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Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Paperback. Series: Master Guides. Num Pages: 104 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333404072
ISBN
9780333404072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.53

Paperback. This clear and succinct book is designed for general readers who want to know how to go about reading Shakespeare's works for pleasure. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113960
ISBN
9781405113960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.86

Paperback. Free when packaged with any Damrosch World Literature title. Translator(s): Fagles, Robert. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ACD; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
1st
SKU
9780140444254
ISBN
9780140444254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Fading southern belle Blanche Dubois depends on the kindness of strangers and is adrift in the modern world. When she arrives to stay with her sister Stella in a crowded, boisterous corner of New Orleans, her delusions of grandeur bring her into conflict with Stella's crude, brutish husband Stanley. Editor(s): Browne, E. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141190273
ISBN
9780141190273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.08

Paperback. Presents the history of Shakespeare, following him through a single year that changed not only his fortunes, but the course of literature. In this one year, we follow what he reads and writes, what he saw, and who he worked with as he creates four of his most famous plays - "Henry V", "Julius Caesar", "As You Like It", and "Hamlet". Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports.,. BIC Classification: BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 124 x 31. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571214815
ISBN
9780571214815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 12.94

Hardback. This fresh edition of Henry IV Part 2 from the RSC offers fascinating new material to help readers understand the play on the page and in performance, including interviews with Shakespearean directors Michael Boyd and Adrian Noble and actor Michael Pennington, an introduction by Jonathan Bate and student-friendly scene-by-scene analysis. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 240 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230232143
ISBN
9780230232143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.54

Paperback. Series: Master Guides. Num Pages: 96 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333397688
ISBN
9780333397688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.51

Paperback. A study of medieval drama, divided into two parts: part I, Mystery Plays, is the work of Christine Richardson and part II, Moralities and Interludes, is the work of Jackie Johnston. The general introduction was written jointly. Series: English dramatists. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1991st Edition
SKU
V9780333454770
ISBN
9780333454770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 46.81

Paperback. A work based on the author's experience as a director and actor and his scholarly knowledge of the Elizabethan stage. Series: Granville Barker's Prefaces to Shakespeare. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848420090
ISBN
9781848420090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.92

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Edition
Student
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
9781408125762
ISBN
9781408125762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 510 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGL; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118281529
ISBN
9781118281529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.52

Paperback. From bestselling author Bill Bryson comes this compelling short biography of William Shakespeare, our greatest dramatist and poet. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780007197903
ISBN
9780007197903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.59

Paperback. A student edition of Wilde's classic comedy, with full introduction, commentary and questions for study. Editor(s): Hern, Patricia; Leeming, Glenda. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New Edition - New ed
SKU
KKD0004052
ISBN
9780413396303
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Free when packaged with any Damrosch World Literature title. Translator(s): Fagles, Robert. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ACD; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st
SKU
KKD0005025
ISBN
9780140444254
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. "Othello", with its racism, jealousy and sexual stereotyping seems most immediate to contemporary audiences. This work traces Othello's acting tradition as it has affected the roles of Othello, Desdemona and Iago - demonstrating the emphasis placed on different characters in different countries. Series Editor(s): Bulman, Jim; Rutter, Carol Chillington. Series: Shakespeare in Performance. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Illustrations, colour. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780719027260
ISBN
9780719027260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 180 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 29. 179pp
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press University Park and London
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KON0831947
ISBN
9780271004266
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. This important collection of essays focuses on the place of Roman Catholicism in early modern England, bringing new perspectives to bear on whether Shakespeare himself was Catholic. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard; Findlay, Alison; Wilson, Richard. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719063633
ISBN
9780719063633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.76

Hardback. From the sixteenth-century Baltic to the American Revolution, from colonial India to the skyscrapers of modern-day Shanghai, Shakespeare's plays appear at the most fascinating of times. Both cultural history and literary travelogue, it is shows how Shakespeare has become the international phenomenon he is - and why. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 47. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781847922458
ISBN
9781847922458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. This analysis of the performance history of "Hamlet" recreates many productions from three centuries. The final chapters extend the analysis to a number of film versions, and to important European stage productions. It is intended both for students of Shakespearean theatre and for playgoers. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719046254
ISBN
9780719046254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.89

Paperback. Editor(s): Laskaya, Anna; Salisbury, Eve. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781879288621
ISBN
9781879288621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.69

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