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Comedy in the Weimar Republic: A Chronicle of Incongruous Laughter
ISBN: 9780313299834 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Theatre was one of many German institutions experiencing profound change in the aftermath of World War I. Grange contends that had comedy not prevailed throughout the turbulent years of the ill-fated Weimar experiment in democracy, much of theatre would have died along with the republic itself. Audiences attended performances of comedies in numbers far surpassing those of any other form of theatre. Theatre was one of many German institutions experiencing profound change in the aftermath of World War I. Grange contends that had comedy not prevailed throughout the turbulent years of the... Theatre was one of many German institutions experiencing profound change in the aftermath of World War I. Grange contends that had comedy not preva... |
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220,33 |
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A Systems Approach to Literature: Mythopoetics of Chekhov's Four Major Plays
ISBN: 9780313301933 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The analysis of the mythopoetics of a literary work involves the search for mythological archetypes, parallels, paradigms, and motives in a literary text. In a new attempt at an integrated vision of literary works, Zubarev presents a comprehensive approach on the basis of mythopoetics. Her theory is verified through a close examination of four of Chekhov's major plays: "The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters," and "The Cherry Orchard." Zubarev presents a compelling approach to literary analysis, and explores the enigmatic roots of Chekhov's universal significance. Her mythopoetic study... The analysis of the mythopoetics of a literary work involves the search for mythological archetypes, parallels, paradigms, and motives in a literar... |
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281,82 |
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Boris Godunov
ISBN: 9780837185224 / Angielski / Twarda / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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281,82 |
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When We Dead Awaken
ISBN: 9781438505510 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ibsen, considered to be the father of modern drama, was a Norwegian playwright. He is responsible for "realistic drama." When We Dead Awaken was Ibsen's final play. Rubek is an aging sculptor who has lost all interest in the world around him. Rubek has wealth, a beautiful wife and fame yet he is unhappy. He is in an emotional vacuum until he is jolted awake by a reunion with Irene, an earlier model of his. Irene is insane believing herself to be a half dead corpse walking over the earth. Even though Rubek is married and Irene is crazy he still courts her. Rubek believes that together he and...
Ibsen, considered to be the father of modern drama, was a Norwegian playwright. He is responsible for "realistic drama." When We Dead Awaken was Ibsen...
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76,42 |
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Defilippo: Plays Four
ISBN: 9780413666208 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Plays by one of Italy's greatest dramatists Eduardo de Filippo was one of Italy's leading popular dramatists, a fearless social critic, a supreme man of the theatre, and a humane and compassionate writer. The four plays in this volume present different facets of his prolific output, which focused on the lives of the Neapolitan people, their dubious cunning nourished by centuries of hunger, their fantasies and their love of life. The Local Authority, Grand Magic and Filumena Marturano are translated by Carlo Ardito, and Napoli Milionaria was translated by Peter Tinniswood for the... Plays by one of Italy's greatest dramatists Eduardo de Filippo was one of Italy's leading popular dramatists, a fearless social critic, a sup... |
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111,91 |
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Marivaux: Plays Ppr
ISBN: 9780413185600 / Angielski / Miękka / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Marivaux's light-hearted comedies of love and intrigue are enjoying a vigorous revival One of the most original of French eighteenth century dramatists, Marivaux wrote over thirty comedies of love and intrigue. This, the only major single-volume selection of Marivaux's plays in English, brings together five full-length and five shorter pieces in lively translations by John Bowen, Michael Sadler, John Walters, Donald Watson and Nicholas Wright. Marivaux's light-hearted comedies of love and intrigue are enjoying a vigorous revival One of the most original of French eighteenth century ... |
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117,80 |
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Death and the Ploughman
ISBN: 9780413773036 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written in the 15th century by Johannes Von Saaz, Death and the Ploughman is a dialogue between Death and a widowed farmer. West has dramatized it here as an adversarial duel where the farmer's defence of mankind is as strong as Death's ruthless prosecution of his own cause.
Written in the 15th century by Johannes Von Saaz, Death and the Ploughman is a dialogue between Death and a widowed farmer. West has dramatized it her...
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58,37 |
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Romantic Drama
ISBN: 9780521889674 / Angielski / Twarda / 354 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drama in the Romantic period underwent radical changes affecting theatre performance, acting, and audience. Theatres were rebuilt and expanded to accommodate larger audiences, and consequently acting styles and the plays themselves evolved to meet the expectations of the new audiences. This book examines manifestations of change in acting, stage design, setting, and the new forms of drama. Actors exercised a persistent habit of stepping out of their roles, whether scripted or not. Burwick traces the radical shifts in acting style from Garrick to Kemble and Siddons, and to Kean and Macready,...
Drama in the Romantic period underwent radical changes affecting theatre performance, acting, and audience. Theatres were rebuilt and expanded to acco...
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301,44 |
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder and the German Theatre
ISBN: 9780521107242 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Using extensive and untapped archival material as well as a series of in-depth interviews with Fassbinder's main theatre associates, this book offers commentary on and insights into Fassbinder's plays, his dramaturgies and staging practice. David Barnett helps to unlock the much-discussed theatricality of Fassbinder's films by showing its many concrete sources. As the first study of Fassbinder's work in the theatre, as a playwright and director, this book presents full contextualization of his work within the upheavals of its times. Readers are introduced to the cultural history of the West...
Using extensive and untapped archival material as well as a series of in-depth interviews with Fassbinder's main theatre associates, this book offers ...
