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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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

Hardcover. Star Quality. 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). The Treasures of Noel Coward is a celebration of the life and work of this legendary figure, still a household name today, nearly 40 years after his death. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ANB; AVH; BGF; DSG. Dimension: 301 x 257 x 35. Weight: 1374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Andre Deutsch
Edition
Har/DVD
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780233003498
ISBN
9780233003498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.38

Paperback.
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585103577
ISBN
9781585103577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.62

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

Paperback. The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry is a Jacobean closet drama by Elizabeth Tanfield Cary. This edition includes the complete play script with notes beneath the text, as well as an extensive introduction, including biographical notes, textual details, and information about the staging of the play. Editor(s): Britland, Karen. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 144 pages, 5 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713688764
ISBN
9780713688764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.13

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904271598
ISBN
9781904271598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.24

Paperback. Editor(s): Parker, R. B. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535804
ISBN
9780199535804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498510363
ISBN
9781498510363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.91
€ 15.87

Paperback. This work covers the Shakespearean ouvre from a philosophical perspective, finding that Shakespeare's historical dramas reflect issues and reveal puzzles which were later taken up by philosophy proper. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742512511
ISBN
9780742512511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.22

Hardback. This work covers the Shakespearean ouvre from a philosophical perspective, finding that Shakespeare's historical dramas reflect issues and reveal puzzles which were later taken up by philosophy proper. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; HBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742512504
ISBN
9780742512504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.73

Paperback. Free when packaged with any Damrosch World Literature title. Translator(s): Fagles, Robert. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ACD; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st
SKU
KKD0005025
ISBN
9780140444254
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Free when packaged with any Damrosch World Literature title. Translator(s): Fagles, Robert. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ACD; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
1st
SKU
9780140444254
ISBN
9780140444254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Free when packaged with any Damrosch World Literature title. Translator(s): Fagles, Robert. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ACD; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st
SKU
KKD0004980
ISBN
9780140444254
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Representationalism and its subject mark the beginning of political modernity; Shakespeare's tragedies greet political representationalism with skepticism, bleakness, and despair. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801885044
ISBN
9780801885044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.28

Paperback. This elegant and uncommonly readable translation will make these seminal Greek tragedies accessible to a new generation of readers. Translator(s): Fainlight, Ruth; Littman, Robert J. Series: Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity. Num Pages: 284 pages, 3, 1 charts, 1 maps, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DB; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891342
ISBN
9780801891342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.63

Hardback. The Theatre of War surveys more than two hundred plays about the First World War written, published and/or performed in Britain and Ireland between 1909 and 1998. Perspectives discussed include: subject matter, technique and evaluation. The result is an understanding of the First World War as a watershed in international history. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230525580
ISBN
9780230525580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.78

Paperback. Series: Critical Companions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408184790
ISBN
9781408184790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.30

Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472577023
ISBN
9781472577023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.31

Hardcover. Known for their intimate, sensual encounters that examine the relationship between identity and power, playwright Naomi Wallace's works are critically examined for the first time. Editor(s): Stevens Abbitt, Erica. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137017918
ISBN
9781137017918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.34

Paperback. For a decade, Martin Crimp has been in the vanguard of writing for the British stage. This work is the study of Martin Crimp's work for stage and radio. Arguing that he is one of the most acute satirists of contemporary British society, it provides an account of the playwright's work, as well as an account of each of Crimp's plays. Series: Critical Companions. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413775887
ISBN
9780413775887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.30

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408184417
ISBN
9781408184417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.18

Paperback. Editor(s): Lojek, Helen. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AS; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Carysfort Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004376
ISBN
9781904505013
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Lojek, Helen. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AS; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Carysfort Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004145
ISBN
9781904505013
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The eternal Don Juan, the creation more than 350 years ago of a monk and dramatist known as Tirso de Molina, has appeared on the boards as a thinker and fool, hero and villain, but never as anything less than a great lover. This book presents different aspects of the Don's progress through a half-dozen countries, epochs, and intellectual climates. Editor(s): Mandel, Oscar. Num Pages: 731 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 3J; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 993.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
731
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803281370
ISBN
9780803281370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.11
€ 51.94

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