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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Paperback. Series Editor(s): Gajowski, Evelyn. Series: Shakespeare and Theory. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 322 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472576972
ISBN
9781472576972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.29

Paperback. First staged in Britain in 1983, 'Glengarry Glen Ross' is the tale of four real-estate salesmen in a cut-throat sales competition. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and was made into a film, starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey and Alec Baldwin, in 1992. This Student Edition contains a full introduction, commentary and questions for study. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413774187
ISBN
9780413774187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. With a strong interest in the performance of ancient Greek tragedy, Graham Ley's short text explores the dynamics of physical interaction between performers and of the dramaturgical construction of scenes. Num Pages: 255 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; ANC; ANF; DSBB; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898935
ISBN
9780859898935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.01

Paperback. Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; DSG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848858909
ISBN
9781848858909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.20

Paperback. A Student Edition of Brecht's classic parable, set in an unjust society where good can only survive by means of evil. The text of the play is accompanied by an extensive commentary and study notes. Editor(s): Ryland, Charlotte; Kuhn, Tom; Gwyer, Kirstin. Translator(s): Willett, John. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408100073
ISBN
9781408100073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. This new edition of Richard II in the acclaimed Oxford Shakespeare series features a freshly edited version of the text, extensive commentary, lively illustrations, and a wide-ranging introduction covering the play's historical contexts, political significance, language, and stage history. Editor(s): Dawson, Anthony B.; Yachnin, Paul. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, c. 15 black and white images. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 160 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Critical ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199602285
ISBN
9780199602285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1820
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292138152
ISBN
9781292138152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.62

Paperback. This book explores theoretical and practical approaches to performing gender in contemporary Shakespeare productions. It focuses on contemporary practice, looking at how it is responding to a new cultural politics of gender and creating a critical language for understanding the performing of gender in the staging of Shakespeare's plays. Series: Shakespeare in Practice. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSGS; JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 1. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137408525
ISBN
9781137408525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.21

Paperback. .
Publisher
Spark Notes United States
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411401044
ISBN
9781411401044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.78

Paperback. What do we mean by 'tragedy' now? When we turn on the news, does a report of the latest atrocity have any connection with Sophocles and Shakespeare? Addressing questions about belief, blame, revenge, pain, witnessing and ending, this book demonstrates the enduring significance of attempts to understand terrible suffering. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, numerous half tones. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192802354
ISBN
9780192802354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. This updated edition is ideal to support students when studying and revising for the new A level English Literature exams. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 299 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447982258
ISBN
9781447982258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.62

Paperback. Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), a man of extreme passions and a playwright of immense talent, is the most important of Shakespeare's contemporaries. This edition offers his five major plays, which show the radicalism and vitality of his writing in the few years before his violent death. Editor(s): Bevington, David; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537068
ISBN
9780199537068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. Editor(s): Paulin, Roger. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 10. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472577184
ISBN
9781472577184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.01

Paperback. Can Shakespeare help us with the question of how to live? This title argues that although Shakespeare strikingly dramatizes various kinds of uncertainty and scepticism, including scepticism about what it is to be human, his work can still serve as as source of existential wisdom and guidance. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691234
ISBN
9780748691234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. This text reconstructs the life and death of Joe Orton, an extraordinary and anarchic playwright, whose plays scandalised and delighted the public, and whose indecisive loyalty to a friend caused his tragic and untimely death. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290. The Biography of Joe Orton. 320 pages, illustrations. This text reconstructs the life and death of Joe Orton, an extraordinary and anarchic playwright, whose plays scandalised and delighted the public, and whose indecisive loyalty to a friend caused his tragic and untimely death. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight: 240.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747560142
ISBN
9780747560142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.04

paperback. A Midsummer Night's Dream is perhaps Shakespeare's most popular comedy, and also a profound, archetypal play. Editor(s): Foakes, R. A. Series Editor(s): Gibbons, Professor Brian; Braunmuller, A. R. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 168 pages, 14 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 290. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. 168 pages, 14 b/w illus. Editor(s): Foakes, R. A. A Midsummer Night's Dream is perhaps Shakespeare's most popular comedy, and also a profound, archetypal play. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 7. Weight: 280. Series Editor(s) :Gibbons, Brian; Braunmuller, A. R.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Updated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521532471
ISBN
9780521532471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. This new edition of Shakespeare's classic love story, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors Adrian Noble, Gregory Doran and Braham Murray, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and a completely new introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2009th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230576186
ISBN
9780230576186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.17

Hardback. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 343 x 283 x 26. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691166506
ISBN
9780691166506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.66

Paperback.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
98
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183618
ISBN
9781859183618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Hardcover. Edward Burns here provides a new account of the origins and nature of Restoration comedy as a distinct genre. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 521.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Edition
1987th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333397473
ISBN
9780333397473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.04

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