wyszukanych pozycji: 13
English Mystery Plays
ISBN: 9780140430936 / Angielski / Miękka / 1975 / 720 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A collection of plays that features Crucifixion and Resurrection.
A collection of plays that features Crucifixion and Resurrection.
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93,84 zł |
Cyclic Form and the English Mystery Plays: A Comparative Study of the English Biblical Cycles and their Continental and Iconographic Counterparts
ISBN: 9789042016521 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Cyclic Form and the English Mystery Plays is centred upon the five extant English mystery cycles with a view to examining the cyclic form they share. It is based upon consideration of the differences between the texts and upon the underlying assumptions governing this dramatic form. The cycles are extensively compared with practices in the cyclic dramas of France, the German-speaking areas, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain in the late middle ages and the early modern period. There is also a unique and innovative bridging with iconographical material from a range of artistic modes...
Cyclic Form and the English Mystery Plays is centred upon the five extant English mystery cycles with a view to examining the cyclic form they ...
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486,08 zł |
Towneley Cycle: Unity and Diversity
ISBN: 9780708320488 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This volume provides a detailed overview of the Towneley cycle of plays, which were written c. 1500. The plays begin with the fall of Lucifer and end with the Last Judgement. Peter Happe examines the cycle's textual and manuscript history and discusses issues of language and style, the structure of the cycle, and its possible sources and analogues. He also addresses the historical and religious context of the cycle and its performance history."
This volume provides a detailed overview of the Towneley cycle of plays, which were written c. 1500. The plays begin with the fall of Lucifer and end ...
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55,18 zł |
English Drama Before Shakespeare
ISBN: 9781138157651 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. English Drama before Shakespeare surveys the range of dramatic activity in English up to 1590. The book challenges the traditional divisions between Medieval and Renaissance literature by showing that there was much continuity throughout this period, in spite of many innovations. The range of dramatic activity includes well-known features such as mystery cycles and the interludes, as well as comedy and tragedy. Para-dramatic activity such as the liturgical drama, royal entries and localised or parish drama is also covered. Many of the plays considered are anonymous, but a coherent,...
English Drama before Shakespeare surveys the range of dramatic activity in English up to 1590. The book challenges the traditional divisions be...
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708,33 zł |
The Devil Is an Ass
ISBN: 9780719030901 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This edition of "The Devil is an Ass" (1616) aims to provide an insight into Jonson's life and work, the theatrical qualities of the play, its political background and its textual history. In his introduction, Peter Happe looks at the special place of the play in Jonson's own life, his interest in London, the theatrical setting of the play and its sources and analogues. There are critical and explanatory commentaries and a glossarial index. The play is seen in its historical and political context, by linking it with late medieval and Elizabethan plays, as well as with the Jacobean stage. The...
This edition of "The Devil is an Ass" (1616) aims to provide an insight into Jonson's life and work, the theatrical qualities of the play, its politic...
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82,79 zł |
Complete Plays of John Bale Volume I
ISBN: 9780859911740 / Angielski / Twarda / 1985 / 177 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Two-volume collection providing the first opportunity to consider Bale's surviving dramatic work as a whole in the original language. His plays explore the theological and political implications of the English Reformation and offers a Protestant counterblast to the English mystery cycles.
Two-volume collection providing the first opportunity to consider Bale's surviving dramatic work as a whole in the original language. His plays explor...
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419,75 zł |
The Tide Tarrieth No Man: By George Wapull
ISBN: 9780719089312 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This volume is a photographic facsimile from the copy of the play by George Wapull in the Harry Ransom Centre.It was originally printed in 1576 by Hugh Jackson, and is one of only five extant copies. The introduction discusses the place of this play in Jackson's output, including two other interludes printed by him shortly afterwards. Besides compositorial practice and some irregularities, it addresses the identity of the author, historical detail about the surviving copies, and the editorial contribution of John Payne Collier.
The text is rich in stage directions and aspects of... This volume is a photographic facsimile from the copy of the play by George Wapull in the Harry Ransom Centre.It was originally printed in 1576 by Hug...
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276,15 zł |
The Magnetic Lady: Ben Jonson
ISBN: 9780719048890 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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469,46 zł |
Staging Scripture: Biblical Drama, 1350-1600
ISBN: 9789004313941 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 414 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Against a background which included revolutionary changes in religious belief, extensive enlargement of dramatic styles and the technological innovation of printing, this collection of essays about biblical drama offers innovative approaches to text and performance, while reviewing some well-established critical issues. The Bible in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries appears in a complex of roles in relation to the drama: as an authority and centre of belief, a place of controversy, an emotional experience and, at times, a weapon. This collection brings into focus the new biblical...
Against a background which included revolutionary changes in religious belief, extensive enlargement of dramatic styles and the technological innovati...
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726,92 zł |
Medieval English Drama
ISBN: 9780333340837 / Angielski / Miękka / 1984 / 215 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This volume presents critical appraisals of Medieval drama, particularly in regard to structure and technique, and the appreciation of theatrical qualities. The selection reflects the marked changes in approaches to pre-Renaissance drama, influenced by new perceptions among both scholars and stage-interpreters.
This volume presents critical appraisals of Medieval drama, particularly in regard to structure and technique, and the appreciation of theatrical qual...
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182,21 zł |
Staging History: Essays in Late Medieval and Humanist Drama
ISBN: 9789004449497 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Staging History unites essays by nine specialists in the field of late medieval and early Renaissance drama. Their focus is on English, Dutch and Humanist German drama, as well as on a modern Swiss adaptation of Shakespeare’s Henry V. Featuring prominently in this book are plays by, among others, John Bale, Jacob Schoepper, Johannes Agricola and Jacob Duym. Special attention is also paid to the Croxton Play of the Sacrament and the Dutch abele spelen. So far this topic has not received wide attention within the world of medieval and early Renaissance studies. This exploration aims at...
Staging History unites essays by nine specialists in the field of late medieval and early Renaissance drama. Their focus is on English, Dutch and Huma...
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534,24 zł |
English Drama Before Shakespeare
ISBN: 9780582493742 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. An in-depth survey of drama in English up to 1590 which is based upon close readings of selected plays, including Thomas Kyd's "The Spanish Tragedy". The text covers many types of drama such as mystery cycles and the interludes, as well as comedy and tragedy.
An in-depth survey of drama in English up to 1590 which is based upon close readings of selected plays, including Thomas Kyd's "The Spanish Tragedy". ...
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251,80 zł |
Complete Plays of John Bale Volume 2
ISBN: 9780859912198 / Angielski / Twarda / 1986 / 205 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Two-volume collection providing the first opportunity to consider Bale's surviving dramatic work as a whole in the original language. His plays explore the theological and political implications of the English Reformation and offers a Protestant counterblast to the English mystery cycles.
Two-volume collection providing the first opportunity to consider Bale's surviving dramatic work as a whole in the original language. His plays explor...
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419,75 zł |