Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Results 217 - 240 of 1691
Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Paperback. This study examines the social, political and theological issues that were brought to the late medieval stage. Examining plays, urban pageant cycles and travelling 'miracles' and morality plays, dating to the 14th and 15th centuries, Ruth Nisse explores how these translated contemporary issues and especially vernacular theology through performance. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268036027
- ISBN
- 9780268036027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.87
€ 38.99
€ 34.87
Hardcover. John Payne Collier, one of the most controversial figures in the history of literary scholarship, pursued a double career. A prolific and highly influential writer, he was also the creator of a great body of forgeries and false evidence, seriously affecting the work of Shakespeare and many others. Series: The Elizabethan Club Series. Num Pages: 1536 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 175 x 102. Weight in Grams: 2646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 1536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300096613
- ISBN
- 9780300096613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.63€ 150.58
€ 195.63
€ 150.58
Paperback. A classic guide to dramatic writing now revised and expanded for a new generation of playwrights and screenwriters Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AN; CBV; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Rev Exp
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300107241
- ISBN
- 9780300107241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.94
€ 29.99
€ 21.94
Paperback. The first tragedy to be played in the Globe Theatre, this work is set at a crucial turning point in Roman history, as the Republican gives way to the imperial. Safely removed in time and place from Shakespeare's Elizabethan England, Rome makes the perfect laboratory for the playwright's free-ranging political analysis. Editor(s): Raffel, Professor Burton. Series: The Annotated Shakespeare. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300108095
- ISBN
- 9780300108095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.99€ 6.92
€ 6.99
€ 6.92
Paperback. Illuminates modernism through little-known but striking works by Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein, and others who revived the 'closet drama' - plays written largely for private reading - as a means of exploring forbidden sexualities. Series: Yale Studies in English. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352. American Modernism and Queer Performance. Series: Yale Studies in English. 240 pages. Illuminates modernism through little-known but striking works by Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein, and others who revived the 'closet drama' - plays written largely for private reading - as a means of exploring forbidden sexualities. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300155396
- ISBN
- 9780300155396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.75
€ 41.99
€ 29.75
Hardback. In an appearance on "The Dick Cavett Show" in 1980, the critic Mary McCarthy glibly remarked that every word author Lillian Hellman wrote was a lie, 'including 'and' and 'the'. This book offers a many-faceted examination of Hellman's infamous suit and explores what it tells us about tensions between privacy and self-expression. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSG; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300167122
- ISBN
- 9780300167122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.29€ 49.67
€ 63.29
€ 49.67
Paperback. In the summer of 1927, Walter Benjamin wrote about a possible future project on what he called French Trauerspiel, or mourning drama. This title takes its cue from that lapsed project to reread the seventeenth-century French tragic canon as Trauerspiel. Editor(s): Bjornstad, Hall; Ibbett, Katherine. Series: Yale French Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300194203
- ISBN
- 9780300194203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
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€ 32.25
€ 45.99
€ 32.25
Paperback. A photographic journey into the imaginative world of Shakespeare's plays. Num Pages: 128 pages, 72 color illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 242 x 14. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393339482
- ISBN
- 9780393339482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.76
€ 29.99
€ 24.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393927658
- ISBN
- 9780393927658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.90
€ 38.99
€ 34.90
Paperback. Few writers have transformed literature and theater so dramatically. Based on Henry J. Schmidt's translations of The Hessian Messenger, Danton's Death, Lenz, Leonce and Lena, and Woyzeck. Editor(s): Smith, Matthew Wilson. Translator(s): Schmidt, Henry J. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393933512
- ISBN
- 9780393933512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.88
€ 19.99
€ 17.88
Paperback. The first truly continentally representative collection of modern African drama in any language, this Norton Critical Edition includes plays from Egypt, Algeria, the Republic of South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Kenya. Editor(s): Jeyifo, Biodun. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 672 pages, chronology, bibliog. BIC Classification: 1H; 2H; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393975291
- ISBN
- 9780393975291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.00€ 22.82
€ 23.00
€ 22.82
