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Literature: history & criticism

paperback. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; GTC; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349421572
ISBN
9781349421572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.48

Paperback. This Approaches volume culls from thousands of works on Hamlet those editions, anthologies, reference materials, films, and Web sites that will be of greatest help to teachers. The essays present a wide array of techniques and tips for presenting the play to students. Editor(s): Kliman, Bernice W. Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature (Paperback). Num Pages: 287 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Modern Language Assn of Amer
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873527682
ISBN
9780873527682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.59

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474414852
ISBN
9781474414852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474411059
ISBN
9781474411059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.17

Hardback. The first sustained examination of the depiction of American suburbia in gothic and horror films, television and literature from 1948 to the present day. Beginning with Shirley Jackson's The Road Through the Wall, Murphy discusses representative texts from each decade, including I Am Legend, Bewitched, Halloween and Desperate Housewives. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APFN; APT; DSBH; JFCA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230218109
ISBN
9780230218109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.90

Paperback. This book examines how one aspect of the social and technological situation of literature--namely, the postal system as a mode of transmission--determined how literature was produced and what was produced within literature. Translator(s): Repp, Kevin. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 340 pages, 13 half-tones. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732383
ISBN
9780804732383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.99

Hardcover. Edward Said continues to fascinate and stir controversy, nowhere more than with his classic work Orientalism. Debating Orientalism brings a rare mix of perspectives to an ongoing polemic. Contributors from a range of disciplines take stock of the book's impact and appraise its significance in contemporary cultural politics and philosophy. Editor(s): Elmarsafy, Ziad. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230303522
ISBN
9780230303522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.92

paperback. Edward Said continues to fascinate and stir controversy, nowhere more than with his classic work Orientalism. Debating Orientalism brings a rare mix of perspectives to an ongoing polemic. Contributors from a range of disciplines take stock of the book's impact and appraise its significance in contemporary cultural politics and philosophy. Editor(s): Elmarsafy, Ziad. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2013
SKU
V9781349338177
ISBN
9781349338177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Poet, novelist, essayist, editor, anthologist, lexicographer and painter, Clarence Major is a challenging yet underappreciated contemporary African- American artist. This collection combines poetry, prose and art by Major with critical essays that showcase his aesthetic movement across boundaries. Editor(s): Bell, Bernard W. Num Pages: 360 pages, 25 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; ACXJ8; AGB; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227726
ISBN
9780807848999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

hardcover. Num Pages: 401 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 33. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
401
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815403845
ISBN
9780815403845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.67

Paperback. Edited by Elizabeth T. Forter, this edition of Major Barbara for performance and study includes Shaw's complete "Preface. " The text follows Shaw's spelling and punctuation. It also includes a highly regarded twenty-four page introduction, a list of the principal dates in the life of Bernard Shaw, and a selected bibliography. Editor(s): Forter, Elizabeth T. Series: Crofts Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Dimension: 187 x 126. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Harlan Davidson
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882950884
ISBN
9780882950884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.11

Paperback. Pygmalion is one of Shaw's most accessible and entertaining plays; its characters-Professor Higgins and his pupil Eliza Doolittle have become household names. An authoritative student guide with a wealth of information to support exams and essays, written by leading Shaw scholar and advisor to the Shaw Estate, Len Connolly. Editor(s): Conolly, Leonard. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 208 pages, Production photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176. Pygmalion is one of Shaw's most accessible and entertaining plays; its characters-Professor Higgins and his pupil Eliza Doolittle have become household names. An authoritative student guide with a wealth of information to support exams and essays, written by leading Shaw scholar and advisor to the Shaw Estate, Len Connolly. Editor(s): Conolly, Leonard. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 208 pages, Production photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176. Very good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Small nick to cover. Lightly foxed, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0002422
ISBN
9780713679977
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.12

Paperback. One of Bernard Shaw's greatest plays, Mrs Warren's Profession raises issues about class struggle, generational differences, the past, and female hardship through the exploration of a mother and daughter relationship put under enormous strain. Editor(s): Kent, Brad. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 224 pages, Production photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713679946
ISBN
9780713679946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.16

Paperback. Arms and the Man has proved to one of Shaw's most popular plays, challenging notions of romance, bravery, cowardice, patriotism, and loyalty. This is a fresh, up to date and accessibly written critical edition for literature and drama students. Editor(s): Wearing, J. P. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 176 pages, Production photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.
Edition
Annotated
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713679984
ISBN
9780713679984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.66

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 0. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874131475
ISBN
9780874131475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.21

Flexibound. Why was Thomas Hardy's first novel never published? What happened to the manuscript of the long promised 'magnum opus' that Truman Capote never delivered? Why did Heinrich Boll abandon his Paradise Lost? These and many other intriguing mysteries are uncovered in this comprehensive guide to literature's lost and unfinished masterpieces. Num Pages: 256 pages, 400. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 248 x 24. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Cassell
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781844037933
ISBN
9781844037933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Composed during the fourteenth century in the English Midlands, this work describes the events that follow when a mysterious green-coloured knight rides into King Arthur's Camelot in deep mid-winter. Blending Celtic myth and Christian faith, it is among the Middle English poems: a tale of magic, chivalry and seduction. Editor(s): O'Donoghue, Bernard. Translator(s): O'Donoghue, Bernard. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140424539
ISBN
9780140424539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. From millenarists to Antichrist hunters, from the Sibyls to the Hussites, Visions of the End is a monumental compendium spanning the literature of the Christian apocalyptic tradition from the period A.D. 400 to 1500, masterfully selected and complete with a comprehensive introduction and new preface. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; DSBB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112574
ISBN
9780231112574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Describes the literary phenomenon of the Sophoclean tragic hero. This work presents an analysis of three plays, the Antigone, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus, that emphasizes the individuality and variety of the living figures Sophocles created on the same basic armature. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 211 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266. Studies in Sophoclean Tragedy. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. 224 pages. Describes the literary phenomenon of the Sophoclean tragic hero. This work presents an analysis of three plays, the Antigone, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus, that emphasizes the individuality and variety of the living figures Sophocles created on the same basic armature. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Dimension: 151 x 211 x 12. Weight: 260.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520049574
ISBN
9780520049574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.75

Paperback. 244 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 18. Weight: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Five Leaves
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905512331
ISBN
9781905512331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.48

Hardback. Addressed to all readers of Dostoevsky, as well as to teachers, students, and specialists, this lucidly-written study approaches the underground manm Raskolnikov, and Ivan and Alyosha Karamazov as lucidly imagined beings whose feelings, behaviours, and ideas are expressions of their personalities and experience. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230602939
ISBN
9780230602939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.92

Paperback. Explores the inner conflicts of some of literature's most famous characters, using Karen Horney's psychoanalytic theories to understand the behaviour of these characters as we would the behaviour of real people Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 25. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814766569
ISBN
9780814766569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403969897
ISBN
9781403969897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349371334
ISBN
9781349371334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.14

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