Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. What awaits us beyond the grave is perhaps the fundamental human mystery. Visionary accounts of the afterlife are attested long before the Common Era, and loomed large in the imaginative universe of early Christianity. The medieval Irish inherited and further transformed this tradition, producing vivid eschatological narratives which had a profound Editor(s): Carey, John; Nic Carthaigh, Emma; O'Dochartaigh, Caitriona. Num Pages: 964 pages. BIC Classification: 2AFR; DSBB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 252 x 59. Weight in Grams: 2732.
- Publisher
- Celtic Studies Publications,U.S. United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781891271205
- ISBN
- 9781891271205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.49
€ 144.49
Hardcover. Series: Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813936055
- ISBN
- 9780813936055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.40
€ 83.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349205639
- ISBN
- 9781349205639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.22
€ 49.22
Paperback. This book offers a critical account of historical books about Britain written for children, including realist novels, non-fiction, fantasy and alternative histories. It also investigates the literary, ideological and philosophical challenges involved in writing about the past, especially for an audience whose knowledge of history is often limited. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSY; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349325870
- ISBN
- 9781349325870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.37
€ 71.37
Paperback. Gathers almost twenty years of New York City's smartest and most explosive-as well as hard to find- writing, providing an indispensable archive of one of the most exciting artistic scenes in U.S. History. Editor(s): Stosuy, Brandon; Cooper, Dennis; Myles, Eileen. Num Pages: 500 pages, 180 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; DSBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740118
- ISBN
- 9780814740118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
Hardcover. Tells the story of the historical development of tragedy from classical Greece to modernity. This book considers interpretations of tragedy through religion, philosophy and history. It offers an assessment of Ancient Greek tragedy. Editor(s): Bushnell, Rebecca W. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 568 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405107358
- ISBN
- 9781405107358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.88
€ 215.88
Chaucer's Miller's, Reeve's, and Cook's Tales: An Annotated Bibliograp...
Burton, T. L.; Greentree, Rosemary; Biggs, Da...
hardcover. An annotated bibliography describing editing and critical works on three of Chaucer's tales. The authors make extensive use of the standard bibliographies of English literature, medieval studies, and Chaucerian studies. Series: Chaucer Bibliographies. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802008749
- ISBN
- 9780802008749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.37
€ 106.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231034654
- ISBN
- 9780231034654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.06
€ 50.06
Hardcover. What's the worst thing you can do to Shakespeare? The answer is simple: don't read him. To that end, Richard Burt and Julian Yates embark on a project of un/reading the Bard, turning the conventional challenges into a roadmap for textual analysis and a thorough reconsideration of the plays in light of their absorption into global culture. Num Pages: 178 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270481
- ISBN
- 9781137270481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
hardcover. Num Pages: 211 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611471717
- ISBN
- 9781611471717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.52
€ 117.52
Inside Angels & Demons: The Story Behind the International Bestseller
Burstein, Dan, de Keijzer, Arne
An unauthorized tie-in to the Ron Howard blockbuster movie Angels & Demons, based on the Dan Brown bestseller, starring Tom Hanks and Naomi Watts, to be a major motion picture releasing in May 2009 Editor(s): Burstein, Dan; de Keijzer, Arne; Shugarts, David A; Berger, Paul; Bernstein, Peter; Swan, Annalyn. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 107 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. Well-read paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Carousel Press,US
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KIN0006717
- ISBN
- 9781593154899
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. These essays offer assistance to the growing number of students, teachers, librarians, and parents who find themselves facing a censorship situation. Part I provides six author's perspectives on censorship by omission and commission and Part II provides responses and defenses of individual books. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840386
- ISBN
- 9780810840386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.38
€ 120.38
Paperback. This volume argues that the Shakespeare films of the 1990s are key instruments with which western culture confronts the anxieties attendant upon the transition from one century to another. It maintains films such as "Hamlet" and "Othello" engage with some of the most pressing millennial concerns. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; DSGS; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333776643
- ISBN
- 9780333776643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. (Thg., Chrm., Laches, Lysis: Euthd., Prot., Gorg., Meno; Hp. Ma. et Min., Io, Mnx.) Edited by J. Burnet. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 176 x 34. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1922
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198145424
- ISBN
- 9780198145424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.17
€ 44.17
Hardback. Num Pages: 586 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1007.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 586
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611471243
- ISBN
- 9781611471243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.20
€ 189.20
A Glorious and Terrible Life With You: Selected Correspondence of Nort...
Burgess, Margaret. Ed(S): Burgess, Margaret
hardcover. Lavishly illustrated, this new edition includes family photographs and original graphics by both Helen Kemp and her father, S.H.F. Kemp, mostly dating from his own student days at the University of Toronto. Editor(s): Burgess, Margaret. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802097651
- ISBN
- 9780802097651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.04
€ 95.04
New edition and modern English translation of the Anglo-Norman version of the story of Haveloc - one of the most popular of the Middle Ages. Editor(s): Burgess, Glyn S.; Brook, Leslie C. Series: Gallica. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844136
- ISBN
- 9781843844136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.38
€ 97.38
Paperback. Studies the place of the feminine in Nietzsche's work, bringing together scholars in philosophy, feminism, comparative literature and German studies. Without dismissing his misogyny, the work argues that Nietzsche's many statements about women are ambivalent and cannot be labelled simply. Editor(s): Burgard, Peter J. Series: Feminist Issues: Practice, Politics, Theory S. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; DSBF; HPC; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813914954
- ISBN
- 9780813914954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.84
€ 41.84
Paperback. This is a collection of essays on the subject of fatherhood: its enduring power, its secret ruses, and unsettling provocations. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739100929
- ISBN
- 9780739100929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.86
€ 69.86
Paperback. These essays examine the New World dreams in the American Columbiad. They focus on Native American, Caribbean, African-American, Jewish American and New Zealand texts that highlight the contrast between the reality of colonization and exploitation and its ideological framework. Series: International Cooper Series in English Language & Literature. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764350222
- ISBN
- 9783764350222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Paperback. Explains that it was Lenin who made Karl Marx's thought explicitly political, who extended it beyond the confines of Europe, who put it into practice. This title demonstrates that truth and partisanship are not mutually exclusive as is often suggested. Editor(s): Budgen, Sebastian; Kouvelakis, Stathis; Zizek, Slavoj. Translator(s): Fernbach, David. Series: [SIC] Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 268 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339410
- ISBN
- 9780822339410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.90
€ 41.99
€ 29.90
Development of the Income Smoothing Literature, 1893-1998
Buckmaster, Dale A.. Ed(S): Previts, Gary J.;...
Hardback. This volume describes the development of accounting thought during the 20th century by focusing on a relatively narrow and long-lived issue, income smoothing. A chronological review of English-language literature referring to income smoothing behaviour is conducted that covers 1893 to 1998. Editor(s): Previts, Gary J.; Bricker, Robert. Series: Studies in the Development of Accounting Thought. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; KFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762308040
- ISBN
- 9780762308040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 224.52
€ 224.52
Paperback. Tells about the soul-sapping three-minutes when men become gods and gods, mere men. This book is also about the second when the guard drops, that moment when the eyes blink and miss the incoming hammer blow. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571300204
- ISBN
- 9780571300204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.56
€ 14.99
€ 11.56
Hardcover. An encounter between Deleuze the philosopher, Proust the novelist, and Beckett the writer creating interdisciplinary and inter-aesthetic bridges between them, covering textual, visual, sonic and performative phenomena, including provocative speculation about how Proust might have responded to Deleuze and Beckett. Editor(s): Bryden, Mary; Topping, Margaret. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201415
- ISBN
- 9780230201415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04