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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Hardcover. The poetry of Horace (born 65 B.C.) is richly varied, its focus moving between public and private concerns, urban and rural settings, Stoic Epicurean and thought. This translation offers the Latin text with English translation on facing pages. Editor(s): Rudd, Niall. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 114 x 19. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996090
ISBN
9780674996090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.79

Paperback. In this edition, R.A. Foakes brings to bear a number of historical perspectives and critically addresses recent explorations of "King Lear" as a play of redemption, a play of despair and a play that destabilises all commentary. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 456 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903436592
ISBN
9781903436592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.34

Paperback. A woman seduced and a friend betrayed; desire, deceit and disguise in the heat and dust of Andalucia. RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran spent years investigating the mystery of Shakespeare's lost play. This is his story, a quest to discover and stage a missing masterpiece. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: 2AB; ANF; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848422087
ISBN
9781848422087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. "Antigone" was originally produced in Paris in 1942, when France was an occupied nation and part of Hitler's Europe. The play depicts an authoritarian regime and the play's central character, the young Antigone, mirrored the predicament of the French people in the grips of tyranny. Editor(s): Freeman, Dan; Freeman, Ted. Translator(s): Bray, Barbara. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
A & C Black Publishers, Ltd.
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413695406
ISBN
9780413695406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.40

Paperback. .
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848425439
ISBN
9781848425439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Antigone, defying her uncle Creon's decree that her brother should remain unburied, challenges the morality of man's law overruling the laws of the gods. The clash between her and Creon with its tragic consequences have inspired continual reinterpretation. This translation was made for a BBC TV production of the "Theban Plays" in 1986. Editor(s): Varakis, Angie. Translator(s): Taylor, Don W. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413776044
ISBN
9780413776044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.47

Paperback. This is a full-length study of the representation of contemporary warfare on the British stage and investigates the strategies deployed by theatre practitioners in Britain as they meet the representational challenges posed by the 'new wars' of the global era. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859899949
ISBN
9780859899949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Jackson, Professor Russell. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJ; ANB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 319. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474253390
ISBN
9781474253390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.25

Paperback. Translator(s): Thome, Andrea. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559364713
ISBN
9781559364713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.21

Paperback. Professor Nelson's companion considers the stage and screen work of one of the great auteurs of our present age. Ranging across Poliakoff's work for the theatre, his early TV dramas and his high-profile work for the screen since 1998, this is an invaluable study of a unique theatre, film and TV talent. Series: Plays and Playwrights. Num Pages: 272 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 2AB; APF; APT; DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408131084
ISBN
9781408131084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.84

Paperback. Within Shakespeare's lifetime there was already some curiosity about what the writer of such brilliant poems, sonnets and plays looked like. Yet like so much else about him, Shakespeare's appearance is mysterious. This generously illustrated book offers a new perspective on Shakespeare likenesses, as well as exploring the afterlife of these images. Num Pages: 136 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 221 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244058
ISBN
9781851244058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. Eddie Carbone is a longshoreman and a straightforward man, with a strong sense of decency and of honour. For Eddie, it's a privilege to take in his wife's cousins, Marco and Rodolpho, straight off the boat from Italy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189963
ISBN
9780141189963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. Series: Shakespeare Handbooks. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403944177
ISBN
9781403944177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.80

Paperback. In Vichy France, 1942, a group of men sit outside an office, waiting to be interviewed. The reason they have been pulled off the street and taken there is obvious enough. They are, for the most part, Jews. But how serious an offence this is, and how they are to suffer for it, is not clear, and they hope for the best. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 70.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141190020
ISBN
9780141190020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Presents a prose translation of Moliere's great comedy that remains close to the original French. This edition also includes an introductory essay, notes, and translations of Moliere's three appeals to the king. Translator(s): Steiner, Prudence L. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
124
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209503
ISBN
9780872209503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. The final volume of the trilogy that began with "The Smoking Diaries", this diary reflects Simon Gray's determination to give up smoking. Num Pages: 312 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGL; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847080721
ISBN
9781847080721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571221608
ISBN
9780571221608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. These updated editions of classic plays feature new cover art along with the complete text of each work, full explanatory notes, scene-by-scene plot summaries, a key to famous lines and phrases, and illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books. Reissue. (Plays/Drama) Editor(s): Crowther, John. Series: No Fear Shakespeare. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 192 x 18. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Spark Notes United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Trade Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411401013
ISBN
9781411401013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.93

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143128632
ISBN
9780143128632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Paul Cefalu argues that Shakespearean characters raise timely questions about the relationship between cognition and consciousness and often defy our assumptions about normal cognition. The book will appeal to scholars and students interested in both the virtuesand limitations of cognitive literary criticism." Series: Shakespeare Now!. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472523464
ISBN
9781472523464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.88

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