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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691616100
ISBN
9780691616100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.82

Paperback. Described, variously, as the perfect fusion of poetry and garage band rock and roll, Horses belongs as much to the world of literary and cultural criticism as it does to the realm of musicology. This book demonstrates how Horses transformed the possibilities of both poetry and rock music. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826427922
ISBN
9780826427922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. "A success story .. proof that one can rise above the disease and defy its so-called limitations on the brain."-Daily Beast Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393343427
ISBN
9780393343427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.32

paperback. What qualities helped Primo Levi survive the demented laboratory of Auschwitz? What does Milan Kundera make of being denounced as a subversive writer in communist Czechoslovakia? What does Edna O'Brien think drove generations of Irish writers into exile? This book explores the importance of region, politics and history in their work. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
Condition
New
SKU
9780099428435
ISBN
9780099428435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. A work of candour and inventiveness, instructive particularly in its revelation of the interplay between life and art. It concentrates on five episodes from Philip Roth's life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099520962
ISBN
9780099520962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Herman Roth is eighty-six years old, a widower and retired insurance manager, suffering from a brain tumour and fighting death. In a remarkable act of memory, elegy and appreciation, the author creates his most irrepressible and irresistible hero - his father. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099914303
ISBN
9780099914303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350016101
ISBN
9781350016101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. American Literature in Context after 1929 explores thehistorical events and literary movements that shaped Americanliterature from the Great Depression onward. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405186001
ISBN
9781405186001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.06

Hardback. Quintessentially English, Betjeman was an 'outsider' in England - and doubly so in Cornwall where he was a 'foreigner'. And yet, as this book describes, Betjeman also strove to acquire a veneer of 'Cornishness', cultivating an alternative Celtic identity, and finding inspiration in Cornwall's Anglo-Catholic tradition. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BGL; DSC; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898478
ISBN
9780859898478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.60

Paperback. Quintessentially English, Betjeman was an 'outsider' in England - and doubly so in Cornwall where he was a 'foreigner'. And yet, as this book describes, Betjeman also strove to acquire a veneer of 'Cornishness', cultivating an alternative Celtic identity, and finding inspiration in Cornwall's Anglo-Catholic tradition. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BGL; DSC; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898485
ISBN
9780859898485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.36

Hardcover. This volume contains a survey of prose writing - novels, plays, journalism - produced in Ireland between 1922 and 1939. All quotations are given in English with original Irish in notes. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AFR; DSBH; DSK; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558132
ISBN
9781904558132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.20
€ 78.86

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906075606
ISBN
9781906075606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.24

Hardcover. "The range of Manas performance traditions captured here is immense. What is wonderful and remarkable is that each is presented vividly, with careful ethnographic detail, so that they become living traditions to the reader."--Susan Wadley, Syracuse University Series: Philip E.Lilienthal Books. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BM; DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 39. Weight in Grams: 900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520066908
ISBN
9780520066908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.92
€ 56.19

Hardback. The Tears of Sovereignty is a comparative study of the representation of the concept of sovereignty in paradigmatic plays of early modern English and Spanish drama. It argues that baroque drama produces the critical terms through which contemporary philosophical criticism continues to think through the problems of sovereignty today. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823251308
ISBN
9780823251308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.78

Paperback. Brings together Philip Larkin's poems. In this book, due prominence is given to the poet's comments on his poems, which often outline the circumstances that gave rise to a poem, or state what he was trying to achieve. Editor(s): Burnett, Archie. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 894.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571240074
ISBN
9780571240074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.91

Paperback. With detailed analysis of the text, discussions on themes, historical backgrounds and author biographies, York Notes offers students the best insight into the world of English Literature. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UA) A / AS level; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405861823
ISBN
9781405861823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.30

Paperback. "York Notes Advanced" aim to help make the study of literature more fulfilling and lead to exam success. They should also be of interest to the general reader, as they cover the widest range of popular literature titles. This title covers "The Whitsun Weddings" and selected poetry by Philip Larkin. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 213 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582772298
ISBN
9780582772298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.30

Paperback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APFA; AVGC9; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162654
ISBN
9780231162654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.86

Hardback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 2ACG; AVGC9; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
first
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162647
ISBN
9780231162647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935478
ISBN
9780813935478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.88

Hardcover. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935461
ISBN
9780813935461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Streitfeld, David. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing United States
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612195261
ISBN
9781612195261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.05

paperback. The final piece of work from one of the world's most visionary authors Editor(s): Lethem, Jonathan; Jackson, Pamela. Num Pages: 976 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 150 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1280.
Publisher
Gollancz
Number of pages
976
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780575132443
ISBN
9780575132443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.68

Paperback. This clear introduction explains technical terms such as iambic pentameter and syllabics, defines verse metres such as blank and free verse and illustrates a variety of forms, from the sonnet to freer modes favoured by contemporary writers. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 212 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC; GBC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415087971
ISBN
9780415087971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.72

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