Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. Presents a survey of twentieth-century American drama studies. This work includes studies of leading dramatists, such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill and Gertrude Stein. It examines the movements that framed the century, such as the Harlem Renaissance, lesbian and gay drama, and the solo performances of the 1980s and 1990s. Editor(s): Krasner, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 600 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1192.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405110884
- ISBN
- 9781405110884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 222.25
€ 222.25
Paperback. This Companion provides an original and authoritative survey of twentieth-century American drama studies, written by some of the best scholars and critics in the field. Editor(s): Krasner, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 600 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405163682
- ISBN
- 9781405163682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.71
€ 61.71
Hardback. College-mystery novels, a subgenre known for settings within universities and college towns, draw a reading audience comprised of both academics and the general mystery fan. Academe in Mystery and Detective Fiction promises to be an invaluable resource suited for scholarly inquiry and the lay mystery reader. Num Pages: 448 pages, index, references. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; DSR; FF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810838413
- ISBN
- 9780810838413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.23
€ 170.23
Hardcover. Examines the kind of consciousness central to comic novels of the 18th century. The author asserts that it is individual identity conceived in social terms - a character's search for his or her place in a precarious social order. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820313658
- ISBN
- 9780820313658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.31
€ 63.31
Paperback. Since the discovery over one hundred years ago of a body of Mesopotamian poetry preserved on clay tablets, what has come to be known as the Epic of Gilgamesh has been considered a masterpiece of ancient literature. This title presents the Epic to the general reader in a clear narrative. Translator(s): Kovacs, Maureen Gallery. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSB; DCF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804717113
- ISBN
- 9780804717113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.53
€ 16.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. The first full-length critical study of lynching plays in American culture Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSG; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252078804
- ISBN
- 9780252078804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. The first full-length critical study of lynching plays in American culture Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSG; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252036491
- ISBN
- 9780252036491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Hardback. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; DSC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104099
- ISBN
- 9780230104099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. The accommodation of popular icons on stage and the results this framing yields constitute this work's primary interests and aims. Plays studied include Sam Shepard's True West and Marsha Norman's The Holdup. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611472714
- ISBN
- 9781611472714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.44
€ 117.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HPJ; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349059638
- ISBN
- 9781349059638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.63
€ 71.63
Electronic book text. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture E. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSBB; GL; HBJF1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474426398
- ISBN
- 9781474426398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.31
€ 44.99
€ 37.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; 3JD; DSBD; DSC; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268027766
- ISBN
- 9780268027766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.47
€ 38.99
€ 35.47
Hardcover. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572410626
- ISBN
- 9781572410626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.23
€ 41.99
€ 30.23
Paperback. Translator(s): Bary, Brett De. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822313236
- ISBN
- 9780822313236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardcover. In 1898, both Cuba and the Philippines achieved their independence from Spain and then immediately became targets of US expansionism. This book presents a comparative analysis of late-nineteenth-century literature and history in Cuba and the Philippines, focusing on the writings of Jose Marti and Jose Rizal to reveal shared anti-imperial struggles. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KJC; 2ADS; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137332950
- ISBN
- 9781137332950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 189 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763536721
- ISBN
- 9788763536721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.55
€ 38.99
€ 28.55
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403972231
- ISBN
- 9781403972231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardback. Translator(s): Calichman, Richard. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231163866
- ISBN
- 9780231163866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.87€ 57.47
€ 72.87
€ 57.47
Hardback. More than 30 new essays from an international cast of specialists reflect the most recent developments in Ovidian scholarship. Written in an accessible and lively style, the essays represent a wide range of critical methodologies and approaches to Ovid's literary oeuvre. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 534 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 173 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1126.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 534
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405141833
- ISBN
- 9781405141833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 273.48
€ 273.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349173044
- ISBN
- 9781349173044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.33
€ 193.33
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474262101
- ISBN
- 9781474262101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.78€ 67.49
€ 105.78
€ 67.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 297 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776747053
- ISBN
- 9788776747053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.68
€ 36.99
€ 27.68
Hardcover. A biography that provides a meticulously researched insight into the author's family background, his education and employment, his attitude to his native city, his literary influences, and his relationships with women. Series: Literary Traveller. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 2ACG; BGL; DSBH; DSK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 116 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906598884
- ISBN
- 9781906598884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Hardcover. Translator(s): Jones, W. Glyn. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations, notes. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DCF; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772894430
- ISBN
- 9788772894430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 32.06
€ 43.99
€ 32.06