Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2008, 2008
ISBN 10: 1903436974 ISBN 13: 9781903436974
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Timon of Athens has struck many readers as rough and unpolished, perhaps even unfinished, though to others it has appeared as Shakespeare's most profound tragic allegory. Described by Coleridge as `the stillborn twin of King Lear', the play has nevertheless proved brilliantly effective in performance over the past thirty or forty years.This edition accepts and contributes to the growing scholarly consensus that the play is not Shakespeare's solo work, but is the result of his collaboration with Thomas Middleton, who wrote about a third of it. The editors offer an account of the process of collaboration and discuss the different ways that each author contributes to the play's relentless look at the corruption and greed of society. They provide, as well, detailed annotation of the text and explore the wide range of critical and theatrical interpretations that the play has engendered. Tracing both its satirical and tragic strains, their introduction presents a perspective on the play's meanings that combines careful elucidation of historical context with analysis of its relevance to modern-day society. An extensive and well-illustrated account of the play's production history generates a rich sense of how the play can speak to different historical moments in specific and rewarding ways.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2008, 2008
ISBN 10: 0747594473 ISBN 13: 9780747594475
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - From the acclaimed author of Hideous Kinky, Peerless Flats confirms Freud as one of the best writers about childhood we have'A delightful read' The Times'Freud has drawn her characters with great affection and her light touch ensures that a tone of brave sweetness is maintained throughout . This is the spirit which makes Peerless Flats so touching and enjoyable a novel' Evening StandardSixteen-year-old Lisa has high hopes for her first year in London. But squeezed into a temporary council flat with her bohemian mother and a little brother obsessed with foxes, she is not off to the best start. Ambitious to be more like her elusive, glamorous sister, Ruby, who lives life to the full, Lisa trails through the city, dabbling with drugs and romance, and refusing to lose faith in her belief that something fantastic will happen to mark the rest of her life.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2008, 2008
ISBN 10: 1847063055 ISBN 13: 9781847063052
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Extending the definition of ecology to encompass social relations and human subjectivity as well as environmental concerns, The Three Ecologies argues that the ecological crises that threaten our planet are the direct result of the expansion of a new form of capitalism and that a new ecosophical approach must be found which respects the differences between all living systems.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Jun 2008, 2008
ISBN 10: 0275998045 ISBN 13: 9780275998042
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The three volumes of Voting in America offer the most comprehensive and authoritative account of all aspects of voting in the United States ever assembled.