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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Process United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976082200
ISBN
9780976082200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.01

paperback. Examines the debate about popular fiction in the last two decades and its position within popular culture, with reference to crime fiction, soap opera, romance and TV sitcoms. Series: Communication and Society. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; GTC; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear. Ownership details in pencil on ffep. Text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032005
ISBN
9780415009782
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

Hardcover. Tobias Smollett believed that what was externally visible signified and defined what could be known about the interior life. His fiction is therefore distinguished by its intensely visual qualities. This book reads these qualities in Smollett's novels as exercises of a visual imagination. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820319711
ISBN
9780820319711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.19

Publisher
United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199206179
ISBN
9780199206179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.32

Hardback. This is an analytical study of "The Phantom of the Opera" in its many different versions from the original Gaston Leroux novel to the 21st century. It reveals the history of deep cultural tensions that underlie the novel and each major adaptation. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; AN; APF; DSBF; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312293468
ISBN
9780312293468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.86

Paperback. A thorough and accessible 2002 guide to the Gothic genre. Editor(s): Hogle, Jerrold E. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 354 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 354 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Hogle, Jerrold E. A thorough and accessible 2002 guide to the Gothic genre. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight: 534.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
354
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521794664
ISBN
9780521794664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.43

The author argues that in "Great Expectations", Charles Dickens updated "David Copperfield" and rewrote novels by various contemporaries. He parodically revised his competitor's themes, characters, and incidents to discredit their novels as unrealistic and imbued with Cinderella motifs. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kent State University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122281
ISBN
9780813122281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813116228
ISBN
9780813116228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.69

Hardback. Num Pages: 226 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFP; DSB; HP; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674728691
ISBN
9780674728691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.42
€ 49.19

Hardcover. Jerome McGann takes his readers on a spirited tour through a wide range of Poe's verse as well as the critical and theoretical writings in which he laid out his arresting ideas about poetry and poetics. In a bold reassessment, McGann argues that Poe belongs alongside Whitman and Dickinson as a foundational American poet and cultural presence. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 212 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416666
ISBN
9780674416666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642475
ISBN
9780691642475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.02

Paperback. Includes essays that extend the author's investigations of the instability of the physical text. This title shows how various texts enters the world under socio-historical conditions that set the stage for a ceaseless process of textual development and mutation. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 226 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691015187
ISBN
9780691015187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226558509
ISBN
9780226558509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. For Jerome McGann, the purpose of scholarship is to preserve and pass on cultural heritage, a feat accomplished through discussion among scholars and interested nonspecialists. In this collection of thirteen essays, McGann both addresses and exemplifies that discussion and the vocation it supports. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500850
ISBN
9780226500850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. The historical novel is not only an immensely popular genre, but also one that raises fascinating questions about the nature of key foundational concepts such as fact and fiction, history, reading and writing. This guide offers an introduction to both the genre and the critical debates around it. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415426626
ISBN
9780415426626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Paperback. A passionate and deeply researched reassessment of Emily Dickinson's life and singular legacy in American arts and letters Num Pages: 256 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 297.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781934137987
ISBN
9781934137987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Stories pervade our daily lives, from human interest news items, to a business strategy, to daydreams between chores. Stories are what we use to make sense of the world. But how does this work? This text examines this pervasive human habit and suggests ways to think about how we use stories. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: CJ; DSB; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010994
ISBN
9780674010994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.81

Hardcover. This book is a comprehensive introductory manual that guides beginners to a functional reading knowledge of late medieval and early modern Yiddish (c.1100-1750). It is the first such manual to exist for that language, whose early literary tradition comprises a range of genres as broad as other contemporary European literary traditions. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACY; CF; CJB; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 171. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198785026
ISBN
9780198785026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 219.83

Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 4 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252039621
ISBN
9780252039621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

Paperback. For centuries the real Mother Goose has been shrouded in mystery; now, finally, her secret identity is revealed. Num Pages: 319 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Moon Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782790228
ISBN
9781782790228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.43

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