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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Traces Shakespeare's legendary wit-combats with Ben Jonson to their source during the Poets' War. This book offers a reevaluation of this "War of the Theaters", revealing Shakespeare as a playwright intimately concerned with the production of his plays, the opinions of his rivals, and the impact his works had on their original audiences. Num Pages: 266 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122436
ISBN
9780231122436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.68

Hardback. Traces Shakespeare's legendary wit-combats with Ben Jonson to their source during the Poets' War. This book offers a reevaluation of this "War of the Theaters", revealing Shakespeare as a playwright intimately concerned with the production of his plays, the opinions of his rivals, and the impact his works had on their original audiences. Num Pages: 266 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122429
ISBN
9780231122429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.82
€ 102.15

Paperback. Sounds a clarion warning to the world. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 78.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140182750
ISBN
9780140182750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780525434696
ISBN
9780525434696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822307891
ISBN
9780822307891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.63

Paperback. Charts the development of the concept of "character" in the fictional genres, social reform movements, and political cultures of the United States from the mid-nineteenth to the early-twentieth century Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814741313
ISBN
9780814741313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.94

Hardcover. This book provides an engaging, systematic introduction to religion in the Roman empire. Covers both mainstream Graeco-Roman religion and regional religious traditions, from Egypt to Western Europe. Examines the shared assumptions and underlying dynamics that characterized religious life as a whole. Series: Blackwell Ancient Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405106559
ISBN
9781405106559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.87

Paperback. This book provides an engaging, systematic introduction to religion in the Roman empire. Covers both mainstream Graeco-Roman religion and regional religious traditions, from Egypt to Western Europe. Examines the shared assumptions and underlying dynamics that characterized religious life as a whole. Series: Blackwell Ancient Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405106566
ISBN
9781405106566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.87

Paperback. This book provides a chapter-length discussion of the works of 20 major contemporary British novelists and features essays by many of the leading literary critics of the day. It offers new insights into complext contemporary novels and presents a new approaches to narrative, the new multi-cultural Britain, and the writing of historical fiction. Editor(s): Archeson, James. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474403733
ISBN
9781474403733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.47

Paperback. Ekphrasis is the art of describing works of art. Heffernan explores this ambivalent poetry, which simultaneously celebrates the power of the silent image while circumscribing that power with the authority of the word. The canon of this work is known as the 'Museum of Words'. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226323145
ISBN
9780226323145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.91

Hardcover. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 401.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403911834
ISBN
9781403911834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.52

Paperback. When "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" was published anonymously in 1844, it sparked one of the greatest sensations of the Victorian era. The author uses the story of "Vestiges" to create a panoramic portrait of life in the early industrial era from the view of its readers. Num Pages: 624 pages, 155 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226744117
ISBN
9780226744117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.85

Hardcover. Focusing on works by Shakespeare and Spenser, this study shows the connection between visuality and ethical action in early modern English literature. The book places early modern debates about the value of visual experience into dialogue with subsequent philosophical and ethical efforts. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230108097
ISBN
9780230108097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK; DSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 268 x 188 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810877245
ISBN
9780810877245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.51

paperback. Editor(s): Acheson, James. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1993
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349227648
ISBN
9781349227648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 193.18

paperback. Editor(s): Acheson, James. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 1991
SKU
V9781349215249
ISBN
9781349215249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 193.03

Paperback. An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Series: Greece and Rome - Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 168 pages, 4 colour book. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 4KL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 244 x 189 x 10. Weight in Grams: 380. Series: Greece and Rome - Texts and Contexts. 168 pages, 4 colour book. An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Cateogry: (UA) A / AS level. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 4KL; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 244 x 189 x 10. Weight: 382.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521689441
ISBN
9780521689441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.40

Hardcover. Mawlana Jalal al-Din Rumi's great poem, the Mathnawi is one of the best known and most influential works of Muslim mysticism. Nicholson's critical edition is based on the oldest known manuscripts, including the earliest, dated 1278 and preserved in the Mevlana Museum at Konya. Editor(s): Nicholson, Reynold A. Num Pages: 529 pages, notes, translation, commentary. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DCQ; DSBB; DSC; HRH; HRLK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 32. Weight in Grams: 758. English Translation. 529 pages, notes, translation, commentary. Editor(s): Nicholson, Reynold A. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2BXF; DCQ; DSBB; DSC; HRH; HRLK2. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 32. Weight: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust
Edition
2Rev Ed
Number of pages
529
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906094105
ISBN
9780906094105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.38

Hardcover. MawlanaJalal al-Din Rumi's poem, the Mathnawi, is one of the best known and most influential works of Muslim mysticism. Nicholson's critical edition is based on the oldest known manuscript, including the earliest, dated 1278, and preserved in the Mawlana Museum at Qonya. Editor(s): Nicholson, Reynold A. Num Pages: 373 pages, 373 & 474 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DCQ; DSBB; DSC; HRH; HRLK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1397.
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906094280
ISBN
9780906094280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.28
€ 75.63

Hardcover. MawlanaJalal al-Din Rumi's poem, the Mathnawi, is one of the best known and most influential works of Muslim mysticism. Nicholson's critical edition is based on the oldest known manuscript, including the earliest, dated 1278, and preserved in the Mawlana Museum at Qonya. Editor(s): Nicholson, Reynold A. Num Pages: notes, translation, commentary. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DCQ; DSBB; DSC; HRH; HRLK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 158. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718902056
ISBN
9780718902056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.77
€ 53.20

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