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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. With the expansion of the publishing industry between the 16th and 18th centuries, reading for pleasure became possible for an increasing number of people. This work examines the proliferation of romances in early modern England, as well as their vilification by elite writers. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; DSK; FRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123792
ISBN
9780231123792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268029807
ISBN
9780268029807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Hardcover. From domestic commonplaces, Loretta Bonnier Anawalt has invented a surreal evocation in prose and verse poems, presented as a pattern of dreams "printed" on the mind, as one might observe images emerging in a photographer's darkroom. Here, art and literature intertwine to provide evocative power, mystery, and intellectual pleasures. Illustrator(s): Helm, Robert. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; AFC; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 311 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1275.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Eastern Washington University
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0212756
ISBN
9780910055512
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Hardcover. From domestic commonplaces, Loretta Bonnier Anawalt has invented a surreal evocation in prose and verse poems, presented as a pattern of dreams "printed" on the mind, as one might observe images emerging in a photographer's darkroom. Here, art and literature intertwine to provide evocative power, mystery, and intellectual pleasures. Illustrator(s): Helm, Robert. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; AFC; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 311 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1275.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Eastern Washington University
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KEX0212755
ISBN
9780910055512
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Hardback. Zombies the Medical Image. Num Pages: NO. BIC Classification: DS. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271077116
ISBN
9780271077116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.57
€ 67.72

Paperback. Zombies the Medical Image. Num Pages: NO. BIC Classification: DS. Dimension: 233 x 282 x 19. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271077123
ISBN
9780271077123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.78

Paperback. Homeric Durability investigates the concepts of time and decay in the Iliad. Through a framework informed by phenomenology and psychology, Lorenzo Garcia argues that, in moments of pain and sorrow, the Homeric gods are themselves defined by human temporal experience, and so the epic tradition cannot but imagine its own eventual disintegration. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 425 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
425
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073234
ISBN
9780674073234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.66

Paperback. Part literary mystery, part biography, part curiosity, here is the short, charming (and true) story of one man's obsession with Marcel Proust, and his decades-long quest to collect everything that once belonged to the writer - right down to his overcoat Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846272721
ISBN
9781846272721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.26

Hardback. This book is the first comprehensive history of Grove Press, the groundbreaking publisher responsible for the end of obscenity and the assimilation of the avant-garde into the American mainstream. Series: Post*45. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804784160
ISBN
9780804784160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.58

Paperback. In the "Poet to Poet" series, a contemporary poet advocates a poet of the past or present whom they have particularly admired. By their selection of verses and their critical reactions, the selectors offer intriguing insights into their own work. Here, Mick Imlah selects Tennyson. Editor(s): Imlah, Mick. Series: Poet to Poet: An Essential Choice of Classic Verse. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 119 x 7. Weight in Grams: 72.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
9780571207008
ISBN
9780571207008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 5.50

Paperback. Byron's Poetry and Prose presents an extensive selection of Byron's poetry, letters, and journal entries in chronological clusters, allowing readers to see the changes that took place in his writing in the context of the places he lived and his fame, exile, and travels. Editor(s): Levine, Alice. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 1088 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393925609
ISBN
9780393925609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.59

Paperback. One of the great Victorian poets, Tennyson's genius is expressed through the precision and delicacy of the language of his lyrical poems Editor(s): Baron, Michael. Series: Everyman Poetry. Num Pages: 128 pages, notes, chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. One of the great Victorian poets, Tennyson's genius is expressed through the precision and delicacy of the language of his lyrical poems Editor(s): Baron, Michael. Series: Everyman Poetry. Num Pages: 128 pages, notes, chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
W&N
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0007230
ISBN
9780460878029
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Unlike studies of 19th-century culture that perpetuate a dichotomy of a public, male world set against a private, female world, this book shows the sometimes contradictory cultural planes on which struggles for authority unfolded in antebellum America. It also revises the terms of debate on 19th-century literature, history, and gender studies. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320425
ISBN
9780822320425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.18

Paperback. Brings together philosophy and literature, theory and practical criticism, the Western and the non-Western in defining common ground on which East and West may come to a mutual understanding Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 285 x 24. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822312185
ISBN
9780822312185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.37

Paperback. A collection of Greek fiction that includes "Callirhoe", "Daphnis and Chloe", "Letters of Chion". Editor(s): Morales, Helen. Translator(s): Omitowoju, Rosanna; Vasunia, Phiroze; Penwill, John. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449259
ISBN
9780140449259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 510 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGL; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118281529
ISBN
9781118281529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.00

Hardback. The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 980.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631207849
ISBN
9780631207849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.62

Paperback. Shows magical realism to be an international movement with a wide-ranging history. Editor(s): Faris, Wendy B. Num Pages: 592 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822316404
ISBN
9780822316404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.21

paperback. Samuel Beckett has long been identified with the debilitated and impotent characters he created. In this book, the author offers a new perspective on Beckett, challenging the prevalent image of him as reclusive, self-absorbed and disturbed and shows him as a kind and generous man. Num Pages: 262 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0019004
ISBN
9780300074956
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Nancy Cunard abandoned the world of a celebrated socialite and Jazz Age icon to pursue a lifelong battle against social injustice as a wartime journalist, humanitarian aid worker, and civil rights champion. This biography tells the story of a writer, activist, and cultural icon who embodied the dazzling energy and tumultuous spirit of her age. Num Pages: 504 pages, 70 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 35. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139380
ISBN
9780231139380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Editor(s): Lloyd, Dr David (Independent Consultant). BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474415323
ISBN
9781474415323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Hardcover. Provides an reading of Kipling's fiction using the feminist psychoanalytic methodology of Julia Kristeva and Helene Cixous, focusing particularly on ideas of the abjected maternal feminine. This book examines Kipling's ambivalent relationship to the India of his childhood and the 'loss' of his mother figures. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748698554
ISBN
9780748698554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.71
€ 102.83

Paperback. Editor(s): Murphy, Lizz. Num Pages: 373 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DQ; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
373
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559510
ISBN
9781875559510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Constable, Liz; Denisoff, Dennis; Potolsky, Matthew. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216783
ISBN
9780812216783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

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