Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Going to see a 'Shakespeare' and want a quick run-down on the plot before you start? Teaching the 'Henry's' and need a handy guide to all the histories for the students? This book gives all this and more: an introduction to Shakespeare and his times; a note on the sources; cast lists, synopses; character descriptions and an essay on each play. Editor(s): McLeish, Kenneth; Unwin, Stephen. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 115 x 20. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571237456
- ISBN
- 9780571237456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.56
€ 15.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. This work is designed for students who are undertaking the serious study of Plato for the first time. It aims to provide a method for engaging with the dialogues as actively as the actual participants are engaged, and discusses the significance of the dramatic and literary form of the dialogues. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSK; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038762
- ISBN
- 9780268038762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Paperback. The Classical Roman Reader provides access to literary, artistic, social, religious, political, scientific, and philosophical texts that shaped Roman thinking and helped form the backbone of Western culture. Editor(s): Atchity, Kenneth John. Num Pages: 480 pages, 49 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AH; DSB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 187 x 32. Weight in Grams: 843.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195127409
- ISBN
- 9780195127409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.98
€ 42.98
Hardback. Offers an in-depth exploration of the libellus - or little book - of six Latin satires left by the Roman satirical writer Persius when he died in AD 62 at the age of twenty-seven. In this book, the author fleshes out the primary importance of this mysterious and idiosyncratic writer. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141411
- ISBN
- 9780691141411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.32€ 55.66
€ 71.32
€ 55.66
Hardcover. The puppet can entertain or terrify, evoke the innocence of childhood, or become a magical entity, able to negotiate with ghosts and gods. This book takes us on a meditative journey through the world of puppet theater, exploring the mysterious fascination of these unsettling objects. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 colour plates, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: ASZM; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226309583
- ISBN
- 9780226309583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.26
€ 26.99
€ 22.26
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- powerHouse Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576876367
- ISBN
- 9781576876367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.87
€ 21.99
€ 19.87
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: CBV; DSB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149907
- ISBN
- 9780231149907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.20€ 64.43
€ 83.20
€ 64.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306. Managing Language in the Digital Age. 272 pages, ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 13. Weight: 312.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149914
- ISBN
- 9780231149914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.52
€ 26.99
€ 20.52
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691632544
- ISBN
- 9780691632544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.91
€ 132.91
Hardcover. Through the centuries doctors have developed not only knowledge and experience, but also an understanding of feelings, emotions and ethical issues: the Science and the Art. Kenneth Calman's A Doctor's Line is based on the idea of a 'commonplace' book for professionals, the public and patients. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 656. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing minor shelfwear with bumps to edges, remains in good condition
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Sandstone Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KSG0009049
- ISBN
- 9781908737892
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. A feature of the second edition (1953) of Counter-Statement was the Curriculum Criticum in which the author placed the book in terms of his later work. In this edition, he continues his "curve of development" in an Addendum which surveys the course of his subsequent books (up to the publication of Collected Poems, 1915-1967) and work-in-progress. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 40.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520001961
- ISBN
- 9780520001961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.37
€ 37.37
Paperback. Probes the nature of linguistic or symbolic action as it relates to specific novels, plays, and poems. Num Pages: 463 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520024830
- ISBN
- 9780520024830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.29
€ 41.99
€ 30.29
Paperback. Suitable for a course in literary criticism, the title is concerned with the attempt to define and track down the implications of the term "symbolic action," and to show how the marvels of literature and language look when considered form that point of view. Num Pages: 532 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520001923
- ISBN
- 9780520001923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.98
€ 44.99
€ 31.98
Paperback. Series: Heritage of Sociology S. Num Pages: 342 pages, 1Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226080789
- ISBN
- 9780226080789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.62
€ 42.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; JFSP1; JMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816675838
- ISBN
- 9780816675838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.64
€ 30.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. Representations in visual arts and fiction play an important part in our lives and culture. Walton presents a theory of the nature of representation, which shows its many varieties and explains its importance. His analysis is illustrated with examples from film, art, literature and theatre. Num Pages: 480 pages, 27 halftones, 3 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: A; DSB; HPCF; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674576032
- ISBN
- 9780674576032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.24€ 48.48
€ 52.24
€ 48.48
Hardback. Examines the literary and cultural production of the provincial capital of Poitiers from the late 1560s through the early 1580s. This study considers influences on the salon and the city such as contemporary codes of conduct, the court sessions, and the religious wars. Num Pages: 269 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874139655
- ISBN
- 9780874139655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.45
€ 145.45
Hardback. Spanning a full century, from the post-Revolutionary War era to the Gilded Age, The New Middle Kingdom is a vivid look at the Far East through Western eyes, one that highlights the importance of China in antebellum US culture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 35, 14 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; DS; HBJF; HBJK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421422510
- ISBN
- 9781421422510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.61
€ 81.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905512379
- ISBN
- 9781905512379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.38
€ 12.38
Hardback. This book examines how, at the turn of the 19th century, Japanese fiction used melodrama's binary morality-the battle between good and evil-to generate alternative models of family to answer the needs of a modernizing society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 figures, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804757775
- ISBN
- 9780804757775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.04
€ 82.04