Literary studies: plays & playwrights
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Paperback. Pairing close readings of Moliere's comedies with accounts of French social history and aesthetics, this book aims to show how Moliere perceived satire as a "public mirror" provoking dynamic exchange and conflict with audience members obsessed with their own images. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226591520
- ISBN
- 9780226591520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.58
€ 36.99
€ 28.58
Paperback. Vanbrugh's treatment of the woman's role contributes to the current and continuing interest in such social issues. The book includes a commentary and critical introduction which sets the play in its historical, social and theatrical context. Editor(s): Smith, James L. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 128 pages, c 5 photographs/line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713666656
- ISBN
- 9780713666656
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.11
€ 14.99
€ 14.11
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640570
- ISBN
- 9780691640570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.19
€ 156.19
Paperback. Victor, a New York cop nearing retirement, moves among furniture in the disused attic of a house marked for demolition. Cabinets, desks, a damaged harp, an overstuffed armchair - the relics of a lost life of affluence he's finally come to sell. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189987
- ISBN
- 9780141189987
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474234849
- ISBN
- 9781474234849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.34€ 123.31
€ 138.34
€ 123.31
Paperback. Series: Theatre: Theory, Practice, Performance. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719090158
- ISBN
- 9780719090158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.36
€ 33.36
paperback. Editor(s): Pavel, Thomas G. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816613755
- ISBN
- 9780816613755
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 365 color illus. BIC Classification: AGC; AKH; DSB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 178. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300219128
- ISBN
- 9780300219128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.73
€ 45.99
€ 32.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Savran, David. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559361637
- ISBN
- 9781559361637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.53
€ 19.53
Paperback. This is a concise handbook full of playwrighting experience. Spencer presents a coherent way of thinking about playwriting that addresses the important principles of structure, includes writing exercises that build upon one another, and trouble-shoots recurrent problems that playwrights face. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571199914
- ISBN
- 9780571199914
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.90
€ 24.99
€ 18.90
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
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.65
€ 25.99
€ 24.65
Paperback. This Reader's Guide synthesises the key criticism on Pinter's work over the last half century. Andrew Wyllie and Catherine Rees examine critical approaches and reactions to the major plays from academics and the press, along themes such as Absurdism, politics and gender identity. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299641
- ISBN
- 9780230299641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.20
€ 31.99
€ 27.20
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
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Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.17
€ 9.99
€ 8.17
paperback. Influenced by the theories of Winnicott and Klein Jenkyns lays bear the dynamics of relationships and plots to show how they can be used to help us understand our own relationships to each other and the world around us. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSG; MMH; MQTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415114981
- ISBN
- 9780415114981
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Condition: New
€ 55.87
€ 55.87
Paperback. In 1934, a group of Ashington miners and a dental mechanic hired a professor from Newcastle University to teach an Art Appreciation evening class. Unable to understand each other, they embarked on one of the most unusual experiments in British art as the pitmen learned to become painters. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571242276
- ISBN
- 9780571242276
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.28
€ 14.99
€ 12.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 167 x 12. Weight in Grams: 166. 160 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG; HPCF. Dimension: 205 x 167 x 12. Weight: 166.
- Publisher
- Riverrun Pr
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714542836
- ISBN
- 9780714542836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.17
€ 13.99
€ 13.17
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719061844
- ISBN
- 9780719061844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.31
€ 47.31
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199668427
- ISBN
- 9780199668427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.89
€ 35.99
€ 25.89
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198708735
- ISBN
- 9780198708735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 41.77
€ 53.99
€ 41.77
Paperback. Translator(s): Grene, David; O'Flaherty, Wendy Doniger. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226007724
- ISBN
- 9780226007724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.51
€ 27.99
€ 22.51
Hardcover. In the 1980s influential scholars argued that Shakespeare revised King Lear in light of theatrical performance, resulting in two texts by the bard's own hand. The two-text theory hardened into orthodoxy. Here Sir Brian Vickers makes the case that Shakespeare did not cut his original text. At stake is the way his greatest play is read and performed. Num Pages: 310 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504844
- ISBN
- 9780674504844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.61€ 48.08
€ 51.61
€ 48.08
Paperback. Noh plays live on as a magnificent artistic heritage handed down from the high culture of medieval Japan. This book contains translations of nineteen plays and summaries of sixteen more, together with a revealing introductory essay that furnishes the background for an understanding and appreciation of the No as a highly significant dramatic form. Series: Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature. Num Pages: 288 pages, , black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805310335
- ISBN
- 9784805310335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.69
€ 18.99
€ 13.69
Paperback. Fusing Marxist and capitalist perspectives in a manner that anticipates aspects of the current global market expansion, the author evokes a world in which nothing is private and everything is for sale. Translator(s): Rolleston, James; Evers, Kai. Num Pages: 128 pages, 7 b&w photographs, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326908
- ISBN
- 9780822326908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.78
€ 27.99
€ 25.78
paperback. The third New Cambridge edition of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, updated by Penny Gay for the contemporary student reader. Editor(s): Donno, Elizabeth Story. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 200 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107565463
- ISBN
- 9781107565463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.29
€ 13.99
€ 13.29