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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Paperback. Part of the Decades of Modern British Playwriting series, the volume provides a critical survey of the theatre produced in the 1980s together with detailed studies by a team of experts of the work of Howard Barker, Jim Cartwright, Sarah Daniels and Timberlake Wertenbaker. Series Editor(s): Boon, Richard; Roberts, Philip. Series: Decades of Modern British Playwriting. Num Pages: 352 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJPL; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408129593
ISBN
9781408129593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.18

Paperback. Explores the threat of Christian conversion to Islam in modern English plays by Shakespeare, Marlowe, Massinger, and others. This book examines the stage's treatment of this intercourse of faiths to reveal connections between sexuality, race, and confessional identity in early modern English drama and culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402378
ISBN
9781474402378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.41

Hardcover. For many years the author has been studying the life and work of Shakespeare. In this book, he gives his thoughts freely and says what he thinks of Shakespeare. He also throws new light on many of Shakespeare's plays. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326. Hardback, with dustjacket, in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KRF0014130
ISBN
9780715627464
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472581617
ISBN
9781472581617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472581600
ISBN
9781472581600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.11

Paperback.
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408105924
ISBN
9781408105924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Shaul Bassi is Associate Professor of English and Postcolonial Literature at Ca'Foscari University of Venice, Italy. His publications include Visions of Venice in Shakespeare, with Laura Tosi, and Experiences of Freedom in Postcolonial Literatures and Cultures, with Annalisa Oboe.

Series: Reproducing Shakespeare. Num Pages: 242 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137502858
ISBN
9781137502858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.78

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

Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; ACX; AFC; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196011
ISBN
9781845196011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.22

Paperback. This in-depth analysis of Shakespeare's Roman plays, including Cymbeline, fully engages with the latest critical theory to relate these plays to the theatrical culture of their time. Innes works through each play individually, focusing on performance and critical reception to create a navigable guide, ideal for students of Shakespeare. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137025906
ISBN
9781137025906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.30

Hardback. Shakespeare and Cognition challenges orthodox approaches to Shakespeare by using recent psychological findings about human decision-making to analyse the unique characters that populate his plays. Num Pages: 96 pages, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137543158
ISBN
9781137543158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.11

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 47 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ACG; AVGC; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783272006
ISBN
9781783272006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.32

Paperback. Series: Shakespeare Now!. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408185025
ISBN
9781408185025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.05

Paperback. This essential study takes a fresh look at The Winter's Tale, The Tempest, Cymbeline and Pericles. Part I uses carefully selected short extracts for close textual analysis, while Part II examines the contexts and key criticism. The volume is an ideal introductory guide for those who are studying Shakespeare's late plays for the first time. Series: Analysing Texts. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230368637
ISBN
9780230368637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.66

Paperback. Series: Modern Theatre Guides. 144 pages, illustrations. "Blasted" has been labelled as one of the landmark plays of post-war British theatre. This guide provides a critical introduction to "Blasted", giving students an overview of the play's significance, a brief biography of Sarah Kane and a guide to socio-political background; and, an analysis of the play's structure, style and characters. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight: 154.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826492036
ISBN
9780826492036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.26

paperback. Series: The Beckett Manuscript Project. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 170. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472534231
ISBN
9781472534231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.36

Hardcover. This study traces the impact of cartography on the changing cultural meanings of space. It examines the construction of social and political space in maps, cosmography and geography, historical and political writing, and in the literary works of Marlowe, Shakespeare, Spenser and Drayton. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; DSG; JFCX; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333779330
ISBN
9780333779330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.41

Hardcover. Andrew Zurcher takes a fresh, historically sensitive look at Shakespeare's meticulous resort to legal language, texts, concepts, and arguments in a range of plays and poems. Editor(s): Zurcher, Andrew. Series: Arden Critical Companions. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 in-text illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904271727
ISBN
9781904271727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.94
€ 103.75

Paperback. Exploring the interactions between Shakespeare and popular music, this book links these seeming polar opposites, showing how musicians have woven the Bard into their sounds. It shows what happens to Shakespeare when he exists in and becomes popular music, in all its diverse and glorious forms. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AVGP; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441126986
ISBN
9781441126986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.32

hardcover. Aristophanes' comedies are famous for their comic characters and earthy humour. But they are also highly topical, with many contemporary political allusions easily missed today. This book provides students with a long needed accessible and essential introductory guide to the plays, focusing particularly on information about the Athens of the day. Num Pages: 376 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198721581
ISBN
9780198721581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.61

paperback. Num Pages: 86 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Josef Weinberger Plays United Kingdom
Number of pages
86
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856762727
ISBN
9780856762727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.16

This work analyzes by subgenre the ways in which Restoration playwrights attempted to reinscribe feudal aristocratic ideology after the English Civil War. It demonstrates, for example, how heroic romance and romantic tragedy reaffirm the older ideology after it was tested in the fires of conflict. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121253
ISBN
9780813121253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.50

Paperback. "Shakespeare and the question of culture" addresses the central issue of 'culture' in early modern studies through both literary history and disciplinary critique. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 389.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312294397
ISBN
9780312294397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Hardback. "Shakespeare and the question of culture" addresses the central issue of 'culture' in early modern studies through both literary history and disciplinary technique. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312294380
ISBN
9780312294380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.98

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