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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Considers the physical body and its relationship to poetic and corporate bodies in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. This book draws on social theorists such as Kant, Weber, Simmel, and Elias to explore the connection between social and literary form. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268031060
ISBN
9780268031060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.19

Hardback. The displacement in science of positivist notions of observation by a realist model of knowledge provided inspiration for Japanese writers. This work looks at the ideological incarnations of scientific realism in modernist works. It focuses on the struggle of science and art to reclaim the invisible as an object of representation and belief. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 32. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027947
ISBN
9780674027947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.79

Paperback. For the major poets of Osip Mandelstam's generation, poetry represented a calling in the most tangible sense. This book examines Mandelstam's legacy and lays the groundwork for approaching modernist Russian poetry as a charismatic institution. Num Pages: 450 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269163
ISBN
9780520269163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. American crime novels are often derided for containing misogynistic attitudes. This book argues that such novels are in fact psychologically complex and sophisticated works which demand that readers take responsibility for the images of masculinity that they project on to these works. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ2; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814726914
ISBN
9780814726914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. A woman seduced and a friend betrayed; desire, deceit and disguise in the heat and dust of Andalucia. RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran spent years investigating the mystery of Shakespeare's lost play. This is his story, a quest to discover and stage a missing masterpiece. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: 2AB; ANF; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848422087
ISBN
9781848422087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Hardcover. A Journey Through Kurt Vonnegut's Life and Novels. 358 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 32. Weight: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609803490
ISBN
9781609803490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.66

Hardcover. This study of the construction of intellectual authority examines the impact of Thucydides's "History". It argues that Thucydides's work succeeded for two main reasons: he refined the language of administration, and drew upon the abstract philosophical rhetoric that arose in the 5th century. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780847681297
ISBN
9780847681297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.15

Paperback. Jazz is born of collaboration, improvisation, and listening. This book weaves an argument about how individuals can preserve and improve civic life in a democratic culture. It will appeal to scholars across disciplines as diverse as political science, performance studies, musicology, and literary criticism. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVC; AVGJ; CFG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226218212
ISBN
9780226218212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.85

Hardcover. Editor(s): Claeys, Gregory; Sargent, Lyman Tower. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 957.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479864652
ISBN
9781479864652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.50

Paperback. Editor(s): Claeys, Gregory; Sargent, Lyman Tower. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479837076
ISBN
9781479837076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.41

Paperback. Between 1878 and 1881, Standish O'Grady published a three-volume History of Ireland. At the heart of this history was the figure of Cuculain, the great mythic hero who would inspire a generation of writers and revolutionaries. This critical edition of the Cuculain legend offers a concise, abridged version of the central story in History of Ireland. Editor(s): Castle, Gregory; Bixby, Patrick. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSRC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634775
ISBN
9780815634775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.09

Paperback. The Literary Theory Handbook provides the ideal starting point to the subject for students, offering clarity on the history, scope and application of literary theory, and providing four distinct entryways into this vast and varied discourse. Series: Wiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks. Num Pages: 438 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470671955
ISBN
9780470671955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

Hardback. This study of eighteenth-century French playwriting and playwrights reviews individual authorial strategies for "self-fashioning" and the playwrights' intellectual, social, and institutional contexts, using research in original sources and analysis of the contentious historiography and competing analytic contructs in cultural theory and criticism. Series: Gutenberg-E. Num Pages: 387 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
387
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124607
ISBN
9780231124607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.81
€ 61.86

Paperback. A cunning investigation of the monstrous in classic and modern horror Num Pages: 400 pages, 26 b&w Photographs. BIC Classification: APF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077722
ISBN
9780252077722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172469
ISBN
9781590172469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Hardback. This anthology of drama in English contains plays from the late 14th century to the onset of the Renaissance. It brings together selections from all the major dramatic genres to provide readers with a sense of the breadth and depth of dramatic activity in Britain in these years. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 648 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DQ; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 189 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631217268
ISBN
9780631217268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.32

Paperback. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 1544 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 179 x 81. Weight in Grams: 2652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470674864
ISBN
9780470674864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.77

Paperback. This anthology of drama in English contains plays from the late 14th century to the onset of the Renaissance. It brings together selections from all the major dramatic genres to provide readers with a sense of the breadth and depth of dramatic activity in Britain in these years. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 648 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DQ; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
648
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631217275
ISBN
9780631217275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.50

paperback. Written by some of the best-known and distinguished Henry James scholars, this innovative text provides the most up-to-date scholarship on his writings available today. Read together, the chapters of this Companion map the direction of contemporary James studies. Editor(s): Zacharias, Greg W. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 24. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
Publication date
2014
SKU
V9781118492345
ISBN
9781118492345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.32

Paperback. John Betjeman was undoubtedly the most popular Poet Laureate since Tennyson. This book explores his identity through such Victorianism via the verse of that period, but also its architecture, religious faith and - more importantly - religious doubt. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195342
ISBN
9781845195342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.48

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