is to be found in fame and material fortune. It exposes the importance of seeing and judging the world as it is and not being duped by its pretences. Editor(s): Ostovich, Dr. Helen. Series Editor(s): Bevington, David; Dutton, Richard; Findlay, Alison; Ostovich, Dr. Helen. Series: Revels Plays. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719078392
ISBN
9780719078392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.61

Paperback. Presents the 1601 quarto version of Jonson's play, set in Florence, instead of the revised 1616 version, set in London. This book presents an edited version of the play as originally acted by the Lord Chamberlain's Men (with Shakespeare in the cast) in 1598. Editor(s): Miola, Robert S. Series: Revels Plays Companion Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 389.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719078262
ISBN
9780719078262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.70

Paperback. This comprehensive study of the history of European plays on the British stage looks at varying approaches to the foreign text as well as the need for new versions of the same play, and discusses the influence of European drama in translation and its contribution to and enrichment of British playwriting. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; CFP; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840022209
ISBN
9781840022209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.28

Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB; DSG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 275 x 31. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501700613
ISBN
9781501700613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.34

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
€ 30.34

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686191
ISBN
9780856686191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.29

Hardback. First English edition with commentary on one of Euripides' finest texts for 125 years, comprising two volumes sold together as a set (Volume 1: Introduction, Text and Translation; Volume 2: Commentary and Indexes). Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 147. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911226468
ISBN
9781911226468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.07

Paperback. First English edition with commentary on one of Euripides' finest texts for 125 years, comprising two volumes sold together as a set (Volume 1: Introduction, Text and Translation; Volume 2: Commentary and Indexes). Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 147. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911226475
ISBN
9781911226475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 45.61

paperback. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 4KL; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. 128 pages. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Cateogry: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 4KL; DD; DSBB; DSG. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 6. Weight: 146.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107601161
ISBN
9781107601161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.63

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856682452
ISBN
9780856682452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Halleran, Michael R. Series: Classical Texts. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856682414
ISBN
9780856682414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.28

Paperback. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. Num Pages: 138 pages, 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. 136 pages, 1 colour book. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Cateogry: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 9. Weight: 192.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521678278
ISBN
9780521678278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.98

Paperback. A new translation of one of Euripides' most neglected plays which takes as its subject the figure of Heracles and explores the nature of heroism and myth by portraying the story of the murder of his own wife and children. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 214 x 10. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856682339
ISBN
9780856682339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.34

Hardback. A new translation of one of Euripides' most neglected plays which takes as its subject the figure of Heracles and explores the nature of heroism and myth by portraying the story of the murder of his own wife and children. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856682322
ISBN
9780856682322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.97

Paperback. Helen who has always been faithful to her husband Menelaus; who never went to Troy, but was carried off to Egypt, where she remains throughout the Trojan War, waiting faithfully for her husband Menelaus to rescue her. Meanwhile, Helen of Troy - a mere phantom fashioned by the gods - has blighted the real Helen's life with undeserved hatred. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686511
ISBN
9780856686511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.34

Paperback. Series: Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy. Num Pages: 160 pages, 5 bw illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 7. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472569066
ISBN
9781472569066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.09

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
€ 30.42

Hardback. Pedrick's fresh perspectives on both texts as well as on their relationship to each other shed new light on two foundational moments in the intellectual development of the West: Greek tragedy and Freudian psychoanalysis. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801885945
ISBN
9780801885945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.35
€ 58.57

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