Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
paperback. Approaching the tragedies as drama, wondering about their characters as he might have wondered about people in novels or in life, the author gives us a true sense of 'the tragedies joining up with life, with all our lives; leading us into a perspective of possibilities that stretch forward and back in time, and in our total awareness of things. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140530193
- ISBN
- 9780140530193
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. The late Victorian period witnessed the remarkable revival of magical practice and belief. Butler examines the individuals, institutions and literature associated with this revival and demonstrates how Victorian occultism provided an alternative to the tightening camps of science and religion in a social environment that nurtured magical beliefs. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HRAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349308552
- ISBN
- 9781349308552
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Condition: New
€ 159.95
€ 159.95
Hardback. Teaching Stephen King critically examines the works of Stephen King and several ways King can be incorporated into the high school and college classroom. The book is organized around three key themes: Variations of Classic Horror Tropes, Real Life Horror, and Playing with Publishing. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JNU; YQE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137483904
- ISBN
- 9781137483904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Paperback. This book analyzes the political, aesthetic, moral and religious developments in the period 1606-1660 and discusses the works of Donne, Jonson, Milton and early modern women's writing. Brady combines Literary Theory, social and cultural History, Psychology and Anthropology to produce exciting and original readings of neglected source material. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HBJD; HBJD1; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349520381
- ISBN
- 9781349520381
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Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Paperback. Series: New Directions in Irish & Irish American Literature. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349532216
- ISBN
- 9781349532216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Hardback. Written in hypertext and read from a computer, hypertext novels exist as a collection of textual fragments, which must be pieced together by the reader. The Possible Worlds of Hypertext Fiction offers a new critical theory tailored specifically for this burgeoning genre, providing a much needed body of criticism in a key area of new media fiction. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230542556
- ISBN
- 9780230542556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- SKU
- V9781349483679
- ISBN
- 9781349483679
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Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Hardback. By examining the representation of urban space in contemporary British fiction, this book argues that key to the political left's strategy was a model of action which folded politics into culture and elevated disenfranchisement to the status of a political principle. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393715
- ISBN
- 9781137393715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
paperback. Using unpublished archive material, including correspondence and the many annotations Murdoch made to the books held in her Oxford library, this book offers fresh insights into Murdoch's work by placing it within a diversity of new contexts. It also reveals startling parallels between Murdoch's work and other literary and philosophical texts. Editor(s): Rowe, A. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349345519
- ISBN
- 9781349345519
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
paperback. This volume is an eclectic mix of essays that reposition Murdoch's work in relation to current debates in philosophy, theology, literature, gender and sexuality, and authorship. Editor(s): Rowe, A. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HPCF; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349281152
- ISBN
- 9781349281152
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Condition: New
€ 129.05
€ 129.05
Paperback. Originally published: Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1913 as: England in 1815 as seen by a young Boston merchant. Editor(s): Rauch, A. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; HBJD1; HBJK; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349370801
- ISBN
- 9781349370801
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Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Paperback. Editor(s): Nash, A. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349721511
- ISBN
- 9781349721511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Craven, A. Series: Signs of Race. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSBH5; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349294770
- ISBN
- 9781349294770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Paperback. Constructing Coleridge examines Coleridge's penchant for re-invention and carefully demonstrates how the Coleridge family editors followed his lead in constructing his posthumous reputation. Following his death in 1834, the family editors faced immediate scandals and sought to construct the Coleridge they preferred in these trying circumstances. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349365531
- ISBN
- 9781349365531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
hardcover. This interpretive dictionary introduces the critical and theoretical world of distinguished literary and cultural critic Edward W. Said, through the crucial terms and concepts central to his work. It compares and contrasts Said's perspective with other key theorists, such as Derrida, Spivak, Foucault, and Jameson. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405183789
- ISBN
- 9781405183789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.81
€ 90.81
Hardback. Essays shedding fresh and significant light on Gower's poetry, major and minor, as it was received, read, and re-produced in England and in Iberia from the fourteenth to the twentieth centuries. Editor(s): Saez-Hidalgo, Ana; Yeager, R. F. Series: Publications of the John Gower Society. Num Pages: 347 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843207
- ISBN
- 9781843843207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.68
€ 114.68
Paperback. With a novelist's insight and eye for detail, A.S. Byatt examines the relationship between Wordsworth and Coleridge against the background of the great changes of their times - in society, politics, education and literature. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; BG; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 208. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0005994
- ISBN
- 9780099302230
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In her opening essays - 'Fathers', 'Forefathers' and 'Ancestors', the author considers the renaissance of the historical novel and discusses particularly the novel of wartime experience; the surprising variety of distant pasts that British writers have invented; and the new 'Darwinian novel'. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099283836
- ISBN
- 9780099283836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.17
€ 17.99
€ 14.17
Paperback. Pasco analyzes innovative nineteenth- and twentieth-century French works to suggest a definition of the novel, in all of its variations and difficulties: a relatively long, artistically designed, prose fiction. He permits literary aficionados to reevaluate novels through comparisons with other genres and both recent and former traditions. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349290413
- ISBN
- 9781349290413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. NFS Grundtvig is the 19th-century Denmark produced figure of international significance in the field of religious thought and life. This work presents a collection of essays, mostly European and North American. It suggests that in NFS Grundtvig we have a 19th-century thinker with unexpected relevance to the dilemmas of the new century. Editor(s): Allchin, A. M.; Bradley, S. A. J.; Hjelm, Norman A.; Schjorring, Jens Holger. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; DSBF; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772888354
- ISBN
- 9788772888354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.27
€ 22.27
Hardback. Translations based on: Ettuttokai; Pattuppattu; and Tolkappiyam. Editor(s): Ramanujan, A. K. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2BRT; DCQ; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157346
- ISBN
- 9780231157346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.29€ 85.37
€ 111.29
€ 85.37
Hardcover. This unique collection of essays explores medieval and early modern Troilus texts from Chaucer to Shakespeare. Editor(s): Johnston, Andrew James; West-Pavlov, Russell; Kempf, Elisabeth. Series: Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719090226
- ISBN
- 9780719090226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.94
€ 167.94
Hardback. An examination into aspects of the sexual as depicted in a variety of medieval texts, from Chaucer and Malory to romance and alchemical treatises. Editor(s): Hopkins, Amanda; Rouse, Robert; Rushton, Cory James. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843795
- ISBN
- 9781843843795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.86
€ 79.86
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive survey of approaches to genre in Shakespeare's work. Contributors probe deeply into genre theory and genre history by relating Renaissance conceptions. In this sense, the volume proposes to read Shakespeare through genre and, just as importantly, read genre through Shakespeare. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291885
- ISBN
- 9781349291885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77