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Literature: history & criticism
hardcover. In the Ming and Qing periods, the Chinese read fiction in editions with commentary printed on the same page. This book investigates the influence of traditional Chinese commentary on fiction and on the way Chinese fiction was written. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3H; 3J; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727204
- ISBN
- 9780804727204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.45
€ 97.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white tables, graphs. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761812630
- ISBN
- 9780761812630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.74
€ 117.74
Paperback. Delving into the critical role of the theater in the origins of the novel of interiority, this title reinterprets the novel as a record of dissatisfaction with inwardness and an injunction to rethink human identity in radically collective and social terms. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153162
- ISBN
- 9780691153162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DS; GB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761816577
- ISBN
- 9780761816577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.23
€ 95.23
Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761816560
- ISBN
- 9780761816560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.25
€ 142.25
Covering the period 1879 to 1959, and taking in everything from Ibsen to Beckett, this book is volume one of a two-part comprehensive examination of the plays, dramatists, and movements that comprise modern world drama. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 248 x 28. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405157575
- ISBN
- 9781405157575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.00
€ 156.00
Paperback. * A concise introduction to American drama from the end of the Second World War to the turn of the twenty-first century. * Provides a balanced assessment of the major plays and playwrights of the period, among them Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill and Tennessee Williams. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405120876
- ISBN
- 9781405120876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Hardback. A History of Modern Drama: Volume II explores a remarkable breadth of topics and analytical approaches to the dramatic works, authors, and transitional events and movements that shaped world drama from 1960 through to the dawn of the new millennium. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405157582
- ISBN
- 9781405157582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.02
€ 91.02
Hardback. With contributions from leading scholars, this is a unique cross-cultural comparison of historical epics across a wide range of cultures and time periods, which presents crucial insights into how history is treated in narrative poetry. Editor(s): Konstan, David; Raaflaub, Kurt A. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: DSC; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193078
- ISBN
- 9781405193078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.73
€ 168.73
Paperback. He illustrates how the Greeks' conception of emotions has something to tell us about our own views, whether about the nature of particular emotions or of the category of emotion itself. Num Pages: 428 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Number of pages
- 428
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802095589
- ISBN
- 9780802095589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.60
€ 52.99
€ 47.60
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691606033
- ISBN
- 9780691606033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSC; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814746677
- ISBN
- 9780814746677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Providing an overview of the history of the term and the different ways in which it is used, this book outlines the origins of elegy, and the characteristics of the genre. It examines the psychology and cultural background underlying works of mourning. It explores how the modern elegy has evolved, and how it differs from 'canonical elegy'. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415367776
- ISBN
- 9780415367776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.81
€ 31.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814735282
- ISBN
- 9780814735282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.87
€ 31.99
€ 28.87
paperback. The relationship between fiction and historiography in Francoist Spain (1939-1975) is a contentious one. Making a decisive intervention in the debate about the ways in which narration determines both the meaning and truth of history and fiction, this title is of interest to students of politics, history, and literature of twentieth-century Spain. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822315971
- ISBN
- 9780822315971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardcover. This fascinating study explores the multifarious erotic themes associated with the magic lantern shows, which proved the dominant visual medium of the West for 350 years, and analyses how the shows influenced the portrayals of sexuality in major works of Gothic fiction. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ASZG; DSA; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298911
- ISBN
- 9781137298911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.99
€ 149.99
Paperback. By returning to a pivotal moment in South African history - the Cape Colony in the period 1770-1830 - this book addresses current debates about nationalism, colonialism and neo-colonialism, and postcolonial/post-apartheid culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; DSBF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748664894
- ISBN
- 9780748664894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. The Alexander Romance, a fabulous pseudo-history of the life of Alexander the Great compiled in late Antiquity, was one of the most popular secular texts in Europe during the Middle Ages. Its subsequent influence on the development of French and German literature has been significant. Num Pages: 428 pages, 51 illus. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 160. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Pindar Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907132264
- ISBN
- 9780907132264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.38
€ 124.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349075119
- ISBN
- 9781349075119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.26
€ 71.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349183357
- ISBN
- 9781349183357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.42
€ 38.42
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333593073
- ISBN
- 9780333593073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
Paperback. The introduction to a series of interdisciplinary titles, both monographs and essays, concerned with matters of literature, art and textuality within religious traditions founded upon texts and textual study. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HRAB; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 237.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333570791
- ISBN
- 9780333570791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.50
€ 65.50
Hardback. An exploration of the relationship between literature and religion, which adopts an interdisciplinary approach, aiming to provide an introduction to the variety of ways in which literature, literary theory and theology are related. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 158 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HRA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333408261
- ISBN
- 9780333408261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.18
€ 127.18
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405119757
- ISBN
- 9781405119757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41