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Stephen Sewell: The Playwright as Revolutionary
An interpretative and critical analysis of the work of Stephen Sewell, an Australian playwright. The book is aimed primarily at students but should also be of value to those in...
Plays: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Egmont, Iphigenia in Tauris,
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Plays Egmont, Iphigenia in Tauris, Torquato Tasso. This volume will serve to illustrate the range of Goethe's long and unparalleled career.
Albee: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
This is the first detailed study of one of the most important plays in contemporary theatre, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, by Edward Albee. In this fascinating look at the...
Modern Drama in Theory and Practice: Volume 2, Symbolism, Surrealism
The theories of Wagner and Nietzsche provide the basic principles for this volume, disseminated by the work of Appia and Craig, and affecting the later plays of Ibsen, Maeterlinck, and...
American Realism and American Drama, 1880-1940
The importance of Native American realism is traced through a study of the evolution of dramatic theory from the early 1890s through World War I and the uniquely American innovations...
Space in Performance: Making Meaning in the Theatre
Theater, as distinct from other dramatic media, is essentially a relationship between performer, spectator, and the space in which both come together. Space in Performance examines the way theater buildings...
Love and Thunder: Plays by Women in the Reign of Queen Anne
Engineers of Human Souls: Four Writers Who Changed Twentieth-Century
Four writers. Four dictators. One world, changed out of all recognition. ENGINEERS OF HUMAN SOULS is an intimate and shocking shadow history of creative vanity in a time that turned...
Sartor Resartus
This book is intended for students of Romantic fiction, and the nineteenth-century novel
Plays and Poems
An anthology containing a selection of George Chapman's poetry and plays, including Bussy D'Ambois, All Fooles, and the Widdowes Teares. In the PENGUIN DRAMATISTS series.
The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft
One of the most controversial figures of her day, Mary Wollstonecraft published "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman", travelled to revolutionary France and lived through the terror and destruction...
The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens
Winner of the 1990 James Tate Memorial Prize for Biography, this work lays bare a literary mystery, the true story of the secret 13-year relationship between Charles Dickens and the...
The Actor's Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues: More Than 150
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This unique anthology provides a wealth of material for actors and acting students, and a wonderful overview of the best recent plays for anyone interested in theatre. The more than...
Romantic Affinities: Portraits from an Age, 1780-1830
The winner of a 1988 Somerset Maugham Award, this is a kaleidoscopic series of portraits from an era of tumultuous change in Europe as it was experienced and communicated by...
Christopher Brennan: A Critical Biography
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Author: Axel ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerChristopher Brennan: A Critical Biography by Axel Clark presents a comprehensive examination...
The End Of The World: An Introduction To Contemporary Drama
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Author: Maurice ValencyBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, New York, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThe End Of The World: An Introduction To Contemporary Drama presents a...
Writing From The Fringe: A Study Of Modern Aboriginal Literature
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Author: Mudrooroo NaroginBinding: PaperbackPublished: Hyland House, Melbourne, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Some moisture damageMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work Writing From The Fringe presents...
Australia Through The Looking-Glass: Children's Fiction 1830-1980
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Author: Brenda NiallBinding: PaperbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image'Australia Through The Looking-Glass: Children's Fiction 1830-1980 presents a comprehensive...
The Life Of Robert Browning: A Critical Biography
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Author: Clyde De L. RyalsBinding: HardbackPublished: Blackwell Pub, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly biography, The Life Of Browning, chronicles...
Fallen Women
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Author: Martin Seymour-SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson, London, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical study Fallen Women chronicles the lives and societal perceptions of women deemed...
Hours In A Library (Three-Volume Set)
$75.00 AUD
Author: Leslie StephenBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsHours In A Library assembles a distinguished collection of literary essays from a prominent Victorian critic. It...
A Reader's Guide To D. H. Lawrence
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Author: Philip HobsbaumBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis insightful literary guide, A Reader's Guide To D. H. Lawrence, presents a comprehensive analysis of the...
An Introduction To Fiction
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Author: X. J. KennedyBinding: PaperbackPublished: LITTLE BROWN AND COMPANY, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAn Introduction To Fiction presents a comprehensive guide...
The Works Of Jacques Lacan: An Introduction
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Author: Bice Benvenuto And Roger KennedyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Free Association Books, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis academic text presents a comprehensive overview...
Trial(S) Of Psychoanalysis
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Author: Françoise MeltzerBinding: PaperbackPublished: The University of Chicago Press, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work critically examines the complex history...
Replies To "Essays And Reviews."
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Author: Rev. E. M. Goulburn, D.D., Rev. H. J. Rose, B.D., Rev. C. A. Heurtley, D.D., Rev. W. J. Irons, D.D., Rev. G. Robison, M.A., Rev. A. W. Haddan, B.D.,...
Monsters Of Affection: Dickens, Eliot & Bronte On Fatherhood
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Author: Dianne F. SadoffBinding: HardbackPublished: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Johns...
Collected Essays: Volume Three
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Author: Virginia WoolfBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hogarth Press, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCollected Essays: Volume Three presents a compelling array of critical thought...
Virginia Woolf: A Commentary
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Author: Bernard BlackstoneBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hogarth Press, London, 1949Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsBernard Blackstone's Virginia Woolf: A Commentary presents a...
Complete Works Of William Shakespeare
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Author: William ShakespeareBinding: HardbackPublished: HarperCollins, Publishers, 1994Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis monumental collection presents the unparalleled genius of the English language's most celebrated playwright. It gathers every...
Reflections On Language
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Author: Noam ChomskyBinding: HardbackPublished: Maurice Temple Smith Ltd., 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsReflections On Language presents Noam Chomsky's seminal insights into the fundamental properties of...
The Outline Of Literature
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Author: John Drinkwater; Revised By Horace ShippBinding: HardbackPublished: George Newnes Limited, 1953Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cracked hinges with...
Marcel Proust: A Biography (Two-Volume Set)
$50.00 AUD
Author: George D. PainterBinding: PaperbackPublished: Random House, New York, 1978Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Slightly creased spine and corners. George D....
Granite & Rainbow
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Author: Virginia WoolfBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hogarth Press., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light tanning to top-edge, minor creases to spine.This collection of essays by a...
Books & Portraits: Some Further Selections From Her Literary And Biographical Writings
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Author: Virginia Woolf, edited by Mary LyonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hogarth Press, London, 1977Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection, Books & Portraits, presents a compelling array of Virginia...
The Common Reader: Second Series
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Author: Virginia WoolfBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hogarth Press., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Marking from old price sticker on back of DJ.Virginia Woolf's The Common Reader:...
Asimov On Science Fiction
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Author: Isaac AsimovBinding: HardbackPublished: Granada Publishing., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight bumping and peels to DJ edges.This insightful collection presents Isaac...
The Moment And Other Essays
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Author: Virginia WoolfBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hogarth Press., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor scuffing marks to DJ and slight sun-fading to spine.The collection The Moment And...
The Death Of The Moth
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Author: Virginia WoolfBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hogarth Press., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight fading to spine, minor markings to front of DJ, minor bumps to edges...
The Letters Of J.R.R. Tolkien
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Author: Humphrey Carpenter With The Assistance Of Christopher TolkienBinding: HardbackPublished: Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe comprehensive collection The Letters Of...
Vita: The Life Of V. Sackville-West
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Author: Victoria GlendinningBinding: HardbackPublished: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsVictoria Glendinning's Vita: The Life Of V. Sackville-West chronicles the extraordinary existence of the enigmatic...