Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Putting Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis's (1883-1957) vast output into the context of his lifelong spiritual quest and the turbulent politics of twentieth-century Greece, this title argues that Kazantzakis was a deeply flawed genius. It covers his life after 1938, the period in which he wrote "Zorba the Greek" and "The Last Temptation of Christ". Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 640 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 2AHM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 999.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128139
- ISBN
- 9780691128139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.87€ 76.52
€ 100.87
€ 76.52
Paperback. A biography of Nikos Kazantzakis. It describes his struggle with political questions that were in reality aspects of a fervent religious search. It features his experiments with communism in turbulent Greece, his visits to Soviet Russia, and the publication of his epic "Odyssey" in 1938. Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128801
- ISBN
- 9780691128801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813931210
- ISBN
- 9780813931210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.95
€ 54.95
Paperback. The remarkably diverse writings of Zygmunt Bauman range across a large number of issues in sociology, politics, history, and cultural studies. This is the first collection of Baumana s writings that covers the entire breadth of his work, and includes a summarizing essay and commentary by editor Peter Beilharz. Editor(s): Beilharz, Peter. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631214922
- ISBN
- 9780631214922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.85
€ 60.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526121790
- ISBN
- 9781526121790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.33
€ 17.33
Paperback. Offers a way to think about how the power of poetry, art, and the lyrical imagination illuminate history, trauma, and memory. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 colour plates, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226254333
- ISBN
- 9780226254333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.82
€ 32.99
€ 25.82
Paperback. Dickens had everything - fame, success and riches - but he died harbouring a deep sadness he had experienced all his life. He was a man of mercurial character, but he also had a sense of loss and longing that would constantly appear in his work. This title takes the reader into the life of one of the world's greatest writers. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099437093
- ISBN
- 9780099437093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.29
€ 21.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. Offers a biography of Shakespeare, this book reads like the work of a contemporary meeting Shakespeare. It is a depiction of the world Shakespeare inhabited. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749386559
- ISBN
- 9780749386559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Features the stories ranging from Beowulf to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, via Chaucer and Shakespeare, to the Bronte sisters, 'Alice through the Looking Glass' and 'Lord of the Rings'. This work takes the reader from medieval mystery plays to music hall and pantomime; painting; and music, with Purcell and Vaughan Williams. Num Pages: 544 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099438076
- ISBN
- 9780099438076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.74
€ 40.99
€ 28.74
Paperback. Geoffrey Chaucer has some claim to being the greatest poet in the English language. Yet he has also been considered to be an invisible poet, self-depreciating and ironic, leaving only the breath of his comedy behind. In truth a great deal is known of him. He was a royal servant, who was indicted for rape. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 colour plate section, b&w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099287483
- ISBN
- 9780099287483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.66
€ 8.66
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208766
- ISBN
- 9780872208766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.57€ 43.31
€ 54.57
€ 43.31
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477311684
- ISBN
- 9781477311684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.65
€ 59.65
Paperback. Text with translation, commentary and notes. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DN; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856685903
- ISBN
- 9780856685903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.14
€ 34.99
€ 31.14
Paperback. * Contains both original research and accessible coverage of the key issues -- makes it ideal for students of Chaucer at all levels. * Completely new approach -- the volume highlights themes and issues, rather than being arranged by Chaucera s works. Editor(s): Brown, Peter. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 536 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 28. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235903
- ISBN
- 9780631235903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.47
€ 57.47
Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612. An excellent, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press University Park, Pennsylvania
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First
- SKU
- KRS0017759
- ISBN
- 9780271008455
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Enable students to achieve their best grade in AS/A-level English Literature with this year-round course companion; designed to instil in-depth textual understanding as students read, analyse and revise Othello throughout the course. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 192 x 358 x 7. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471853920
- ISBN
- 9781471853920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.93
€ 16.99
€ 16.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816641352
- ISBN
- 9780816641352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Hardback. Num Pages: 191 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810825635
- ISBN
- 9780810825635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.74
€ 100.74
Num Pages: 315 pages. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810825611
- ISBN
- 9780810825611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.76
€ 108.76
The Hidden Adult is a focused and sophisticated analysis of children's literature and a major contribution to the theory and criticism of the genre. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 32. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889790
- ISBN
- 9780801889790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.84
€ 89.84
Paperback. The Hidden Adult is a focused and sophisticated analysis of children's literature and a major contribution to the theory and criticism of the genre. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889806
- ISBN
- 9780801889806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.12
€ 46.99
€ 39.12
Hardback. Num Pages: 281 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611471878
- ISBN
- 9781611471878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.18
€ 131.18
Paperback. This Second Edition is based on the authoritative texts chosen by the editors from their scholarly edition of The Complete Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 816 pages, 5 illustrations, index, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393977523
- ISBN
- 9780393977523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.75
€ 25.99
€ 22.75
Hardback. It is in the works included in this volume that the recognizable and characteristic voice of Shelley emerges-unmistakable, consistent, and vital. Editor(s): Reiman, Donald H.; Fraistat, Neil; Crook, Nora; Curran, Stuart; O'Neill, Michael; Neth, Michael J.; Brookshire, David. Num Pages: 1152 pages, 15, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 168 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1758.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1152
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401362
- ISBN
- 9781421401362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.12
€ 162.12