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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 is a superb new translation of the great Augustan poet Horace's Odes and Epodes - brilliantly crafted and diverse poems of politics, friendship, love, and wine. The edition is supplemented by a lucid introduction, extensive notes, and glossary of names. Translator(s): West, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 4KL; DCF. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555277
ISBN
9780199555277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.25

Paperback. Roland Barthes was the leading figure of French Structuralism, the theoretical movement of the 1960s which revolutionized the study of literature and culture, as well as history and psychoanalysis. But Barthes was a man who disliked orthodoxies. This book surveys Barthes' work in prose. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 13 halftones and 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSB; GTE; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 115 x 9. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192801593
ISBN
9780192801593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. Contains poems from all periods of Nemes Nagy's output, from her work in the early 1940's to work written immediatly prior to her death, and includes poems from her important Akhenaton cycle. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852246419
ISBN
9781852246419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559364478
ISBN
9781559364478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.87

Paperback.
Publisher
Wolfhound Press Dublin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
9780863279386
ISBN
9780863279386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 6.74

Hardcover. Surveys the life and work of the 14th century poet. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 140 pages, Illustrations. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
140
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851683628
ISBN
9781851683628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DC; HRA; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 194 x 34. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061854002
ISBN
9780061854002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.33

Paperback. This new edition of Shakespeare's dark comedy of sexual desire and hypocrisy, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with one leading director and two actors (Trevor Nunn, Roger Allam, and Josette Simon), 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: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230243903
ISBN
9780230243903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.20

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KLN0018242
ISBN
9781860499593
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Wilke, Sabine. Series: New Directions in German Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
NIP
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628928624
ISBN
9781628928624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.31

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. Vladimir Mayakovsky was one of the towering literary figures of pre- and post revolutionary Russia, speaking as much to the working man as to other poets. Part love poem, part political diatribe and the most autobiographical of Mayakovsky's works, this title confirms Mayakovsky as one of the towering figures of Russian literature. Illustrator(s): Rodchenko, Alexander. Translator(s): Hyde, George; Gureyeva, Larissa. Series: Arc Translations. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 228. That's What. Series: Arc Translations. 174 pages, Illustrations. Illustrator(s): Rodchenko, Alexander. Vladimir Mayakovsky was one of the towering literary figures of pre- and post revolutionary Russia, speaking as much to the working man as to other poets. Part love poem, part political diatribe and the most autobiographical of Mayakovsky's works, this title confirms Mayakovsky as one of the towering figures of Russian literature. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 9. Weight: 320. Translator(s): Hyde, George; Gureyeva, Larissa.
Publisher
Central Books
Number of pages
174
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904614319
ISBN
9781904614319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.34

Paperback. This book elaborates the social-psychological concept of schema while championing the literary critical practice of close reading to show how literature reflects, promotes, and contests pervasive sociocultural ideas like race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804797023
ISBN
9780804797023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. The second play by a "writer of terrific promise" (Time Out) is a comedy of family intrigue and secrets Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413775122
ISBN
9780413775122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.22

Hardback. Studies of how the physical manifests itself in medieval romance - and medieval romances as objects themselves. Editor(s): Perkins, Nicholas. Series: Studies in Medieval Romance. Num Pages: 311 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 852.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843900
ISBN
9781843843900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.84

Paperback. Editor(s): Marshall, C. W.; Hawkins, Tom. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472588838
ISBN
9781472588838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.34

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

Hardback. Leading scholars show how laughter and satire in early modern Britain functioned in a variety of contexts both to affirm communal boundaries and to undermine them. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; AN; DSBD; HBTB; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783272037
ISBN
9781783272037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.32

Hardcover. Introducing the infamous hard-drinking and eloquent poet who stands at the very heart of Arabic literary culture. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 145 pages. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 317.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
145
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851683604
ISBN
9781851683604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.11

Paperback. First performed at Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum Theatre, the first stage play from the SUNDAY TIMES No.1 bestselling author of SAINTS OF THE SHADOW BIBLE. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409152644
ISBN
9781409152644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Hardcover. As an operative for Pinkerton's Detective Agency the author knew about sleuthing from the inside, but his career was cut short by the ruin of his health in World War I. Taking detective fiction out of the drawing-room, the author 'gave murder back to the kind of people that commit it', as Raymond Chandler said. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 43. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152630
ISBN
9781857152630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.98

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