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Literature: history & criticism
Flexibound. Why was Thomas Hardy's first novel never published? What happened to the manuscript of the long promised 'magnum opus' that Truman Capote never delivered? Why did Heinrich Boll abandon his Paradise Lost? These and many other intriguing mysteries are uncovered in this comprehensive guide to literature's lost and unfinished masterpieces. Num Pages: 256 pages, 400. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 248 x 24. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844037933
- ISBN
- 9781844037933
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Composed during the fourteenth century in the English Midlands, this work describes the events that follow when a mysterious green-coloured knight rides into King Arthur's Camelot in deep mid-winter. Blending Celtic myth and Christian faith, it is among the Middle English poems: a tale of magic, chivalry and seduction. Editor(s): O'Donoghue, Bernard. Translator(s): O'Donoghue, Bernard. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140424539
- ISBN
- 9780140424539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. From millenarists to Antichrist hunters, from the Sibyls to the Hussites, Visions of the End is a monumental compendium spanning the literature of the Christian apocalyptic tradition from the period A.D. 400 to 1500, masterfully selected and complete with a comprehensive introduction and new preface. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; DSBB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112574
- ISBN
- 9780231112574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Describes the literary phenomenon of the Sophoclean tragic hero. This work presents an analysis of three plays, the Antigone, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus, that emphasizes the individuality and variety of the living figures Sophocles created on the same basic armature. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 211 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266. Studies in Sophoclean Tragedy. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. 224 pages. Describes the literary phenomenon of the Sophoclean tragic hero. This work presents an analysis of three plays, the Antigone, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus, that emphasizes the individuality and variety of the living figures Sophocles created on the same basic armature. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Dimension: 151 x 211 x 12. Weight: 260.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520049574
- ISBN
- 9780520049574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.68
€ 35.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. 244 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 18. Weight: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Five Leaves
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905512331
- ISBN
- 9781905512331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Explores the inner conflicts of some of literature's most famous characters, using Karen Horney's psychoanalytic theories to understand the behaviour of these characters as we would the behaviour of real people Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 25. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814766569
- ISBN
- 9780814766569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Hardcover. This biography explores the life and work of Denis Johnston, barrister, theatre director, film-maker, pioneering television producer, war correspondent, essayist and celebrated playwright. Bernard Adams brings light to the extraordinary secret life of a complex, self-doubting individual. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 44. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901866674
- ISBN
- 9781901866674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.00€ 25.25
€ 32.00
€ 25.25
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 0th edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803244818
- ISBN
- 9780803244818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, Paul Julian; Bergmann, Emilie. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 448 pages, 7 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 2ADS; DSB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822316152
- ISBN
- 9780822316152
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
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Paperback. Editor(s): Berberich, Christine. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441134318
- ISBN
- 9781441134318
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.13
€ 44.99
€ 37.13
Paperback. Demonstrates that even in the short novels there is more depth and sophistication than has generally been acknowledged Editor(s): Benson, Jackson J. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Durham, NC
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822309949
- ISBN
- 9780822309949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
Hardback. Now Tintinologists have the opportunity to better understand the complex and sometimes dark personality of Tintin's creator and his carefully crafted public persona. Translator(s): Kover, Tina A. Num Pages: 424 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AKLC; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404547
- ISBN
- 9781421404547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.57
€ 12.57
Paperback. Documents the struggles and successes of three generations of African writers as they strive to establish their artistic, literary, and cultural identities in France. This work explores African writing and identity in France from the early negritude movement and the founding of the Presence Africaine publishing house in 1947 to the mid-1990s. Num Pages: 376 pages, 21 photographs, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252069352
- ISBN
- 9780252069352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.49
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€ 37.49
Paperback. Series: Australian Literary Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921867941
- ISBN
- 9781921867941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.73
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€ 26.73
Paperback. Obscure Invitations argues that the apparent instances of "the death of the Author" in twentieth-century literature are in fact carefully staged performances that ultimately affirm authorial vitality and control of both text and reader. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804773232
- ISBN
- 9780804773232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300224283
- ISBN
- 9780300224283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.59
€ 16.99
€ 13.59
Paperback. A concise guide to the life and work of the French intellectual Georges Bataille, best known as the author of the celebrated The Story of the Eye. Series: Modern European Thinkers. Num Pages: 176 pages, notes, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; HPCF; JFCX; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745315874
- ISBN
- 9780745315874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.72
€ 40.99
€ 31.72
Hardcover. Editor(s): Keatinge, Benjamin; Woods, Aengus. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 646. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0003209
- ISBN
- 9780716529101
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. This book is a collection of seminal essays on major aspects of Jewish culture: Yiddish and Hebrew literature, Europe, America and Israel, transformations of Jewish history, the Holocaust, and the formal traditions of Hebrew verse. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755122
- ISBN
- 9780804755122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.58
€ 76.58
Paperback. The book provides a lucid and systematic theory of the work of literature and its major aspects. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 table, 22 figures. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 3. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804755160
- ISBN
- 9780804755160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
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Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JMAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 6. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415534697
- ISBN
- 9780415534697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.45
€ 47.45
Hardcover. An examination of how women's writings, over two hundred centuries, shaped public opinion and morality. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 300 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Royal Historical Society
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861933433
- ISBN
- 9780861933433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.88
€ 115.88
Paperback. Contains the proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium organised by the Centre for the Study of Vernacular Literature in the Middle Ages held at the Odense University on 15-16 November 1982. Num Pages: 172 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788774925682
- ISBN
- 9788774925682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.09
€ 26.99
€ 20.09
Paperback. Translator(s): Mendiones, Ruchira C. Num Pages: 303 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789742103804
- ISBN
- 9789742103804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37