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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. With its rich and ebullient language, ironic twists and startling juxtapositions, Dead Souls (1842) stands as one of the most dazzling and poetic masterpieces of the nineteenth century. This brilliant new translation by Christopher English is complemented by a superb introductory essay by the pre-eminent Gogol scholar, Robert Maguire. Editor(s): English, Christopher. Translator(s): English, Christopher. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AGR; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554669
ISBN
9780199554669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Translator(s): Nelson, Richard; Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Series: Tcg Classic Russian Drama. Num Pages: 147 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; DD; DSB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559364553
ISBN
9781559364553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.46

Hardcover. Science has transformed understandings of the mind, supplying physiological explanations for what once seemed transcendental. Nikki Skillman shows how lyric poets-caught between a reductive scientific view and naive literary metaphors-struggled to articulate a vision of consciousness that was both scientifically informed and poetically truthful. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DS; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674545120
ISBN
9780674545120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611472400
ISBN
9781611472400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.65

Paperback. Editor(s): Nikkanen, Anita. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 4KL; DB; DQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 219 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474266147
ISBN
9781474266147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.40

Hardback. Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479812684
ISBN
9781479812684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.31

paperback. Provides a collection of theoretical and literary essays on Swift's work. The text places an emphasis on his Anglo-Irishness, which, it argues, is a key area in understanding his life and works. Reference is also made to Swift's gender relations and his female imitators. Series: Longman Critical Readers. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582225725
ISBN
9780582225725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.83

Hardback. The Historical Dictionary of Ian Fleming's World of Intelligence: Fact and Fiction includes hundreds of dictionary entries on actual cases of espionage, real-life spies, MI5, SIS, CIA, and KGB, as well as on the short stories and novels that define one of the most extraordinary fictional characters of all time. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 507.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810861909
ISBN
9780810861909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.03

Paperback. Each title in the "York Notes" series offers an approach to English literature that should help students achieve a better grade. This book provides detailed summaries and commentaries, advice, facts and an extended resources section on "The Catcher in the Rye". Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 4KHT; DSK; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 7. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Pearson York Notes
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582772724
ISBN
9780582772724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.81

Paperback. Little known as a poet in his own time, Andrew Marvell (1621-78) was a patriotic politician and champion of religious toleration during the Restoration. This book presents his poetry, accompanied by annotations giving a record of literary, philosophical and theological analogues and allusions. It also addresses the local points of interpretation. Editor(s): Smith, Nigel. Series: Longman Annotated English Poets. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 27. Weight in Grams: 946.
Publisher
Pearson
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405832830
ISBN
9781405832830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 53.67

Paperback. As the author of "Evelina" and "Cecilia", both of which created new dimensions for the novel, Fanny Burney is as well remembered for her memoirs of Johnson, her mastectomy and her account of the Battle of Waterloo. This portrait of Burney paints a picture of this forward-looking woman. Num Pages: 112 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBD; DSK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 125 x 0. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0020983
ISBN
9781904095187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The classic story of the relationship between Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, and a unique portrait of the Bloomsbury Group. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp b&w illustratio. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BGA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 128 x 36. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
W&N
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857990614
ISBN
9781857990614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, York Notes Advanced introduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 96 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 6. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582414624
ISBN
9780582414624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903039694
ISBN
9781903039694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.74

Paperback. "A Map of the Island" is an extended poetic meditation upon a boy's youth in Trinidad. In these verses we hear the cadences of the West Indies spoken from the distance of the Canadian prairies. Series: Currents. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
First Printing
Number of pages
70
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888643711
ISBN
9780888643711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. The "High Book of the Grail" (Perlesvaus) is one of the most fascinating of medieval Arthurian romances. The framework of the romance is the struggle of Arthur and his knights to impose - by force - the New Law of Christianity in place of the Old Law. This work presents this view of the Arthurian world to students of medieval literature. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843841210
ISBN
9781843841210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.52

Paperback. Translator(s): Bryant, Nigel. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 210 x 7. Weight in Grams: 142. Selected Episodes from Perceforest: the Prehistory of Arthur's Britain. 128 pages, black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSBB. Dimension: 131 x 210 x 7. Weight: 148. Translator(s): Bryant, Nigel.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842903
ISBN
9781843842903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.45

Paperback. This concise companion introduces students to the most important poetic figures, movements, contexts, and trends in post-war British and Irish poetry, providing a much-needed reference point in a sprawling and often contentious field. Editor(s): Alderman, Nigel; Blanton, C. D. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118646946
ISBN
9781118646946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 135 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
135
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772899541
ISBN
9788772899541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.39

Paperback. Presents a selection of 20th-century Amazonian literature. This book contains writing from the indigenous and mestizo people of the Amazon basin, which aims to recover their forgotten voices for the Latin American literary canon. It includes poems, stories, and passages from novels that include traditional themes of the indigenous groups. Editor(s): Suarez-Arauz, Nicomedes. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813030807
ISBN
9780813030807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.62

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