‎Webster (John) - Ford (John)‎
‎Plays‎

‎Drama and Community People and Plays in Medieval Europe,‎

‎Turnhout, Brepols, 1999 Hardback, XX+294 p., incl. 8 ills., 1 plan and 2 tables, 160 x 240 mm. ISBN 9782503507675.‎

‎This collection of essays examines various aspects of the inter-relation between a number of different medieval 'European communities' and the plays they performed. There has been a marked revival of interest in medieval drama in recent years, much of it informed by an increasing understanding that drama is not just literature, but a social and indeed commercial event, essentially a communal effort, inextricably bound up with social structures. This collection of essays examines various aspects of the inter-relation between a number of different 'European communities' and the plays they performed, covering a range of theatres and play-types, and providing an international perspective on performance cultures across Europe. Contributors include Alan Hindley, Introduction; Lynette Muir, 'European communities and medieval drama'; Graham A. Runnalls, 'Drama and community in late medieval Paris'; Robert L.A. Clark, 'Community versus subject in late medieval French confraternity drama and ritual'; Frederick W. Langley, 'Community drama and community politics in thirteenth-century Arras: Adam de la Halle's Jeu de la Feuillee'; Alan Hindley, 'Acting companies in late medieval France: Triboulet and his troupe'; Alan E. Knight, 'Processional theatre and the rituals of social unity in Lille'; Wim Husken, 'Cornelis Everaert and the community of late medieval Bruges'; Elsa Strietman, 'A tale of two cities: drama and community in the Low Countries'; John Tailby, 'Drama and community in South Tyrol'; Konrad Schoell, 'Individual and social affiliation in the Nuremberg Shrovetide Plays'; Alan J. Fletcher, 'Performing medieval Irish communities'; Pamela M. King, 'Contemporary cultural models for the trial plays in the York Cycle'; Chris Humphrey, 'Festive drama and community politics in late medieval Coventry'; Philip Butterworth, 'Prompting in full view of the audience: a medieval staging convention'; Alexandra F. Johnston, 'English community drama in crisis: 1535-80'; Jane Oakshott, 'York Guilds' Mystery Plays 1998: the rebuilding of dramatic community'. Languages : English.‎

‎Saint Joan a chronicle and the apple cart a political extravaganza + Too True to be good village wooing & on the rocks. Three plays + Plays pleasant and unpleasant. The first volume containing‎

‎Constable and Company in8. Sans date. Cartonné. 4 volume(s). Saint Joan a chronicle and the apple cart a political extravaganza + Too True to be good village wooing & on the rocks. Three plays + Plays pleasant and unpleasant. The first volume containing three unpleasant plays + Three plays for puritans. The devil-s disciple Caesara and Cleopatra and captain brassboud's conversion --- 4 volumes‎

‎intérieurs jaunis propres couvertures défraîchies circa 1950‎

‎Donn byrne Seven One Act plays illustrated by Barry wilkinson longman‎

‎ 1973 1973. Donn Byrne: Seven One Act Plays illustrated by Barry Wilkinson/ Longman 1973 . Donn Byrne: Seven One Act Plays illustrated by Barry Wilkinson/ Longman 1973‎

‎Bon état‎

‎Chekhov A.P. Plays: I. Bear. II. The Proposal. III. Ivanov. IV. The Swan Song. V‎

‎Chekhov A.P. Plays: I. Bear. II. The Proposal. III. Ivanov. IV. The Swan Song. V. Tragic by default. VI. The Seagull. VII. Uncle Vanya. All the plays mentioned here are unconditionally allowed by censorship to be performed. In Russian (ask us if in dChekhov A.P. Plays: I. Bear. II. The Proposal. III. Ivanov. IV. The Swan Song. V. Tragic by default. VI. The Seagull. VII. Uncle Vanya. All the plays mentioned here are unconditionally allowed by censorship to be performed. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Chekhov A. P. Pesy: I. Medved. II. Predlozhenie. III. Ivanov. IV. Lebedinaya pesnya. V. Tragik ponevole. VI. Chayka. VII. Dyadya Vanya. Vse oznachennye zdes pesy bezuslovno dozvoleny tsenzuroyu k predstavleniyu.St. Petersburg Publishing House of A.F. Marx. 1901. 259 p. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb8c072bb758ce3c31‎

‎Le Riche Mecontent, ou le Noble Imaginaire. Comedie. Representee sur le Theatre Royal de l'Hotel de Bourgogne (+) Les Engagement du Hazard, Comedie (+) Les Yvrongnes, comédie satiribulesque. - [THREE RARE FRENCH PLAYS]‎

‎Paris, Baptiste Loyson, 1662 (+) Paris, Coube, 1657 (+) Cologne, Pierre Marteau, 1687. 8vo. In contemporary ful calf with four raised bands and gilt ornamentation to spine. Super ex-libris to boards. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities, parts of gilting on spine worn off. Internally lightly browned and closely trimmed, occassionally touching letters. (10), 82, (12), 94, (4), 52 pp.‎

‎Three early French plays, all first editions, from what is widely regarded as being the golden age of French playwriting. All are of the utmost scarcity and we have only been able to trace one auction-record, namely that of “Le Riche Mecontent” (Sold at “Early English Literature and Americana duplicates and selections from the Library of Henry E. Huntington”, 1920 - described as ""Very scarce""). These plays are all examples of French comedy from the 17th century, a period marked by the flourishing of theater in France, particularly in Paris. This era witnessed the development of a distinct French theatrical tradition with an emphasis on comedic works. These plays incorporate satire, using humor, irony, or ridicule to criticize and mock societal norms, behaviors or specific social groups “Le Riche Mecontent” was written for Hôtel de Bourgogne, a theatre, built in 1548 for the first authorized theatre troupe in Paris, the Confrérie de la Passion. It was considered the most important French theatre until the 1630s, it continued to be used until 1783. Nicolas de Péchantré (1638 – 1708), author of 'Les Engagement' and 'Les Yvrongnes' obtained three times the laurel at the Academy of Floral Games, and acquired great popularity by his tragedy of Greta. Georges Vicaire, French bibliophile and bibliographer, attributed “Les Yvrongnes” to Péchantré. Brunet 1, 1800 (Le Riche Mecontent). Not in Graesse, Barbier or Tchemerzine.‎