Literary studies: plays & playwrights
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights
hardcover. Shows how both verbal and visual allusion position the plays of New Comedy within the context of contemporary polis culture. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. Num Pages: 334 pages, 9 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107068438
- ISBN
- 9781107068438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.22
€ 100.22
hardcover. Shakespeare and Renaissance Ethics examines representations of moral choice in Shakespeare's plays, focusing on intellectual history, Montaigne, and Christian ethics. Editor(s): Gray, Patrick; Cox, John D. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107071933
- ISBN
- 9781107071933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.34
€ 80.34
hardcover. This original and innovative study offers the reader an inventive analysis of Shakespeare in performance. Num Pages: 280 pages, 51 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107072992
- ISBN
- 9781107072992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.33
€ 73.33
hardcover. In his detailed study of Euripides' play, Helen, C. W. Marshall expands our understanding of Athenian tragedy and Classical performance. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 b/w illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 174 x 22. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107073753
- ISBN
- 9781107073753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.87
€ 90.87
hardcover. The third New Cambridge edition of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, updated by Jeremy Lopez for the contemporary student reader. Editor(s): Spevack, Marvin. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 220 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107088665
- ISBN
- 9781107088665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.98
€ 70.98
hardcover. The theme for Shakespeare Survey 68 is 'Shakespeare, Origins and Originality'. Editor(s): Holland, Peter. Series: Shakespeare Survey. Num Pages: 487 pages, 35 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 254 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107108844
- ISBN
- 9781107108844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.70
€ 158.70
hardcover. A comprehensive account of features of Latin that emerge from dialogue, drawing on the data from Roman comedy and drama. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 b/w illus. 32 tables. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CFF; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107129825
- ISBN
- 9781107129825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.91
€ 111.91
paperback. Anna Jameson offers a nineteenth-century woman's perspective on the popular female characters of Shakespeare's plays. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama. Num Pages: 637 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 70. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 637
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781108000970
- ISBN
- 9781108000970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.11
€ 58.11
paperback. The works of Latin comedic playwright Titus Maccius Plautus owe their modern reputation to this monumental four-volume edition. Editor(s): Ritschl, Friedrich Wilhelm. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics. Num Pages: 1202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 3. Weight in Grams: 1386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108015691
- ISBN
- 9781108015691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.18
€ 86.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 438 pages, Numerous halftones, 2 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC; DSG; HBJD1; HBLH; JPSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199232697
- ISBN
- 9780199232697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.54
€ 39.54
Paperback. Critically examines the origins and development of drama. This new edition brings the argument up to date and takes account of ten years of political and educational change in its proposal for an alternative educational agenda. Num Pages: 196 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AN; DSG; JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415168854
- ISBN
- 9780415168854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.03
€ 85.03
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566635707
- ISBN
- 9781566635707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.64
€ 29.99
€ 26.64
Paperback. This aim of this text is to explore the concept of the literary canon and the process by which works achieve a high cultural status. It seeks to do this by analyzing three of Shakespeare's major works and comparing them with one by the less renowned Aphra Behn. Editor(s): Day, Roger. Series: Approaching Literature. Num Pages: 352 pages, 65 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415135764
- ISBN
- 9780415135764
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.52
€ 45.99
€ 45.52
Paperback. An actor's deepest desire is to be understood. But when asked to pronounce such words as "chanson," "phantasime," or "quaestor," many otherwise unflappable actors can be rendered speechless. This book aims to untie those tongues and help anyone speak Shakespeare's language with ease. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; ANC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226006314
- ISBN
- 9780226006314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 27.64
€ 35.99
€ 27.64
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€ 22.20
€ 27.99
€ 22.20
Hardcover. Explores how Shakespeare's plays were produced both in his own time and in succeeding centuries. This book explains how the Elizabethan playhouse conveyed a sense of place using minimal scenery, from the Forest of Arden in "As You Like It" to the tavern in "Henry IV, Part I". Num Pages: 256 pages, 53 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; AN; DSGS; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044781
- ISBN
- 9780226044781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.30
€ 26.99
€ 21.30
Paperback. This volume includes essays on "Romeo and Juliet", "Anthony and Cleopatra", "Measure For Measure", "Troilus and Cressida" and "The Winter's Tale". It gives a synoptic treatment of eros - a philosophical reflection on Shakespeare's conception of love and friendship. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226060453
- ISBN
- 9780226060453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.39
€ 24.99
€ 20.39
Hardcover. This text demonstrates that the theatrum repudiated by medieval clerics was not "theatre" as we understand the term today. The author contends that critics have misrepresented Western stage history because they have assumed that theatrum designates a place where drama is performed. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSA; DSBB; DSG; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226110301
- ISBN
- 9780226110301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.35€ 59.37
€ 71.35
€ 59.37
Hardcover. One of the most memorable Shakespearean characters is Edgar in King Lear. The author asks us to rethink all those received ideas - and thus to experience King Lear as never before. He argues that Edgar is Shakespeare's most radical experiment in characterization - and also his most exhaustive model of both human and theatrical possibility. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226150642
- ISBN
- 9780226150642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.37
€ 40.99
€ 31.37
Paperback. Was a convicted criminal executed on stage during a beheading scene? Was an unfortunate actor driven insane while playing a madman? Did a theatrical enactment of a crucifixion result in a real one? Did an androgynous young man seduce a priest when portraying a female saint? Death by Drama answers these and other questions while presenting a. Num Pages: 354 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226207889
- ISBN
- 9780226207889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 35.79
€ 46.99
€ 35.79