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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HP; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Open Gate Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871871470
ISBN
9781871871470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.42

Hardcover. Delving into the inspirations behind his masterworks and the influences of generations of performers, this book reveals the incredible variety of ways Shakespeare's plays have been adapted for stage and screen. Commemorating the 400th anniversary of his death, it looks at the facts and myths of Shakespeare's life and times. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Andre Deutsch
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780233004969
ISBN
9780233004969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 4.99

paperback. Shows how a shared consciousness, or third sight, rooted in pre-colonial African cultures and disseminated in a rich oral tradition, has served diasporic communities by creating structures of feeling linking those of African descent across centuries and continents. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822332220
ISBN
9780822332220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Hardcover. Explores the interaction of literature and music in the Atlantic world in the age of Enlightenment and Romanticism. This study looks at the relationship of rhetoric and music in the era's intellectual discourses, texts and performance cultures principally in Europe and North America. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Transatlantic Literatures. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AV; DSBF; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748684618
ISBN
9780748684618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.31
€ 102.99

Paperback. Volume of essays, selected from the 2007 International Cather Seminar, exploring the geographic locations and cultures that informed Cather's writing Editor(s): Palleau-Papin, Francoise; Murphy, John J.; Palleau, Francoise; Thacker, Robert. Series: Cather Studies. Num Pages: 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
492
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803230255
ISBN
9780803230255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. Maps the presence, position and use in the narrative of a variety of material objects in Marguerite de Navarre's "Heptameron". This work includes a selection of objects, ranging from tapestries with scripture passages woven into the borders, fine arts paintings, chalices incised with proverbs, emblems, table linens, and more. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557534491
ISBN
9781557534491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268040352
ISBN
9780268040352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Hardback. Series: Anthem Studies in Travel. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2ADT; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Anthem Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783080373
ISBN
9781783080373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196738
ISBN
9781845196738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.31

hardcover. This 31st annual volume was produced with co-operation of 264 participating periodicals from Canada, the US and the Caribbean. Nearly 7000 entries for individual poets and translators are included, with nearly 21,000 for individual poems. A separate index provides access by title or first line. Series: Index of American Periodical Verse. Num Pages: 704 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KJ; 3JM; DSBH; DSC; GBCS; GBCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 151 x 42. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810848450
ISBN
9780810848450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 255.26

Hardback. Packed into this volume are more than 7,000 entries for individual poets and translators and more than 21,000 entries for individual poems. A separate index provides access by title or first line. Series: Index of American Periodical Verse. Num Pages: 720 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1K; DCF; DSBH; DSC; GBCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 43. Weight in Grams: 939.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810844674
ISBN
9780810844674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 255.40

Hardback. This annual serves as a continuing record of trends in the output of famous and lesser known poets and the cultural influences they represent. It includes contemporary poets from the United States, Canada and the Caribbean, as well as other lands, cultures and times. Series: Index of American Periodical Verse. Num Pages: 712 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCQ; DSBH; DSC; GBCR; GBCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 45. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
712
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810838888
ISBN
9780810838888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.04

Hardback. This 26th annual volume of the Index was produced with the cooperation of 298 periodicals from Canada, US, and the Caribbean, and includes nearly 7000 entries for individual poets, and over 20,000 entries for individual poems. Series: Index of American Periodical Verse. Num Pages: 682 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; DSBH; DSC; GBCR; GBCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 40. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
682
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810835450
ISBN
9780810835450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 213.91

Hardback. This twenty-sixth annual volume of the Index was produced with the cooperation of 298 participating periodicals from Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean. Nearly 7,000 entries for individual poets and translators are included, with more than 20,000 entries for individual poems. Series: Index of American Periodical Verse. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; DSBH; DSC; GBCR; GBCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 149 x 39. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810827240
ISBN
9780810827240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 214.56

Hardback. A collection of interviews and occasional papers given by Castoriadis between 1974 and 1997. It provides a resume of his political ideas. It includes a chapter that presents the concept, central to his thinking, of 'imaginary significations' as what make a society 'cohere'. Editor(s): Escobar, Enrique. Translator(s): Arnold, Helen. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; DSK; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230938
ISBN
9780823230938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.37

Paperback. * Provides an entirely new approach to the subject of post--colonialism which will completely re--orientate the field. * Unique to this Reader is a section on Ireland which highlights a new approach to resistance to empire. * Offers students a sense of the heterogeneity and plurality of the field. Editor(s): Castle, Gregory. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631210054
ISBN
9780631210054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.20

Hardback. A collection of postcolonial discourses, which takes a region-by-region approach to postcolonial theory, giving a sense of the heterogeneity of postcolonial studies. Editor(s): Castle, Gregory. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631210047
ISBN
9780631210047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.32

Hardcover. * A broad introduction to the field of Colonial American literatures. * Situates the writing of this period in its various historical and cultural contexts, including colonialism, imperialism, diaspora, and nation formation. * Brings out the comparative and transatlantic nature of the writing of this period. Editor(s): Castillo, Susan; Schweitzer, Ivy. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 624 pages, 25. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 187 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1298.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405112918
ISBN
9781405112918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 219.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 218 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Manic D Press, Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933149844
ISBN
9781933149844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.95

Hardback. "Marcianus Graecus Z. 454 [= 822]", known to Homeric scholars as the Venetus A, is the oldest complete text of the Iliad in existence, meticulously crafted during the tenth century CE. This title contains high-resolution images of the manuscript. Editor(s): Due, Casey. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, 10 colour illustrations, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032026
ISBN
9780674032026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.90
€ 63.30

Paperback. An examination of the figure of Briseis, Achilles' concubine in the "Iliad", as an example of the traditional artistry enabled by the oral poetic system. It argues that Briseis' role in the "Iliad" is enormously compressed, both in relation to the "Iliad" and the tradition of the epic cycle. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 9. Weight in Grams: 213.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742522190
ISBN
9780742522190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.41

Hardback. An examination of the figure of Briseis, Achilles' concubine in the "Iliad", as an example of the traditional artistry enabled by the oral poetic system. It argues that Briseis' role in the "Iliad" is enormously compressed, both in relation to the "Iliad" and the tradition of the epic cycle. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742522183
ISBN
9780742522183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.42

Paperback. Includes essays that focus on the tenth book of the Iliad, which has been doubted, ignored, and even scorned. This title uses approaches based on oral traditional poetics to illuminate many of the interpretive questions that literary approaches find unsolvable. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 350 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 184 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035591
ISBN
9780674035591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. Full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, York Notes will help you get right to the heart of the text you're studying, whether it's poetry, a play or a novel. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 212 x 9. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405896238
ISBN
9781405896238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

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