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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Including the classics of the genre as well as rare period pieces by African Americans and women, and northern and southern patriotic verse and songs, The Columbia Book of Civil War Poetry paints the background of the conflict and its literature, with each poem introduced by a compelling vignette. Editor(s): Frome, Keith. Num Pages: 543 pages, 53 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DC; DSBF; DSC; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 210 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
543
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231100021
ISBN
9780231100021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. Arguing that philology can no longer be treated as something that did not happen to Romantic authors, this book undertakes a substantial revision of our understanding of the intellectual and political contexts that helped determine the Romantic consciousness. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333968987
ISBN
9780333968987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; BGH; DSB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679263
ISBN
9780816679263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. Shatters the notion that madness fuels creativity. This work features sixteen essays that address questions such as: Does emotional distress inspire great work? Is artistry enhanced or diminished by mental illness? What effect does substance abuse have on esthetic vision? Do psychoactive medications impinge on ingenuity? Editor(s): Berlin, Richard M. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; MMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801888397
ISBN
9780801888397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.82

Hardback. Editor(s): Ludwig, Richard. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; DNF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691651019
ISBN
9780691651019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157834
ISBN
9780231157834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.64

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458. The Use of Childhood in Ten Great Novels. 232 pages, ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157827
ISBN
9780231157827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.64
€ 80.25

Hardback. This book collects a number of Richard LevinOs essays, beginning with his well-known PMLA article of 1988 on OFeminist Thematics and Shakesperean TragedyO and continuing through the 1990s. Num Pages: 309 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611472479
ISBN
9781611472479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349424771
ISBN
9781349424771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.29

Paperback. * A concise introduction to a core and popular area of literary studies. * Provides extended case studies which survey and summarise key critical debates and as such are invaluable for teaching. Series: Themes in 20th and 21st Century Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745632797
ISBN
9780745632797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

Hardback. This biographical work traces the life and career of Ademar of Chabannes (989-1034 AD), a monk, historian, liturgist and hagiographer. Utilizing the collection of over 1000 folios of manuscript that Ademar left behind, this text examines the development of Ademar's career and the events of his day. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; DSBB; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674755307
ISBN
9780674755307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.87
€ 90.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Schur, Richard L. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2009
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349382439
ISBN
9781349382439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Kuhns approaches Decameronfrom a variety of literary, philosophical, and historical perspectives. He argues that Decameroncontains a theory of storytelling and reveals the ways in which Decameron'scomic and sexual elements lead into philosophical debate and moral argument. Kuhns also suggests that Decameronis one of the first self-conscious creations of a "total work of art." Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 half-tone. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136082
ISBN
9780231136082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.77
€ 51.34

Hardback. Using the methods of Edgar Allan Poe's sleuth C. Auguste Dupin, Kopley here offers surprising discoveries about Poe's detective tales and traces the origins of the modern detective tale genre. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230604704
ISBN
9780230604704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349372539
ISBN
9781349372539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Employing the methods of Poe's own detective, Edgar Allan Poe and the Dupin Mysteries offers new and surprising discoveries about Poe's stories. This book is an insightful and useful guide for students and experts alike. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230120389
ISBN
9780230120389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.29

Hardback. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739146903
ISBN
9780739146903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2GDC; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231176965
ISBN
9780231176965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.10

Paperback. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 113 x 20. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publication date
1978
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780268000363
ISBN
9780268000363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.76

Hardcover. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 397.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403918994
ISBN
9781403918994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349514373
ISBN
9781349514373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.78

Paperback. From the authors of the successful Grand-Guignol and London's Grand Guignol - also published by UEP - this book includes translations of a further eleven plays, adding significantly to the repertoire of Grand-Guignol plays available in the English language. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: ANF; ANH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859899963
ISBN
9780859899963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.07

Hardback. Considered together, these six intellectuals serve as sobering reminders that political commitments are never as simple or straightforward as they seem and that admirable motives for political involvement can have dangerous and destructive consequences in historical practice. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801882586
ISBN
9780801882586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.65
€ 56.64

Paperback. Offers an introduction to Charles Dickens' work of the nineteenth century, "David Copperfield". This title considers issues such as autobiography and Victorian social conditions. It traces responses to the novel from the first reviews to modern criticism. It provides insights into the novel's humour, its reflections of class and gender structures. Editor(s): Dunn, Richard J. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 184 pages, chronology, facsimiles, further reading. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415275422
ISBN
9780415275422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.90

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