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Arms and the Man, The Devil's Disciple, and Caesar and Cleopatra£10.99 George Bernard Shaw, Lawrence Switzky
9780198800712 Arms and the Man, The Devil's Disciple, Caesar and Cleopatra are some of Shaw's most popular and frequently performed works. They demonstrate the development of Shavian comedy and contain early formulations of his idea of the Superman, an extraordinary individual who catalyzes the evolution of mankind. |
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Mrs Warren's Profession, Candida, and You Never Can Tell£10.99 George Bernard Shaw, Sos Eltis
9780198803836 Mrs Warren's Profession, Candida, and You Never Can Tell are plays which give a clear sense of the range of Shaw's first forays into playwriting. Together they showcase his early negotiations between his political and social concerns and the constraints and possibilities of the British stage at the fin de siècle. |
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Man and Superman, John Bull's Other Island, and Major Barbara£8.99 George Bernard Shaw, Brad Kent
9780198828853 Man and Superman, John Bull's Other Island, and Major Barbara are widely considered to be three of the most important in the canon of modern British theatre. |
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The Apple Cart, Too True to Be Good, On the Rocks, and The Millionairess£10.99 George Bernard Shaw, Matthew Yde
9780198809944 The Apple Cart, Too True to Be Good, On the Rocks, and The Millionairess is a collection of four of George Bernard Shaw's most interesting plays. They stretch from 1929 to 1935 and coincide with the Great Depression. |
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Major Cultural Essays£14.99 George Bernard Shaw, David Kornhaber
9780198817727 George Bernard Shaw's Major Cultural Essays introduces readers to the wealth and diversity of Shaw's cultural writings from across the breadth of his professional life, beginning around 1890 and ending in 1950. |
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Shakespeare and Disability Studies£16.99 Sonya Freeman Loftis
9780198864547 Examines the interrelations of Shakespeare studies and disability studies, and demonstrates that Shakespeare can be read through disability theory in ways that need not rely on character-based analysis. |
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Shakespeare and the Romantics£18.99 David Fuller
9780199679126 This volume illustrates the meanings the Romantics took from Shakespeare. It studies the critical practices and theories that evolved in England, Germany, and France, as well as the English stage and the relations between performance, criticism, and scholarship. |
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Pygmalion, Heartbreak House, and Saint Joan£10.99 George Bernard Shaw, Brad Kent
9780198793281 Pygmalion, Heartbreak House, and Saint Joan are widely considered to be three of the most important in the canon of modern British theatre |
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Playlets£10.99 George Bernard Shaw, James Moran
9780198804987 This Oxford World Classic includes sixteen of George Bernard Shaw's shortest theatrical scripts. This collection introduces readers to the playlets virtually unknown outside the world of Shavian scholarship by revealing how they explain Shaw's own life and legacy. |
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Shakespeare and East Asia£18.99 Alexa Alice Joubin
9780198703570 This volume explores post-1950s East Asian interpretations of Shakespeare and it analyses cinematic and dramatic works from Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong. |
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George Bernard Shaw: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Christopher Wixson
9780198850090 Christopher Wixson introduces George Bernard Shaw, the greatest playwright in English after Shakespeare. Taking a chronological approach through his works, he provides an overview of Shaw's sensibility as a writer, and studies the creative evolution of core themes and styles throughout his long career. |
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Sophocles: Oedipus the King: A New Verse Translation£12.99 David Kovacs
9780198854845 Sophocles' great masterpiece, Oedipus the King, is here translated into highly-polished English verse alongside an introduction and notes to the translation which seek to make his achievements in both plot and language accessible to students at graduate, undergraduate, and secondary school level. |
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Shakespeare's Tragedies: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Stanley Wells
9780198785293 Shakespeare's tragedies contain an astonishing variety of suffering, from suicides and murders to dismemberments and grief. Stanley Wells considers how the bard's tragic plays drew on the literary and theatrical conventions of his time. Discussing the individual plays, he also explores why tragedy is regarded as a fit subject for entertainment. |
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Modern Drama: A Very Short Introduction£7.99 Kirsten Shepherd-Barr
9780199658770 This book tells the story of modern drama through its seminal, groundbreaking plays and performances, and the artistic diversity that these represent. Exploring the new note of artistic hostility between dramatists and their audience, Shepherd-Barr draws on a range of theories and performances to reveal what makes modern drama "modern". |
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William Shakespeare: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Stanley Wells
9780198718628 In this new offering from Stanley Wells comes an exploration of one of the world's greatest dramatists: William Shakespeare. Written with enthusiasm and flair, Wells looks at both the world Shakespeare lived in and all of his major works, to show how and why he continues to be so influential and important to society today. |
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Theatre: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Marvin Carlson
9780199669820 Theatre is one of the longest-standing art forms of modern civilization. Taking a global look at how various forms of theatre - including puppetry, dance, and mime - have been interpreted and enjoyed, this Very Short Introduction explores all aspects of the theatre, including its relationship with religion, literature, and its value worldwide. |
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The Poetic EddaSecond Edition £9.99 Carolyne Larrington
9780199675340 A fully revised translation of the great collection of Norse-Icelandic mythological and heroic poetry known as the Poetic Edda, containing the narratives of the creation of the world and the coming of Ragnarok, the Doom of the Gods. Gods, giants, and human heroes populate the poems. This edition includes three new poems. |
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Three Plays: Six Characters in Search of an Author, Henry IV, The Mountain Giants£8.99 Luigi Pirandello, Anthony Mortimer
9780199641192 Pirandello is a seminal figure in modern drama. This is the only one-volume edition of his two most famous plays, Six Characters in Search of an Author and Henry IV, and his last unfinished masterpiece The Mountain Giants, in lively and performable new translations that remain faithful to the letter and spirit of the originals. |
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Little DorritNew Edition £9.99 Charles Dickens, Harvey Peter Sucksmith, Dennis Walder
9780199596485 Against a background of government incompetence and financial scandal, Arthur Clennam searches for the key to the affairs of the Dorrit family, prisoners for debt in the Marshalsea. Mixing humour and pathos, irony and satire, Little Dorrit reveals a master of fiction in top form. This new edition includes all of Phiz's original illustrations. |
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Phineas FinnNew Edition £11.99 Anthony Trollope, Simon Dentith
9780199581436 Phineas Finn, the handsome Irishman, is intent on making a career in government. His love life marches hand in hand with his political career, and in both he must decide whether to stay true to his principles. The second ofTrollope's Palliser novels, Phineas Finn paints a vivid picture of some very topical dilemmas. |
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