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A Doll's Houseby Henrik Ibsen; E. Haldeman-Julius
Joshua James Press 1879; US$ 3.95The controversial play, The Doll?s House, was written by leading Norwegian playwright, Henrik Ibsen, in 1879. Although it appears at first, to be a portrait of the happy marriage between the lighted hearted and devoted wife Nora and her seemingly perfect and provident husband, Torvald, we soon become aware of deeper more serious social issues. more...
Performing Brechtby Margaret Eddershaw
Routledge 1996; US$ 42.95An unprecedented history of the production of Brecht's plays in Britain over the last forty years. Eddershaw surveys all aspects of Brecht in performance, from his methodologies to his place in postmodernist theatre and beyond. more...
Henrik Ibsenby Michael Egan
Routledge 1997; US$ 47.95Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906). Norwegian dramatist, generally acknowledged as the founder of modern prose drama. Writings include: A Doll's House, Ghosts, Rosmersholm . Volume covers period 1872-1906. more...
Medieval German Literatureby Marion Gibbs; Sidney M. Johnson
Routledge 2000; US$ 41.95This comprehensive survey examines Germanic literature from the eighth century to the early fifteenth century. The authors treat the large body of late-medieval lyric poetry in detail for the first time. more...
From Romanticism to Critical Theoryby Andrew Bowie
Routledge 1996; US$ 48.95This study offers a new view of literary theory as an essential part of modern philosophy and contests the view that it is a product of deconstruction. more...
Hesse's Steppenwolf & Siddharthaby Carolyn R. Welch
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2001; US$ 4.95CliffsNotes on Hesse's Steppenwolf and Siddhartha includes introductions to both novels, lists of characters, critical analysis of the novels, and character analyses. more...
Kafka's The Trialby Herberth Czermak
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999; US$ 5.99Kafka's books are filled with the blurring of reality and dreams. The "real" world is never enough for Kafka's characters, and they are always left yearning for a firm metaphysical anchor that they can never quite grasp. This book describes a man's persecution by an overwhelming power. more...
CliffsNotes On Ibsen's A Doll's House and Hedda Gablerby Marianne Sturman
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 5.99The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into critical elements and ideas within classic works of literature. CliffsNotes on A Doll's House & Hedda Gabler takes you into Henrick Ibsen's dramatic plays, controversial theater productions that inflamed audience reactions in the nineteenth century. A Doll's House follows the story of a housewife who emerges from the confinement of her married life to confront the conditions of the outside world. Typical of Ibsen's dramas, Hedda Gabler portrays a depraved world in which women in particular submit to unsatisfying socially imposed roles. Summaries and expert commentaries cover each act within both plays; other features that help you figure out these important works include Life... more...
Und Sagte Kein Einziges Wortby Heinrich Boll
Routledge 1988; US$ 39.95Includes the full German text, accompanied by German-English vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the work in its social and historical context. more...
Companion to Twentieth-Century German Literatureby Raymond Furness; Malcolm Humble
Routledge 1997; US$ 42.95Containing entries on over four hundred authors of fiction, poetry and drama from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, this invaluable work of reference presents material of a range and depth that no other book on the subject in English attains. more...