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203,54 |
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Further On, Nothing: Tadeusz Kantor's Theatre
ISBN: 9780816654819 / Angielski / Miękka / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tadeusz Kantor was regarded as one of the masters of 20th century avant-garde theatre. In this work, the author explores Kantor's theatre practice from the critical perspective of current debates about representation, memory and history. Also included in the book are new translations of Kantor's work.
Tadeusz Kantor was regarded as one of the masters of 20th century avant-garde theatre. In this work, the author explores Kantor's theatre practice fro...
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136,25 |
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Further on, Nothing : Tadeusz Kantor's Theatre
ISBN: 9780816654802 / Angielski / Twarda / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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423,50 |
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Pierre Corneille: Poetics and Political Drama Under Louis XIII
ISBN: 9780521103954 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. David Clarke explores the serious plays that Corneille wrote between 1630 and 1643.
David Clarke explores the serious plays that Corneille wrote between 1630 and 1643.
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203,54 |
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Anthony: A Play in Five Acts
ISBN: 9781434402783 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Anthony is injured saving a beautiful girl--but can he win her love? The best-known play by French historical novelist Alexandre Dumas, translated for the first time into English.
Anthony is injured saving a beautiful girl--but can he win her love? The best-known play by French historical novelist Alexandre Dumas, translated for...
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65,67 |
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Unfettering Confession: Ritualized Performance in Spanish Narrative and Drama
ISBN: 9780761845102 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book introduces two major theoretical perspectives that have been consistently overlooked: the performance nature of confession, and the incorrect classification of confession as only a subset of autobiography. As this book demonstrates, confession is not always autobiographical but is always performative.
This book introduces two major theoretical perspectives that have been consistently overlooked: the performance nature of confession, and the incorrec...
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170,37 |
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Holocaust Drama: The Theater of Atrocity
ISBN: 9780521494250 / Angielski / Twarda / 447 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Holocaust the systematic attempted destruction of European Jewry and other threats to the Third Reich from 1933 to 1945 has been portrayed in fiction, film, memoirs, and poetry. Gene Plunka's study will add to this chronicle with an examination of the theater of the Holocaust. Including thorough critical analysis of more than thirty plays, this book explores the seminal twentieth-century Holocaust dramas from the United States, Europe, and Israel. Biographical information about the playwrights, production histories of the plays, and pertinent historical information are provided, placing...
The Holocaust the systematic attempted destruction of European Jewry and other threats to the Third Reich from 1933 to 1945 has been portrayed in fict...
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393,68 |
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German and Dutch Theatre, 1600-1848
ISBN: 9780521100830 / Angielski / Miękka / 584 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book makes available for the first time an overview of a significant segment of European theater history and, with few exceptions, none of the documents presented have been published in English before. Gathered from a rich variety of sources, including imperial and municipal edicts, contracts, architectural descriptions, playbills, stage directions, and actors' memoirs among others, the book sheds light on one of the most fascinating areas of cultural life in the German and Dutch speaking countries.
This book makes available for the first time an overview of a significant segment of European theater history and, with few exceptions, none of the do...
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399,33 |
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Nathan The Wise
ISBN: 9781438510491 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lessing's Nathan the Wise from written in 1779. The setting is Jerusalem at the time of the Crusades. The themes include; anti Semitism, wealth, love and duty, and the nature of God. This is an excellent study volume for college students
Lessing's Nathan the Wise from written in 1779. The setting is Jerusalem at the time of the Crusades. The themes include; anti Semitism, wealth, love ...
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76,42 |
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The Miser
ISBN: 9781438509969 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jean Baptiste Poquelin who is better known by his stage name Moliere. He was a 17th century French author known for his comedy. After abandoning a law career Moliere began acting, directing and writing plays in Paris and the surrounding area. The scathing satire in his plays made him several important enemies. Shakespeare gave his characters complexity while Moliere used simplicity to produce his memorable characters. The Miser is a romantic comedy about an old man who interferes with the marriage of his children.
Jean Baptiste Poquelin who is better known by his stage name Moliere. He was a 17th century French author known for his comedy. After abandoning a law...
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80,67 |
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Angelo Beolco (il Ruzante), La prima oratione
ISBN: 9780947623791 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume presents a full transcription of the three extant manuscripts of Angelo Beolco's Prima oratione, delivered to Cardinal Marco Cornaro in 1521 at his villa in Asolo subsequent to his entrance as bishop of Padua. Praising the new bishop on his accomplishment, the peasant orator expounds boisterously on the agricultural riches of the Paduan countryside and concludes with a request that the bishop enact a series of laws that will improve the lives of his fellow peasants, including allowing both men and women to take four spouses. Masked by the humour, however, are serious...
This volume presents a full transcription of the three extant manuscripts of Angelo Beolco's Prima oratione, delivered to Cardinal Marco Cornaro in 15...
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114,90 |
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National Theatre in Northern and Eastern Europe, 1746-1900
ISBN: 9780521100861 / Angielski / Miękka / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book chronicles the emergence of a national feeling in the theatres of Northern and Eastern Europe from the mid-eighteenth to the late nineteenth centuries. Using original documents and sources, including architects' plans, royal edicts, censors' reports, contemporary journalism, directors' blocking notes, memoirs and letters, this volume provides a chronological exploration of theatrical trends in eight countries. The documents reveal that in Denmark, Sweden and Norway the gradual development from royal patent houses and municipal theatres led to a genuinely public and Scandinavian...
This book chronicles the emergence of a national feeling in the theatres of Northern and Eastern Europe from the mid-eighteenth to the late nineteenth...
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374,09 |
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