John glassner (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Discoloration of pages due to age and minor wear to outside boards but binding is good and pages are unmarked. Edited, with an introduction by John Glassner.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Discoloration of pages due to age and minor wear to outside boards but binding is good and pages are unmarked. Selected, with an introduction by John Glassner. Translation by H. Baker and J. Miller.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 2nd Printing. Pencil underlining on a few pages. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. A Treasury of the Theatre: From Henrik Ibsen to Arthur Miller, edited by John Gassner, is a comprehensive anthology that showcases the evolution of modern drama from the late 19th to the mid-20th century. This Fourth Printing, published in 1952, revised edition for colleges, spans 1,120 pages and includes a curated selection of significant plays that reflect the diverse movements and styles in modern theater. The anthology features works by influential playwrights such as Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, Gerhart Hauptmann, Anton Chekhov, Luigi Pirandello, Bertolt Brecht, George Bernard Shaw, and Arthur Miller, among others. Each play is accompanied by Gassner's insightful commentary, providing context and analysis that enhance the reader's understanding of the themes and historical significance of the works. John Gassner, a prominent theater critic, educator, and anthologist, played a pivotal role in shaping American theater criticism and education. His efforts in compiling and editing this anthology have made it a valuable resource for students, educators, and theater enthusiasts interested in the development of modern drama.…

Full leather. Zustand: Fine. Collector's Edition, 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Gilt-stamped dark blue leather, all edges gilt, salmon endpapers, bound-in ribbon marker, 8vo, 325 pp. Fredrik Matheson (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 416 p. : illustrated (many in color) ; 32 cm. ; LC: CB351; Q914.031 H; Dewey: 914/.03/1 ; LCCN: 68-27730 ; OCLC: 272326 ; decorative brown cloth, in color pictorial dustjacket ; name on front endpaper ; wear to dustjacket ; price-clipped ; all illustrations fully referenced to their original sources ; Contents : The long dark.--The High Middle Ages.--Knights in battle.--The noble's life.--An age of faith.--Towns and trade.--The life of labor.--The life of thought.--The artist's legacy.--End of an era. ; Bishop was a Cornell University graduate who remained as Kappa Alpha Professor of Romance Literature. He was the author of several biographies, wrote a popular survey of French literature, and was known for his limericks and didactic verse, one of which, "How to Treat Elves", has the final quatrain: "It gives me sharp and shooting pains / To listen to such drool / I lifted up my foot and squashed / The God damn little fool." Here, Bishop brings a lucid and knowledgeable commentary on the Middle Ages ; large, heavy volume ; VG/G. Book. …