Paperback. This new study of Shakespeare's life and times, which illuminates our understanding and appreciation of his works, combines an accessible fully historicized treatment of both the life and the plays, suited to both undergraduate and popular audiences. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470658475
- ISBN
- 9780470658475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.36
€ 33.36
Paperback. A poetic analysis of the great English poetic line, iambic pentameter, as used by Chaucer, Sidney, Milton, and particularly by Shakespeare. It offers a survey of Shakespeare's brilliantly varied metrical keyboard and shows how it augments the expressiveness of his characters' stage language. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 363
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520076426
- ISBN
- 9780520076426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.25
€ 37.99
€ 27.25
Paperback. A play that chronicles the adventures of the star-crossed lovers Oriole and Student Zhang. It is suitable for students of Chinese cultural and literary traditions. Num Pages: 300 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520201842
- ISBN
- 9780520201842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.12
€ 38.99
€ 28.12
Hardback. "The Satyricon of Petronius", a comic novel written in the first century AD, is famous primarily for its amazing banquet tale, "Trimalchio's Feast." In this discussion of Petronius' masterful use of parody, the author offers an interpretation of the "Satyricon" as a whole. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; DSG; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207158
- ISBN
- 9780520207158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.39€ 43.87
€ 56.39
€ 43.87
Paperback. This study of Benjamin's "The Origin of German Tragic Drama" views it as a critique of anthropocentric historical thinking, which introduces an ethico-theological dimension. It reconstructs this dimension by analyzing the stones, animals and angels that are scattered throughout his writings. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSA; DSBH; DSG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520226845
- ISBN
- 9780520226845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.60
€ 35.99
€ 25.60
Paperback. Features several interviews, giving detailed and personal stories from veteran screenwriters of the seventies and eighties, focusing on their craft, their lives, and their profession. Looking at how movies get made, this work offers a different perspective on many of the great movies, directors, and actors of the seventies and eighties. Editor(s): McGilligan, Patrick. Num Pages: 434 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520245181
- ISBN
- 9780520245181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.12
€ 38.99
€ 28.12
Paperback. This is a bold and original reinterpretation of almost all of Shakespearea s major plays, in the light of the Marxist, feminist and semiotic ideas of our own time. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631145547
- ISBN
- 9780631145547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.31
€ 50.31
Paperback. In this fresh alternative to traditional Shakespeare studies, Dympna Callaghan, Lorraine Helms, and Jyotsna Singh address Shakespearea s works in terms of, amongst other things, the feminist history of sexuality, the ideology of romantic love, and feminist interventions in performance. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631177982
- ISBN
- 9780631177982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.52
€ 53.52
Paperback. An account of the cultural history of English drama, it shows how the character of a given theatrical 'age' contains contradictions and is uneven in development. It offers chapters on Medieval Theatre, Renaissance Drama, Restoration Comedy, Melodrama, and Naturalism. It concludes with accounts of post-War British Theatre and the State. Num Pages: 424 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; AN; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631199380
- ISBN
- 9780631199380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
Paperback. Uses the writings of 16th and 17th century women to construct a feminist perspective on drama by Shakespeare, Marlowe, Jonson, Middleton, Ford, and their contemporaries. This book includes plays such as: "Doctor Faustus", "Measure for Measure", "The Spanish Tragedy", "The Revenger's Tragedy" and "The Maid's Tragedy". Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205098
- ISBN
- 9780631205098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.83
€ 48.99
€ 47.83
Hardback. This anthology of drama in English contains plays from the late 14th century to the onset of the Renaissance. It brings together selections from all the major dramatic genres to provide readers with a sense of the breadth and depth of dramatic activity in Britain in these years. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 648 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DQ; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 189 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217268
- ISBN
- 9780631217268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.44
€ 161.44
Hardback. Illustrates the vitality and diversity of dramatic work between 1660 and 1710. This book examines well known genres such as Restoration sex comedy, and explores other genres such as heroic plays, satirical comedy, sentimental 'she-tragedy', tragi-comedy and political tragedy. Its three sections address the diverse aspects of Restoration Drama. Editor(s): Owen, Susan J. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 472 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 189 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219231
- ISBN
- 9780631219231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.67
€ 220.67